Tag Archives: Norfolk Walks

Sunday Picture Post: Wooded Hills and Open Water

26th October and we hopped on a bus into Norwich. We’re headed for Whitlingham Country Park which hugs the river as Rive Yare wraps around the southside of the city. It’s not far to walk and the day is fair. … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Mousehold Heath

15th October, we bus into Norwich and arrive wonderfully early to walk through uncrowded streets. We’re heading for Mousehold Heath, a (mostly) wooded height that sits above Norwich on the banks of the Wensum. We cut through the cathedral close … Continue reading

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The Between Land

28th September isn’t yet autumn, but nor is it summer, it’s a between-time. And likewise, our walk this day is through a between-land, through the softly undulating plateau between rivers Yare and Bure, through agricultural land, and through woodland. Come … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Into the Woods

8th September and we plan to visit Tyrrells Wood. Yet our interest lies less with the ancient woodland and more with the route taken. The morning starts misty but the sun is bright. Together they cast a magical air A … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Beach and Cliff

27th August we set out early from Great Yarmouth And arrive at the harbour’s mouth, just across the river, in Gorleston On Gorleston seafront, street art commemorates the making of the movie Yesterday in 2019… Looking seaward… it’s early, the … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Beyond the Marsh

Last we we left our marshland walk at Tunstall. Today we’re heading to Halvergate. Please do come along. The famous flint flushwork, much in evidence in this part of Norfolk The marshland wasn’t drained until early C19th. Before them *marsh* … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Marshland Walk

10th August, we hop on the bus… and get off at the next stop: Acle, the far side of the grazing marshes. We’re walking from Acle to Halvergate via Tunstall. These photos record the first stage… to Tunstall. Waterproof boots … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Down Tight Country Lanes

This isn’t a long slog; it’s easy walking through quaint villages and green woodland. Hopping off the bus at Poringland we head down a lane lined with trees hung with bundles of mistletoe. How enchanting. Which takes us to the … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: Weston to Ringland

We take the bus to Morton-on-the-Hill  and walk via Weston Longville to the local beauty spot of Ringland Hills. Put on your hikers and join us (it’s not a long walk) The glaring brightness cast deep shadows. I hope it … Continue reading

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Sunday Picture Post: A Half-Day Jaunt

19th July and it’s almost midday before we start our walk from Loddon via Stubs Green and Loddon Ingloss and back to Loddon. And it is hot! The land flat, and arable. How pleased we are to find a shady … Continue reading

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