Tag Archives: Norfolk Walks

Sunday Picture Post: Fritton

Posted on March 28, 2021 by crispina kemp

7:20 am 23rd March, we hop on a bus to Belton, a village a few miles southwest of Great Yarmouth. From Belton we walk a very Sandy Lane to Fritton Woods (aka Waveney Forest). The white flowers of blackthorn are … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Early on a Spring Day

Posted on March 21, 2021 by crispina kemp

Friday 19th March – the day before the vernal equinox – the Met Office forecast suggested I might catch a sunrise But with the sunrise scheduled for 5:59 I needed to be out early Downriver from Haven Bridge; towards Breydon … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Land of My Fathers’

Posted on March 14, 2021 by crispina kemp

Monday 8th March dawns misty and cold. But we’ve arranged to do this 10-mile walk from Acle via Upton to South Walsham (home in 1817 to my many-times great-grandpa, John Self Brown) and back, and so we will.  The bus takes … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Another Day by the Sea

Posted on March 7, 2021 by crispina kemp

2nd March 2021, not the warmest of days. Mist hangs heavy all day. But we’re geared up for the walk, so we’ll do it. Starting at North Lowestoft where the sea has swallowed the beach… We keep to the prom… … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: By Fields and Woods

Posted on February 28, 2021 by crispina kemp

It’s time to venture further afield. Can’t go far, lockdown still holds, but Acle is just across the grazing marshes, less than 20 minutes by bus. We don’t know what we’ll find by way of plants so we click-crazy at … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Windy Day at the Beach

Posted on February 21, 2021 by crispina kemp

If I walk from mine to the end of Gorleston promenade and back, that’s a 10-miler. Forecast is showers, becoming heavy in the afternoon. And high winds gusting yet stronger. But what the hell, I’ve been held in by the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Memories of a Warmer Day

Posted on February 14, 2021 by crispina kemp

I’m not usually a weather-wimp but high winds coupled with sub-zero temperatures… ain’t no fun walking beach nor marsh.  And so this dive into the archives. 14th February 2017 and the sun shines and the air is warm and I … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: A Frosty 10-Mile Walk

Posted on January 17, 2021 by crispina kemp

Saturday 9th January, the day dawns bright. The Met Office claims low wind speeds. Great, a good day for a walk. It’s late before I set out but the overnight frost remains thick on the ground With covid lockdown re-enforced, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: New Year’s Blues

Posted on January 10, 2021 by crispina kemp

With no desire to bring you down, yet our walk from Great Yarmouth to Gorleston beach was mostly undertaken in blue light. There was a heavy fog. Temperatures below freezing. But in the early dawn, it was wondrously quiet!!! We … Continue reading →

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Sunday Picture Post: Sand, Sea and Seals

Posted on December 27, 2020 by crispina kemp

December 17th. Early. We arrive at the prom just after 07:00 am. Sunrise will be 08:00 am. At first, it looks like we won’t see much as a thick sea mist begins to rise Britannia Pier in the early light … Continue reading →

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