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Thursday, 24 February 2022

The Peddars Way - Knetishall Heath to Watton

Knetishall Heath to WattonAn easy trek across Breckland on the initial stages of the Peddars Way. Being an old Roman road, the original Peddars Way is dead straight and there is little modern deviation from the original path all the way through to the North Norfolk Coast. This first stretch cuts...

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

The Peddars Way - Thetford to Knetishall Heath

Thetford to Knetishall HeathA trek from Thetford to the start of the Peddars WayThetford is the closest town to the start to the Peddars Way and there is no public transport between Thetford Railway Station and the starting point at Knetishall Heath. Looking at the OS Map, there is no direct route...

Monday, 14 February 2022

North Bedfordshire Ramble

North Bedfordshire RambleA day long pub crawl and ramble around the area of Bedfordshire that borders NorthamptonshireThe tracks, lanes and footpaths around this area of Bedfordshire provided many pub crawl in the past and this was a revisitof the area, the pubs and the peop...

Sunday, 23 February 2020

The Angles Way - Wortwell to Earsham

An 8.75 mile walk along the Angles Way from Wortwell to EarshamIt is not often that a country ramble coincides with a Brewery visit. On this route there are two, the historic St Peters brewery and the Waveney Brewing Company based at the Queens Head pub in Earsham. Although St Peters is a little off...

Thursday, 19 December 2019

The Angles Way - Diss to Wortwell

A 17 mile walk along the Angles Way from Diss to Harleston and onto WortwellThere is plenty of history along this section of the Angles Way as it follows the course of the River Waveney. Numerous archaeological finds have been found along the route dating from prehistoric times through roman pottery...

Thursday, 17 January 2019

The Icknield Way - Herringswell to Knetishall Heath

A 25 mile walk along the Icknield Way between Herringswell and Knetishall HeathThis section of the Icknield Way reveals just how remote some areas of Suffolk can be. Apart from a couple of isolated hamlets there is nothing but forest trails and fields for the full 25 miles through to Knettishall Heath....

Tuesday, 8 January 2019

The Angles Way - Knettishall Heath to Diss

A 15 mile walk from the Breckland end of the Angles Way to DissThis is a picturesque ramble through the numerous fens that follow the course of the Little Ouse and The Waveney Rivers. Thelnetham Fen, Hinderclay Fen, and Redgrave and Lopham Fen are all managed wetlands with well kept paths and a variety...

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Eye to Hoxne Circular Walk

A 10 mile walk around the Suffolk villages of Eye and HoxneHoxne is said to be where St Edmund was Martyred by the Viking invaders in the 9th century. The village is full of reminders of the gruesome event including the cross which marks the place of the oak tree his assailants tied him to, beat him,...

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