Dereham Walks Booklet

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Norfolk health, heritage
and biodiversity walks
Walks in and around
the Dereham area
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Introduction page 2
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Walk 1 Ted Ellis Walk page 8
Walk 2 Potters Fen page 12
Walk 3 Neatherd Moor and Etling Green page 16
Walk 4 Rush Meadow page 20
Walk 5 North Elmham page 26
Walk 6 Swanton Morley (Carrick Estate) page 30
Walk 7 Gressenhall/Beetley page 36
Walk 8 Hoe via Hoe Rough page 42
Walk 9 Whinburgh page 46
Walk 10 Yaxham page 50
Walk 11 Shipdham page 54
Walks locations page 58
Useful contacts page 59
Project Information page 60
•Red Poll cattle,
Gressenhall
Norfolk Museums and
Archaeology Service
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• H e r i t a g e • Bi
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Introduction
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ontact with natural surroundings offers a restorative
environment which enables you to relax, unwind and re-charge your
batteries, helping to enhance your mood and reduce your stress levels.
Regular exercise can help to prevent major conditions, such as coronary
heart disease, type II diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, obesity,
osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, bowel cancer and back pain.
Moderate physical activity such as a regular walk in natural surroundings
is a simple and enjoyable way of keeping fit. To gain maximum benefit,
aim to walk at a pace where your heart beats a little faster, your breathing
becomes a little heavier and you feel a little warmer.
The Mid Norfolk Railway
The Mid Norfolk Railway runs through Dereham. It was first opened
to passengers between Wymondham and Dereham in 1847 and was
subsequently extended to Fakenham. The line was built at the height
of “Railway Mania” when railways were being built across the whole
country and by the end of the 19th century the Mid Norfolk Railway was
at its peak. Much of the line is now disused and forms a fascinating and
interesting feature of several of the walks.
These circular walks have been carefully designed to encourage you to
explore the local countryside, discover urban green spaces and to enjoy the
heritage of Norfolk, both natural and man made.
Dereham: the Heart of Norfolk
Dereham is a market town at the heart of Norfolk which flourished in the
7th century when it is thought that St Withburga, youngest daughter of
Anna, King of the East Angles, built a nunnery and church. Dereham is
thought to have got its name from the deer that once roamed the area.
It comes from the Old English for “enclosure for deer”.
Dereham is historically linked to agriculture being located in the middle of
one of Britain’s most important farming regions and this is highlighted on
many of the walks as the routes take you across some of Norfolk’s beautiful
farming landscapes.
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•Dereham Station, 1910
P. Standley collection
Since 1995, The Mid Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust has restored
Dereham Station and the section of the line between Wymondham and
Dereham. Passenger trains run between these two stations with various
special events taking place throughout the year. Visit the Mid Norfolk
Railway’s website, www.mnr.org.uk or call 01362 851723 for
current timetable information and to learn more about its history. Also find
out how you can get involved in volunteering or becoming a member of
the Mid Norfolk Railway.
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Walk information
Yaxham Railway Station
Information about the walks includes details such as the start point,
distances, path surfaces, gradients and facilities available. The following
symbols will help you to decide if the walk is suitable:
The Mid Norfolk Railway runs trains between Dereham and Yaxham
stations. Why not take a historical train journey to Yaxham before enjoying
a walk in the countryside? Visit www.mnr.org.uk or call
01362 851723 for current timetable information.
Start point Parking Distance Details The start of the walk with Ordnance Survey grid references
and Postcode (where possible)
Nearest parking;
not always the same as the walk start point
Distance of the walk
Gentle gradient, 20% soft
Steps
Toilets
nearby
Stile
Public house nearby
Suitable for buggies/
wheelchairs...
Cattle (or other farm
animals) could be grazing
in some meadows
Café nearby
The route could contain muddy/
uneven sections and stout shoes
or boots are recommended
If you have not exercised for a while, it is better to start with the shorter
routes before moving on to the more challenging walks.
Getting around
Dereham is well served by public transport, so why not leave the car
behind? Several bus services stop at the Market Place in Dereham town
centre making it a good location to access some of the Town walks.
Surrounding villages are also accessible by bus.
