4th February 2026 and a gap in the perpetual rainy days encourages us to reacquaint ourselves with our beloved Marriott’s Way. While our ultimate destination is Costessey Ponds, this post covers our walk only as far as the City Limits. Enjoy. Oh, and you’ll need mud-proof boots…
4th February 2026
Two views of ‘historic’ Norwich, clustered around the church of St John’s Maddermarket 🔼🔽
4th February 2026
4th February 2026
Leaving the old industrial area, heading into the residential 🔼 To left of tree, a former shoe factory, now housing, to right of the tree, formerly a brewery, now much renovated into housing 🔽 Bridge over Wensum in a rare moment between the constant flow of traffic
4th February 2026
🔽 The Wensum, looking upriver. So it isn’t raining, but neither is it sunny. In fact, it’s decidedly murky. Yet the alder’s crimson catkins make for some colour
4th February 2026
🔽 The winter gales might uproot a willow but that doesn’t doom that tree to die!
4th February 2026
4th February 2026
On the Wensum 🔼 Egyptian geese, aka spectacled geese 🔽 And no label is needed for this elegant swan
4th February 2026
4th February 2026
Bridges. This walk has many many bridges 🔼 Wooden bridge, recently repaired, allowing us to negotiate a small and usually wet inlet from the river 🔽 Metal bridge, thunders beneath the wheels of cycles!
4th February 2026
4th February 2026
🔼 And the trail snakes on… 🔽 This factory marks the city boundary
4th February 2026
Hope you enjoyed.
We’ll continue this walk next week (no need to keep fingers crossed 🤞 for dry weather!)
crispina kemp 
Lovely walk thanks for taking me with you 🤩
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My pleasure. This walk takes me back to my childhood. Literally, since it ends where I used to live. And do I miss it? Yea. That’s why I return so often.
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It’s funny if we have had a good childhood that’s where we go if not physically mentally or if like me – in your dreams ♥️
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Woods, the scent of bluebells. Paddling streams, the smell of cow-trampled mud, the golden spangle of marsh-marigold. May blossoms, wild roses, wild strawberries, a small chalk escarpement = free chalk for hopscotch! Blackberries, chestnuts, and minnows & crayfish in that paddling stream. And that’s just for starters
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How wonderful ♥️
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Spring, early summer, autumn, how I long for it
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🙏🌸
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Yea, you and me both
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Love those geese!
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They’re quite small, definitely lots smaller than our native greylag.
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Beautiful pictures Crispina
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Thank you, Sadje. I’ll be happy when there’s more flowers!
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You’re welcome. I hope you see them soon.
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🤞🤞🤞
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💖💖💖
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Oh my, such lovely photos all!
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Thank you. I didn’t know how the shoot would go. Such dismal days we’ve been having
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Sorry about the dismal days…they come and go.
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I manage to squeeze the walks in, but the photos don’t always ‘glow’!
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I think yours are always wonderful!!
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Sitting at home comfortably and enjoying the outdoors with your eyes. Thanks, Crispina.
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I get the pleasure twice: Once with the walk and again knowing you and others enjoy my views of it. Double happiness! Thank you, Indira 🙏💖
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My pleasure. 💖💖
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🙏💖
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