Tag Archives: Norfolk Walks

Sunday Picture Post: Wet Woodland Walk

First, to clarify. It’s a wetland woodland, it’s not a wet walk…or at least, it’s not so wet at this season (in fact, we’re in drought here). Monday 26th August, bus across the marshes to Acle, then head to Damgate … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Morning Mist on the Marshes

We haven’t managed a proper hike again this week. But that’s okay cos there are photos left from 22nd April 2022. Hope you enjoy…all this mist might help cool us on these hot summer days Early morning in spring, the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Early One Morning

Heatwave and health issues, I’ve not been able to get out for a walk. But here’s one I did earlier. So set the alarm for an hour before sunrise, and let’s go… The town sleeps beneath a slight mist… With … Continue reading →

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An August Walk

1st August, hop on the first bus out of town…to Hemsby, a popular little resort of wooden chalets set in the sand dunes. Idyllic? I’ll let you be the judge. Sun, sea and sand, who could ask for more, and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Where the Water Pools

26th July we walk out of Norwich along Marriott’s Way…until we cross the small River Tud. There beside the Tud is where the water pools and the fairies play. Step quietly now, we don’t want to disturb them The Tud… … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Wending Along the Wensum

In case you’ve missed the news, we here in England have had a heatwave. I know it’s not been a patch on temperatures elsewhere, but we’re Brits and we’re not used to it. Worse, some people (me) have medical reasons … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Taking the High Road

4th July. Sunny. Hot. We didn’t want long hours on a bus. We went to Norwich then walked to Mousehold Heath, the local beauty spot A riverside walk, a good way to start the day The depth of the valley … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: The Back Way

Picking up from where we left it last week. We’ve walked Breydon Bank, now for the return walk at “the back” of the grazing marshes. A farm track takes us across the marshland, to the outskirts of the small village … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Wheatfen Nature Reserve

13th June, we walked from Hellington Corner, across country to the nature reserve to which TV Naturalist Ted Ellis devoted his life. Now to enter… This is fenland, which means wet… a gridwork of channels helps keep the walking dry … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Hellington to Wheatfen

We take the bus to Norwich and another to Beccles and hop off at Hellington Corner – not a village, more a few houses that straddle the busy main road. Hellington itself is a typical old Norfolk village: the old … Continue reading →

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