Walking from Schools
Several of these walk routes pass primary or secondary schools providing
ideal opportunities for teachers, parents and children to enjoy walking after
school for example. The walks could also provide the basis for outdoor
educational opportunities such as local school trips and projects as well
as providing an additional and enjoyable form of physical activity. Please
contact the travel plan team at Norfolk County Council, 01603 638081
for information about walking to and from school.
Tread lightly and safely
Please respect the natural surroundings as you walk; stay on the designated
footpaths and take any litter home. Some of the walks take you through
nature reserves, County Wildlife Sites (CWS) and other areas designated
for conserving or protecting vulnerable/rare species and habitats. Some
paths are permissive which means that the landowner has made them
available for you to use as long as an agreement is in place. Please take
some time to read any advice about the area in which you are walking
where this is provided. Please keep your dog on a lead or under
tight control where cattle are grazing and between 1st
March and 31st July during bird nesting season.
Some routes pass through areas grazed by cattle, horses or sheep.
Please keep dogs on a lead and shut gates behind you.
For bus details, contact Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visit
www.travelineeastanglia.co.uk
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The Wensum Valley
The Wensum Valley is a strip of countryside approximately 30 miles
long and 2 miles wide that follows the River Wensum from its source
near West Rudham, Tattersett and South Raynham in West Norfolk
down to central Norwich. The unspoilt landscape contains a mosaic of
ancient semi-natural habitats supporting a good number of populations
of both common and uncommon species of plant and animal. The river
itself is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special
Area of Conservation (SAC). Most of the valley floor lies in the Broads
Environmentally Sensitive Area. Walks in areas such as North Elmham,
Gressenhall and Beetley fall within the Wensum Valley catchment area
and a large section of the walk at Swanton Morley follows the course
of the river enabling you to experience the beauty and character of this
environment. Some of the walks within the town also take you across
landscapes whose characteristics are influenced by small tributaries of the
River Wensum.
The Wensum Valley Trust aims to conserve wildlife, landscape and
heritage, improve countryside access and promote community action and
involvement in the Wensum Valley. To find out more about the Wensum
Valley Trust, visit the website www.wensumvalleytrust.org.uk or
call 01362 861183
networks around core habitat sites. The Mid Norfolk Railway line is a
classic example of a green corridor. The Town Council hopes to ensure
that new building work is located in places where its impact on wildlife is
limited and to identify places where new green space should be allocated in
order to improve the network of open spaces.
Many of these walks take you through some of the core habitat sites
identified for Dereham such as Rushmeadow, Potters Fen and Scarning
Meadows.
County Wildlife Sites
• County Wildlife Sites (CWS) are areas rich in wildlife and represent the
most important habitats outside of statutory sites such as Sites of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI).
• Many of these species and habitats will be priorities under the UK
Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) which sets out strategies for conserving
our most vulnerable wildlife and have plans targeted by the Norfolk
Biodiversity Partnership. Visit www.norfolkbiodiversity.org for
more information.
Some of the walks take you through or past County Wildlife Sites. Those
with no public access can be appreciated from the road as you walk past.
Dereham: A network of biodiversity and
green infrastructure
Dereham has a long term vision for improving its green infrastructure.
Areas such as parkland, woodland and wetland are important habitats for
supporting a variety of species as well as providing human beings with
spaces for recreational use such as walking. Green spaces are more
valuable if they are linked so that wildlife and people can move between
them. These links are often called green corridors and help build ecological
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Walk
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Ted Ellis
Walk
Photograph: D Minto
Start point Parking Distance Details Guildhall car park
Grid reference TF987132 • Postcode NR19 1XE
Any town centre car park
Guildhall car park (2 hour limit) adjacent to start point
1 mile
Flat, 50% soft
Walk instructions
1. Walk out of the car park entrance on to St Withburga Lane.
Turn right and cross the road towards the school.
2. Turn left on to Washbridge. After a short distance, walk over the bridge
and bear left on to Ted Ellis Walk.
