Follow quiet lanes and scenic footpaths, passing ponds, farmland, and historic tracks. Highlights include East Farm Lane, Marketfield Lane, and a visit to the Norwich Aviation Museum. Horsham St Faith was originally founded in 1105 by Robert Fitzwalter and was a centre of significant religious importance with the establishment of Benedictine Priory and a hospital […]

Hingham is a pretty and ideal base for a longer country walk.In the 1700s London socialites came and built unusually fine houses and so Hingham was given the nickname ‘Little London’. In St Andrew’s Church discover the strong connection with one of America’s most iconic presidents, Abraham Lincoln. His ancestor travelled to America and helped […]

Indulge yourself in the welcoming atmosphere of one of Norfolk’s most iconic pubs, after a lovely meander along quiet lanes and meadows, looking out for wildlife such as kingfishers, otters and herons. The locks and the inn at Geldeston are a testament to the centuries when this was a busy trading river, with locks built […]

At the heart of the Norfolk Broads, follow quiet lanes and riverside paths along the River Bure. Pause for expansive countryside views, looking much as they did a hundred years ago, and glimpses of local heritage. At St Mary’s Church, look out for the fine Romanesque south doorway and the round Anglo-Saxon tower. Fishley was […]

The Ringland Hills and the lovely Wensum Valley are a must for wildlife enthusiasts, as it’s great for spotting woodpeckers, nuthatches and tawny owls as well as deer, foxes and badgers. Rich biodiversity in the meadows and native woodland also means that dragonflies and butterflies are likely to flit by in the summer months. This […]

Whitwell and Reepham Station harks back to a time when Norfolk was a patchwork of railway lines funded by Victorian investors jumping in to make money. It was part of the Midlands and Great North Railway network; with its nickname ‘Muddle & Go Nowhere’. Today it’s a great base for starting a walk, with its […]