Tag Archives: Norfolk Walks

Sunday Picture Post: Marriott’s Way Out of Norwich

Posted on April 23, 2023 by crispina kemp

27th March and finally we have a dry and sunny day. So, bus into Norwich and walk out along Marriott’s Way. How far will we go? There are several places we can leave the Way and a catch a bus. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: By Lane and Track to Fritton Common

Posted on April 16, 2023 by crispina kemp

18th March and the weather forecast isn’t good but we hop aboard a bus into Norwich, and then another out, and so far the rain has held off This for me is the epitome of a country lane. Maybe because … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Detoured

Posted on April 2, 2023 by crispina kemp

Last week we left our walk to take a slight detour, but deep sticky mud curtailed that. And so we turn around, to Burlingham Woods and Burlingham Church… White Blackthorn blossoms in every hedgerow The woodland walk to the church … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Beneath a Heavy Sky

Posted on March 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

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

Posted on March 5, 2023 by crispina kemp

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

Posted on February 26, 2023 by crispina kemp

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

Posted on February 21, 2023 by crispina kemp

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

Posted on February 19, 2023 by crispina kemp

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

Posted on January 29, 2023 by crispina kemp

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.

Posted on January 22, 2023 by crispina kemp

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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