Bishop Bonner’s Cottages 
Bishop Bonner’s cottage appears to have been constructed in the early
17th century although the earlier date of 1502 can be found in the
plasterwork. Today the building is a museum celebrating the history
of Dereham. Please visit the website for more information about the
museum and its opening hours www.derehamhistory.com
The Guildhall
The Guildhall is a listed building with some of the earliest parts dating back
to around 1500. Only one wall of this early structure survives and the rest
was converted to a large mansion (probably in the 17th century) after the
guild dissolved in 1548. The building has been significantly altered since
this time and parts of it now date back to both the 18th and 19th centuries.
The 18th century stable block has been converted to a conference centre
with other parts of the building now housing various offices. A Cold War
nuclear shelter also exists under the car park.
3. After approximately 250 yards turn left on to the soft track just before
Ted Ellis Walk bends sharply to the right. This track takes you through
the water meadow.
4. Keep following the path until you reach the playing field. You will see a
bridge in front of you. Turn left on to the wide gravel path and follow
all the way to the end.
5. Turn left on to Rollingpin Lane and follow until you reach
St Withburga Lane.
6. Turn left and walk for a short distance before turning right in to the
car park.
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A short, easy walk crossing
Scarning Meadows, a county
wildlife site rich in biodiversity.
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Scarning Meadows is a County Wildlife Site
with public access and consists of a mosaic of
habitats on sandy clays and peat soils within
a broad, shallow valley of a small tributary of
the River Wensum. The site is composed
Photograph: Norfolk
primarily of dry marshy grassland and derelict fen,
County Council
with patches of mixed scrub. Fragments of tall fen
and wet alder carr lie to the North. The meadows are
managed by the Norwich Diocese through Natural England’s
Environmental Stewardship scheme which aims to deliver
significant environmental benefits across the site. There are
also areas of permissive open access and newly created wood
pasture for the public to enjoy. Please observe the local signs
and map boards for more information. Cattle may be present
on the site over the summer
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Ted Ellis Walk
Ted Ellis Walk is named after the well known writer and broadcaster
Edward Augustine Ellis or Ted Ellis (1909-1986). A famous Norfolk
naturalist, he devoted much of his life to natural history and was
Keeper of Natural History at the Castle Museum in Norwich from
1928 to 1956. For forty years he lived with his family at Wheatfen
Broad, Surlingham which is now a nature reserve. For more
information about The Ted Ellis Trust and the Wheatfen nature
reserve, visit the website www.wheatfen.org
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Walk 1
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½km
¼mile
This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller
of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may
lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Norfolk County Council. Licence No: 100019340. 2009.
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Walk
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Potters
Fen
Start point Parking Distance Details Chapel Lane
Grid reference TG988116 • Postcode NR19 1LD
On-road parking on and around Chapel Lane
N.B. Please do not use the surgery car park as this is
reserved for patients only
1.4 miles
Flat, 50% soft
(There is a stile to climb if you would like
to have a look at Scarning Fen)
Potters Fen Meadow
Potters Fen Meadow is a designated County Wildlife Site and Site of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI) which includes drained improved grassland with
scrub, young woodland and alder woodland. There is a large variety of
species here.
Walk instructions
1. Start on Chapel Lane and walk towards Larner’s Road (the opposite
direction to Shipdham Road).
2. Continue straight on to the path between the houses and exit to Lilac
Close. Bear right to the path that passes the last house on the left.
Walk over a bridge and follow through to the open grassy area. Turn
left on to the path that follows the stream alongside Potters Fen.
3. At the end of this path, turn left on to the boardwalk between Potters
Fen and Scarning Fen Nature Reserve.
N.B. Part of the way along the boardwalk is a stile on your right.
You can enter Scarning Fen here if you would like to have a look.
Please keep to the public footpath.
4. Exit the footpath to Stone Road and turn left on the pavement.
5. Follow Stone Road for a little under half a mile and then turn left on to
Orchid Avenue.
6. Turn right on to Lavender Grove and at the end, turn left on to
Larner’s Road.
7. Turn right on to Chapel Lane and walk back to your start point.
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Potters
Fen
A short, easy walk through Potters Fen Meadow,
County Wildlife Site and Site of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI) – a haven of biodiversity.
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• The nationally rare small red damselfly
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Neatherd Moor
and Etling Green
Start point Parking Distance Details Car park at corner of Crown Road and Neatherd Road
Grid reference TF996135
Free
2.9 miles
Flat, 100% soft
Walk instructions
1. Start at the car park on the corner of Crown Road and Neatherd Road
and head East on to Neatherd Moor past the duck pond which will be
on your left. There will be houses on your right.
