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!)