Holt to Melton Constable Circular Walk

A ramble through the North Norfolk countryside

A walk using country lanes, footpaths, permissive paths and tracks to create a route between Holt and Melton Constable attempting to follow the route of the old M&GN railway line that linked the two towns.

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Hunstanton to Wells Night Walk

Hunstanton to Wells Night Walk

A challenge walk along the Norfolk Coast between Hunstanton and Wells

An evening and night walk along the Norfolk Coast between Hunstanton and Wells. This coastline changes with the time of day and although many walk this during the daytime, the evening and night provides a whole new insight to the path as well as seeing very few folk about.

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This is a walk summary intended to provide the user with just the essential information in order to navigate the walk route. Fully detailed information notes, refreshment stops and walk features are not included in this. A full write up will be included in the near future.

Hunstanton to Wells Night Walk - Essential Information

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• End location: Wells 
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• Walk Grade: Challenging
• Terrain: Footpath

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The following maps and services can assist in navigating this route. There are links to printed maps and links to downloadable GPX route data for importing into navigational software and apps.

 

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map

OS Explorer 251 - Norfolk Coast Central

GPX Route File

Route Verification Details

• Date of Walk: 08/07/2017
• Walk Time: 19:00:00 to 02:00:00
• Walkers: Griff, Helen, Robert
• Weather Conditions: Dark

Walk Notes

A word of warning on this walk, make sure you have arrangements when arriving in Wells as there is no public transport in the early hours of the morning and accommodation hosts probably would not appreciate being woken at that time of day. Food and water are essential as are torches. Despite a good moon, there are places which are shaded and without a torch a tree root can become lethal in the dark, these innate beings tend to try to catch you out.

Night walks were something I had undertaken in my earlier years and this was the first time in many many years I had undertaken such an experience. There is an exhilaration when beginning such a walk, setting out as the sun is heading downwards. Without doubt the experience is unique but there are challenges. One has to fight not only the effort of the miles but also ones body's inclination that it should be asleep. Havi9ng said this, the views and the experiences are well worth all that effort. To walk as the sun slowly s#descends to the horizon, to witness the coast in nothing more than silver moonlight, to dance through the darkness where you meet no-one and hear nothing but the call of an owl and the distant lapping of waves is unique.

On this instance we started early evening at Hunstanton after a meal at a local pub. The sunset was seen between Thornham and Brancaster. Complete darkness was experience through the woods between Holkham and Wells. We had set quite a pace on this and ended at Wells at 2am. Allow more time for a more sedate walk. Prior arrangements had been made to be picked up.

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Last Updated: 2022-02-06

2022-02-06 : Initial publication

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• Walks around Hunstanton
• Walks around Wells
• Walks along the Norfolk Path
• Walks for OS Map 251, Norfolk Coast Central

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