2. Continue straight on following the track across the grassy area with the
trees on your right.
3. Follow the track as it bends through the trees and follow straight on.
The track continues for a little over half a mile before arriving at Etling
Green.
4. Follow the public right of way to the left past the houses. You will
come to a sign on your left saying “Meadoway”. Follow the footpath to
the right of this sign and at the end, turn left on to Back Lane.
5. Follow Back lane until you come to a fork and bear left. Keep walking
along this track until you come back to Neatherd Moor.
6. Turn right taking the track around the outside of Neatherd Moor
keeping the houses on your right before arriving back at the car park.
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Neatherd Moor and Etling Green
Neatherd Moor and Etling Green are two important areas of common
land on the north-eastern fringes of Dereham. The areas were once much
more extensive, playing an important part in the local economy as the
land would have been used for grazing and sourcing different types of raw
materials. Such areas were typical of mid to south Norfolk until the early
1800s and to a lesser extent, until
the agricultural intensification of the
1950s and 60s.
Both sites support a varied mosaic
of wildlife habitats including open
grassland (semi-improved grassland
and species-rich marshy wet
grassland), hedgerows and trees,
woodland and scrub and ponds and
ditches which in turn provide a home for a range of plants, birds, animals
and insects. These include some rare protected species such as greatcrested newt, bats and plants which are locally important and are rarely
found in the open farmed countryside.
Did you know?
● Neatherd Moor was formerly known as Gallow Tree Moor suggesting
that this was the site of the town gallows before a new gallows was
built in the post medieval Market Place on the site of the later Assembly
Rooms.
● This area was one of prehistoric activity; Bronze Age hearths and flints
have been found here.
● In 1945, during World War Two, Italian prisoners of war were kept at a
camp at Etling Green.
● It is thought that there was a former medieval deer park north of Etling
Green (mentioned in a survey of 1251 A.D.). The part of Back Lane
that follows the course of the deer park’s southern boundary is a very
old road, embanked and ditched.
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Neatherd Moor
and Etling Green
Listen out for...
• The willow warbler particularly between April and
September. Their song is a high pitched melodic rippling
sound that rises quickly before slowly dying away.
A quiet and relaxed walk on the edge of
town linking Neatherd Moor and Etling
Green, two of Dereham’s much-loved
and valuable open green spaces.
Look out for...
• Ducks • Barn owls • Green woodpeckers
and song thrushes • Great crested newts •
Common knapweed • Common bird’s-foottrefoil • Common spotted orchid
•Green woodpecker
Photograph by John Flowerday
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•Common birds-foot trefoil
Photograph by Martin Olsson
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Rush
Meadow
Start point Parking Distance Details Queen Mother’s Garden (adjacent to Guildhall car park)
Grid reference TF987132 • Postcode NR19 1XE
Any town centre car park
Guildhall car park (2 hour limit) adjacent to start point
3.2 miles
Moderate gradients, 50% soft
N.B. This is best as a summer walk. As the name suggests, Rush
Meadow is a naturally wet area and remains wet and muddy for much
of the year – wellies are advisable, especially after wet weather and
during the winter.
6. The path opens out to a wide track on a gentle incline. Follow
this straight on all the way to the road (Sandy Lane) and turn right.
Sandy Lane becomes Colin McLean Road for a short distance before
becoming Sandy Lane again.
7. Follow Sandy Lane back to Swaffham Road and cross to Old
Becclesgate using the pedestrian crossing. Follow the lane back
to the church and take the path to the right round the church past
St Withburga’s Well.
8. Walk straight on along Church Street for a short distance and turn right
on to the path between the buildings opposite the Phoenix Court
Hotel back to the Queen Mother’s Garden.
Did you know?
● Rush Meadow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Walk instructions
1. Start at the Guildhall car park and walk through the Queen Mother’s
Garden to the far right hand corner, taking the path between the
buildings. Exit to Church Street and turn left. Bear right on the path
past St Nicholas’ Church.
● The reed beds here are an example of a habitat listed in the Norfolk
Biodiversity Action Plan. The action plan identifies species of
conservation concern and aims to prevent the further decline
of these species by conserving the habitats that support them.
