Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National
Trail 
It has been a real pleasure walking in Suffolk
and Norfolk. I grew up nr Leiston, Suffolk (chronologically
at least) and blew the joint in 1998 when I relocated my carcass
to Hastings. When I lived that 1/4 century in Suffolk,
I was a moaning little Shite and nagged my long suffering folks
constantly about how dull it was - but now in my dotage (mid
30's!) I can't get enough of walkies when I visit my family
who have stayed put (although now Ipswich is the chosen land).
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path is
a 91 mile dogleg - the dog leg being when you hit the Norfolk
Coast after the Peddars Way, which runs from Knettishall Heath
in Suffolk to Holme-Next-The-Sea in Norfolk and have to turn
right to stop yourself getting wet and stuff. The coast
is then followed from Hunstanton to Cromer. I finished
both thes trails between 2005 and 2006. Peddars
Way Sections: Knettishall Heath to Little Cressingham, Little
Cressingham to Castle Acre, Castle Acre to Hunstanton (Holme-Next-The-Sea)
and Norfolk Coast Path: Holme to Burnham-Overy-Staithe, Burnham-Overy-Staithe
to Blakeney, Blakeney to Cromer.
I treated these as separate trails, but I
am listing them both together here as that is how they are described
on the National Trails website and they combine to make a reasonable
distance.
The walking is of course rather level, which
is not a criticism, and actually makes a nice change after the
undulations of the Weald and Downs, and the bloody hard work
needed to progress the South West Coast Path althogh some of
the sand and shingle on the coast is a bit bleedin' previous.
Finger post at Knettishall Heath (10 quid
cab ride from Thetford!)
Between Little Cressingham and Castle Acre
Just arriving into Castle Acre (a scorchio
day in mid summer 2005)
Hippies Only - near Holme
A meeting of the ways - PW and NCP at Holme
Outskirts of Hunstanton
Rather cold this time - heading east from
Holme.
Where am I?
Near Brancaster
Looking towards Burnham-Overy-Staithe.
Burnham Windmill
Leaving Burnham
A hard slog on the sog.
The long walk into Wells-Next-The-Sea
For a breather went on the Wells And Walsingham
Light Railway
Blakeney - at last
These last few miles were a bit of a
nightmare as I had to do jogging as my OS map and me had a barney
about which was the right way and I run up and down like a headless
chicken looking for the right path and got all stressed out
and me mate was waitin in the motor at Blakeney and I was well
overdue and she threw a wobbly and it all went a bit radio rental
- so basically this was not my favourite walk.
Cley ahead
Muckleburgh Tank
A view over Sheringham
Another trail bites the dust - Cromer Pier.
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