the 1920s, frequently stayed with Valentine Ackland at Hill House and they both wrote poetry inspired by the Winterton beach and dunes. Between the mid 1950s and the early 1970s Leslie Davenport, a member of the Norwich Twenty Group of painters, led up to 200 artists, writers and musicians living on the beach and dunes for six weeks every summer. In 1956, at 78 years old, the fisherman Sam Larner was discovered as a folk singer in the village. His performances were often broadcast, he performed at music venues in London, and a record was published. There is a blue plaque on his cottage. The 1977 film Julia includes scenes filmed in the village. See also Winterton Ness Blood Hill wind farm References External links Winterton-on-Sea village website Literary connections of Winterton Villages in Norfolk Populated coastal places in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk Beaches of Norfolk Borough of Great Yarmouth