Visit www.norfolkbiodiversity.org for more information.
2. Bear right on to Old Becclesgate. Cross Swaffham Road using the
pedestrian crossing. Turn left and continue to walk down Swaffham
Road using the pavement on the right hand side of the road.
3. Turn right onto Rush Meadow Road and continue along this road for
just under half a mile, passing some houses as you walk.
4. Take the next right turn you come to, a lane leading to the sewage/
water works. Take the footpath to the left of the sewage works and
follow this straight on to Rush Meadow. Climb a stile and continue
along the path for approximately 500 yards.
5. Bear right to the board walk following the path into the woodland.
Keep following this path as it undulates through the trees.
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An energising walk through Rushmeadow’s
tranquil haven of wildlife.
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•Reed bunting
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Rushmeadow
Church of St Nicholas 
This is a large, grand Norman church which
was extended and added to in the 13th,
14th and 15th centuries. The church has a
separate bell tower which dates back to the
16th century. During the Napoleonic Wars,
the bell tower was used as a prison and a
gravestone in the churchyard commemorates
the death of a prisoner, Jean De Narde, who
was shot when trying to escape.
St Withburga’s Well 
The Holy Well is said to be the burial site of St Withburga, youngest
daughter of the King of the East Angles. It is thought that when
St Withburga died, she was buried in the churchyard but her body was
later moved by the Abbot of Ely to be reburied at Ely cathedral. Legend has
it that when her body was removed, a spring of pure water with healing
properties sprang up in her grave.
Rushmeadow Road County Wildlife Site
(No formal public access)
The site (seen on your right as you turn on to Rushmeadow Road) is an
area of mainly semi-improved dry through to wet grassland on the eastern
edge of East Dereham in the shallow valley of a tributary of the River
Wensum. A range of flora can be found across this site.
Dereham Sewerage Works Meadow County Wildlife Site
(No public access)
The main area of this site (on your right as you turn off Rushmeadow
Road) gently slopes down to a tributary of the River Wensum and is a
combination of damp unimproved grassland with some small areas of trees
and scrub and a small area of relict dry fen with common reed, willow
scrub and wet woodland.
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North
Elmham
Start point Parking Distance Details Car parking area on Church Lane by St Mary’s Church –
signposted N. Elmham Cathedral
Free
1.5 miles
Minor gradients, 60% soft
Remains of the Anglo-Saxon cathedral 
The ruins of a late 11th/early 12th century chapel built by Bishop Herbert
de Losinga stand on the site of a pre-Conquest timber cathedral which was
later converted into a fortified manor house by Bishop Despencer.
It is surrounded by 14th century earthworks. See interpretation on
site for further details.
Walk instructions
1. From the car parking area, turn right on to Holt Road which becomes
High Street. High Street then becomes Pump Street.
2. Turn left, crossing the road at Miller’s Old Cottage, on to a wide public
footpath. After a short distance, climb a stile on your right just after the
Park House buildings. Follow the public footpath across the grass to
the far left hand corner of the field and a climb a stile at the end.
3. Turn left on to Greatheath Road. After approximately 500 yards, turn
left on to the public footpath. You will pass some houses on your right.
4. Follow the track as it bends to the left and then turn left on to the way
marked path in to the woodland. Follow this path as it winds through
the trees for approximately 550 yards until it exits to the wider path
which takes you back to Pump Street past Park House.
5. Turn right on to Pump Street and follow the road as it becomes High
Street and then Holt Road back to the car parking area on the left.
Walk to County School Station…
From the start point, walk east around the ruins on the site of the North
Elmham Cathedral and go through a gate following the paths though the
fields down to the railway line. Turn left on to the path that runs along
the right hand side of the track to County School Station.
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Did you know?
● The Mid Norfolk Railway line acts as a
green corridor rich in a diverse range of
wildlife. Green corridors help to create
ecological networks whereby habitats
are linked together. This is important
in preventing the isolation of species,
reducing vulnerability to threats from
surrounding land uses and creating an
environment in which habitats can grow
and develop more easily, especially in a
period of climate change.
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A beautiful short walk
within the Wensum Valley.
