Despite the Met Office forecast of an overcast day, 4th March 2026 starts with  bright sunshine in a cloudless sky. But how long will that blueness stay with us? Put on your hikers, let’s find out. We’re walking from Great Yarmouth, along the south bank of Breydon Water to Burgh Castle, where we’ll stop for lunch. Let’s go. And enjoy…

4th March 2026

🔼 When I first ventured along Breydon bank (1983), ancient decaying boathouses lined the river where she emerges from Breydon Water. It was great fun, clambering up and down the rickety walkways. Alas, I have no photos of it. Now all that is gone and we have clean and sharp modern buildings 🔽 That same year Breydon Bridge was built. Beyond it is Breydon Water

4th March 2026

4th March 2026

🔼 With the tide incoming the birds gather in their numbers on the exposed mud bank. A shame it’s too distant for my zoom to get a clean focus 🔽 A sturdy metal and concrete dolphin was built to assist in building the bridge. I’ve not seen it used since, but it provides an interesting subject for my camera

4th March 2026

🔽 A pair of widgeon… because the breeding season is now underway

4th March 2026

🔽 Beside Breydon, the top end of Cobholm Common is a copse. Back of that copse is a rather damp area!

4th March 2026

4th March 2026

🔼 The copse in a froth of white Spring blossoms, a mix of cherry-plums and black-thorn (sloes) 🔽

4th March 2026

4th March 2026

🔼 While exploring the blossoms the mist rises up and blots the sun; not unusual when the day starts warm and there’s water and marshy soil all around 🔽 And what’s this? We enjoy this walk for the lack of traffic, now suddenly… but we have seen the advance warning signs, and the driver is friendly, and it is a chore that needs doing

4th March 2026

4th March 2026

🔼 That mist lies thick over the water, swallowing the far bank and the navigation poles 🔽 We slither down the freshly cut bank and join one of the many tracks across the grazing marsh to bring us to the pump house (C20th windmill replacement, used for draining those marshes)

4th March 2026

4th March 2026

🔼 Emerged into the village, my camera noses into the small fields to the marsh-side of the road 🔽 Since we’re too early for the pub, we scoot down to where the Breydon path (Angles Way) snuggle up to the ‘cliff’ beneath of the Roman ruins at Burgh Castle where all is frothed in white!

4th March 2026

Hope you enjoyed our walk. Pub’s open. Time to eat!

More photos from the walk on Tuesday