Tag Archives: Norfolk Walks

Sunday Picture Post: Beneath a Heavy Sky

In like a lion, out like a lamb, so they say of March. Our March came in cold and wet. But on the first day we did manage to get out for a walk…to Burlingham Woods. Seeking colour in the … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Walking Back In Time

13th February dawns a drab, mizzly cold day. But regardless, we bus into Norwich and out again, as far as Poringland, And at once we see the first historic icon. These two towers are visible for miles around, built upon … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: By Road and Lane to Loddon

It’s been raining much of late; fields are sodden, farm tracks deep in puddles. Time to take to the roads. We bus to Norwich, and then out to Brooke, from where we’re walking to the double town of Chedgrave and … Continue reading

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Tuesday Treats: A Winter Water-Meadow

30th January, the second part of our walk takes us out of town and into a fenland landscape, a place that’s probably best in early summer. But at least we have the sun! The colour of alder… Hazel catkins… We … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: In the Heart of Norfolk

30th January, cold but sunny, and while the bus into Norwich is its usual rattle and roll, the bus that takes us into the ‘heart of Norfolk’ is almost luxurious. Such comfort. Oh, but we notice the cold when we … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Water, Water, Rain and Lake

3rd January 2023 we catch the bus to Norwich and alight on the outskirts. We’re heading to Whitlingham Country Park. Forecast says rain. But what the heck, there’s a cafe here. Here used to be a summer retreat for the … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: A Frosty Walk cont.

We continue our frosty walk on 14th December. We began at Thorpe Marriot with a woodland and a frozen pond, and we walked along Marriott’s Way, beside the River Wensum, to Costessey…where there’s more woodland and more frozen ponds. Enjoy … Continue reading

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SPP: One Hoary Morning

14th December, our last walk before Christmas. We don’t realise how cold it is while on the coast. But stepping off the bus 25 miles or so inland… this We’re intending to walk Marriott’s Way through to Costessey. But there’s … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Stormy Skies

9th December 2022, we hoped to catch the sun as she rose out of the sea. But it wasn’t to be. Instead, we caught some wonderful clouds which I now share with you. In the early hours the sanderlings race … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: An Uncommon Common

28th November, a densely misty morning, we bus into Norwich and out again, to Newton Flotman on the old Roman Road to London. But this isn’t our destination. The River Tas marks a parish boundary, we cross it and head … Continue reading

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