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County School Station was built in 1886 at the junction of the lines
to Wells and Wroxham. It also served the now-demolished Norfolk
County School. The station has been restored and is set in the beautiful
surroundings of the Wensum Valley. Visit the Mid Norfolk Railway
website, www.mnr.org.uk, for information
about opening times etc.
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• Barn owls • Knapweed – a common
grassland perennial • 19th century
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Swanton Morley
(Carrick Estate)
Start point Parking Distance Details Park Farm (Hunter’s Hall)
Grid reference TG028166 • Postcode NR20 4JU
Free – large gravelled parking area at Hunter’s Hall
3.25 miles
5. You will come to a point where Penny Spot Beck meets the River
Wensum. There is a pumping station here. Turn right around the sluice
gate and go though a gate to your left. Follow Penny Spot Beck which
will be on your left, for just over half a mile, through the Penny Spot
Plantation and back to Elsing Road. You will pass through another gate
as you approach the road.
6. Cross the road and go through the gate (there is a permissive access
sign board by the gate showing your position). Walk straight on for a
little under 100 yards.
Walk instructions
Shorter option…
You can shorten this walk to 1.4 miles although unfortunately it doesn’t
take in the stunning river views. At instruction #2 below, turn right on to
Elsing Road instead of crossing it and walk for just under half a mile. After
crossing a small bridge, turn right through a gate in to a field where there
is a permissive access signboard showing your position. Walk straight on
for a little under 100 yards and then pick up instruction #7 below.
1. Starting at Park Farm (Hunter’s Hall), walk north along the drive
towards Elsing Road.
7. Go through the gap in the hedge and turn right following the course of
the drain. Continue following the drain through the next field and at
the end of this field, turn left following the field edge.
8. Go through a gate and turn right, again following the field edge. Turn
right on to the track and follow this back to Park Farm. Walk round the
left of the farm back to the car park at the front of the buildings.
You can also start this walk from All Saints Church, North of the village.
Follow way marking to join the circular route.
2. Cross Elsing road and continue along the lane to Castle Farm. As you
approach Castle farm, turn right through a large gap in the hedge to
the field. There is a Natural England permissive access sign here which
shows the line of the permissive path. Walk to the far left hand corner
of the field to a gate.
3. Go through the gate and walk straight on, crossing a track and then a
drain before approaching the River Wensum. You will see a permissive
access board in front of you. Turn right following the path along the
river bank.
4. Continue along the path which follows the course of the river for just
over a mile. You will pass through several gates en route.
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Swanton Morley
(Carrick Estate)
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A stunning and invigorating walk with spectacular views
as you follow the course of the River Wensum through
a traditional Norfolk farming landscape.
Castle
Farm
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Plantation
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•Kingfisher
Photograph by John Harding
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Look out for...
• White Park cattle grazing from May to October
• Small white butterflies during July and August in
hedgerows and wildflower meadows • Swans,
Canadian geese, ducks, tufted ducks and kingfishers on
and around the River Wensum • Deer and pheasant
in marshy land around the river • Lapwings over the
farmland • Barn owls and herons
Park
Farm
Start
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Earthworks
(County
Wildlife Site)
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Parking P
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¼mile
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Swanton Morley
(Carrick Estate)
The Carrick Farm 
The 720 acre Carrick Estate comprises of two farms, Castle Farm situated
by the River Wensum and Park Farm (pictured below) as well as a number
of diversifications such as Hunter’s Hall, Carrick’s Guesthouse, a secluded 8
acre caravan and campsite, Carrick Farm Butchers and Darby’s Freehouse.
Both the farms were once part of the
7500 acre Bylaugh estate which was sold
in 1919. Castle farm was bought by the
Carrick family in 1929 and was probably
named after an earlier moated house
positioned in the bend of the river. Park
farm was added in 1946 bringing the
estate to its 720 acres.
