A woman has been taken to hospital after falling from a horse at Holkham.

The woman was kicked after by the horse after the fall at Holkham Beach at just before 11.45am today (Saturday, September 3).

Coastguard teams from Wells and Cley assisted ambulance crews who took the woman to hospital.

An amblance service spokesman said: 'The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received a call at just after 11.30am today to a report that a woman had fallen off and been kicked by a horse on Holkham Beach.

'An ambulance crew and a rapid response vehicle attended the scene.

'They treated a woman in her 30s who had suffered head and facial injuries.

'She was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment.

'Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening or serious.'