The farm produces combinable crops
such as wheat, barley, oilseed rape and
beans on 400 acres of the arable land
and a 100-strong suckler herd, including
a small pedigree herd of rare White
Park cattle which graze the low-lying
meadowland. The White Park cattle are
of ancient lineage, dating back more than
two thousand years
The farm has entered into a Higher Level Stewardship scheme funded
by DEFRA and administered by Natural England which helps protect
the environment and enhances biodiversity, encouraging wildlife to stay
and thrive on the farm. Examples include planting grass and wildflower
margins around fields, managing water levels and leaving areas exclusively
for wildlife conservation. Wild bird seed plots for farmland birds as well as
lapwing plots and hedgerow establishment are also methods of biodiversity
enhancement. Natural England monitor the scheme and environmental
benefits.
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A network of permissive paths has also been created to give walkers access
to the estate enabling them to experience both the diversity of the farmland
and the beauty of the Wensum Valley.
Visit the website and follow the links for more information about the
Carrick Estate: www.carricksatcastlefarm.co.uk or call
01362 638302/637227
Hunter’s Hall
Hunter’s Hall is a stunning venue for weddings, conferences and other
events with luxury accommodation and food locally produced. There
is also a tea room, Peggy’s Pantry open Thursday to Sunday, 11am to
4pm which provides a range of refreshments for when you’ve finished
your invigorating walk. The staff are welcoming and friendly and ready to
help direct you to a range of activities both on site and elsewhere in the
surrounding area. Visit the website for more information:
www.huntershall.com or call 01362 637457.
Deer Park at Swanton Morley
This walk crosses an old deer park. There were over 60 medieval deer
parks in Norfolk, their existence often indicated by Park or Lodge Farms,
or field names such Old Park Piece or The Lounds. Two parks are known
to have existed in Swanton Morley – first recorded in the early fourteenth
century.
In 1395 William Curson, with other evildoers broke the park at Swanton,
and hunted in park and warren without leave, taking deer, hares, coneys,
pheasants and partridges.
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Walk
7
Gressenhall/
Beetley
Photographs: Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service
Start point Parking Distance Details Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse or Gressenhall Green
Grid reference TF974171 (Mus) • Postcode NR20 4DR
Grid reference TF965165 (Green) • Postcode NR20 4DU
Museum car park – only during museum opening hours –
see www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
for opening times, otherwise, start from the Green
4.5 miles
(toilets/refreshments during
museum/café opening hours)
Walk instructions
If starting from the Green, walk towards Litcham Road and cross to
Bittering Street. Continue along Bittering Street and then pick up
instruction #4 below.
8. Pass Vale Farm and at the crossroads, turn left on to a lane. Follow this
lane for a short distance and then cross straight over the B1146 to Field
Lane. Follow Field Lane for approximately half a mile and then turn
right on to Church Road.
9. After approximately 250 yards, you come to an island junction with
Chapel Lane. Follow the footpath straight ahead which crosses the
field. The public footpath should be sign posted.
10.Cross High House Road and follow the footpath straight on through
woodland. Follow the path as it passes some houses and the playing
field behind St Mary’s County Primary School.
11.Turn left on Fakenham Road. Cross to the pavement on the other
side where safe to do so and continue to walk back to the museum.
Turn right in to the museum entrance. (If you started at Gressenhall
Green, follow instructions #1 and #2 to find your way back to your
start point.)
1. Start at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse and turn right on to
Fakenham Road.
2. Turn right at the island on to Litcham Road, passing Gressenhall Farm
on your left and continuing to walk to Gressenhall village. You are now
on the Nar Valley Way.
3. At the fork in the road, turn right on to Bittering Street and follow the
road for approximately 600 yards.
4. At the crossroads, turn left on to Longham Lane. Manor Farm is on
your left.
5. After approximately 100 yards, turn right on to a restricted byway
between the hedgerows opposite Manor Farm.
6. Continue on this track for just over half a mile. Turn right at the end on
to Stoney Lane.
7. At the crossroads continue straight on.
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Beetley
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An attractive walk linking the rural parishes of Gressenhall
and Beetley. The route takes you along part of the Nar
Valley Way, a long distance path of 34 miles in total that
runs from Kings Lynn to Gressenhall almost entirely
within the valley of the River Nar.
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Photograph: Norfolk Museums
and Archaeology Service
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Look out for the 17th century timber framed cottage, with an early
19th century clay lump and brick chapel. The chapel was originally built
as a school, before becoming a Methodist chapel in the 1920s.
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7
Gressenhall/
Beetley
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Museum of Norfolk Life
The main building dates back to 1777, with
19th century enlargements. The museum,
was once a workhouse and provided food,
lodgings and work for ill or destitute people
from the local parishes between 1777 and
1948.
Gressenhall Farm 
Gressenhall Farm is run as a traditional
1920s farm with rare breed animals such as
Red Poll cattle, Norfolk Horn Sheep, Large
Black Pigs and the popular Suffolk Punch
Horses working the fields.
Did you know?
● The Suffolk Punch is one of the oldest breeds of working horse recorded
in the UK, where the history of the horses can be traced back to the
18th century. The breed was distinctive to East Anglia and few horses
moved to other parts of the country.
● The Suffolk Punch was hard hit by the introduction of mechanized
farming in the 1960s and almost died out. Since then, there has been
much effort in breeding these horses.
● The Suffolk Punch is now rarer than the Giant Panda with potentially less
than 400 left in the UK.
 Visit Gressenhall Farm and
Workhouse Museum of Norfolk Life…
Set in 50 acres of unspoilt Norfolk countryside, Gressenhall Farm and
Workhouse is a fantastic day out for all the family. There is so much to
see and do from meeting the animals on the farm and learning about the
past lives of Norfolk people to visiting the orchard and gardens, walking
the pretty riverside trails or enjoying a cart ride around the farm courtesy
of the gentle Suffolk Punch.
There are a range of other attractions including a woodland adventure
playground, picnic areas, café and shop as well as a variety of events
throughout the museum’s opening season which are great fun for all the
family. Visit www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk and follow the links for
lots more information and opening times.
You can also contact the museum on 01362 860563 or email
gressenhall.museum@norfolk.gov.uk
Photographs: Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service
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Walk
8
Hoe via
Hoe Rough
Start point Parking Distance Details Hoe Rough car parking area
Free
3.5 miles
Long and gentle gradients, 70% soft
Cross the road and follow the public footpath the other side keeping to
the left of the hedge.
7. At the end of this field follow the public footpath right along Mill Lane.
The plantation should be on your left and the field edge on your right.
The grassy path will become a hard surface path.
8. Mill Lane then becomes a soft path through a woodland area before
returning to hard surface again past some houses. Follow the lane to
the main road (B1146 Fakenham Road). Cross the road back to the
car park at Hoe Rough.
Walk instructions
1. Start at the car park just off the B1146 Fakenham Road, opposite Mill
Lane. Walk through the gate on to Hoe Rough nature reserve and
follow the wide grassy path through the middle of the reserve.
2. Follow the path to the B1110. Cross the road and follow the public
footpath the other side. You will pass a house on your right and then
the path takes you through some woodland before opening out to a
grassy area. Follow the path straight on until you come to Hoe Road.
3. Turn right on this road and after approximately 250 yards, turn left,
walking under the railway bridge. Note there is no road name here.
4. Follow this road and then turn left on to Hall Road. After approximately
50 yards turn right. Note there is no road name here.
5. After approximately 650 yards, you will reach a small road junction.
Turn right here on to a public footpath. There is a surviving Second
World War ‘pill box’ partially obscured by the undergrowth on the left
at this point. The footpath will take you over the Mid Norfolk Railway
line and then across the field to a country lane.
6. Cross the lane and follow the public footpath crossing a large field to
the road (B1146). Cross the road and continue following the path
along the field edge. The path bends sharply left at the end.
Follow the path for a few yards before it exits to the road (B1110).
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Hoe Rough: A Norfolk Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve
Hoe Rough is owned and managed by Norfolk
Wildlife Trust. The reserve is open access
and designated both a Site of Special Scientific
Interest (SSSI) and County Wildlife Site (CWS).
There are marked out paths across the reserve
and nature trails which meander though it.
Have a look at the information boards while you
are here and discover what it is that makes the
environment special. The site is a combination
of oak and birch woodland, scrub, heathland
and unimproved grassland which is sometimes
grazed. Visit www.norfolkwildlifetrust.
org.uk for more information about Norfolk
nature reserves.
Did you know?
● Oak trees can live to be 1000 years old – the large size of the trees on
Hoe Rough indicates that they are around 300 years old.
Please keep your dog on a lead or under tight control
where cattle are grazing and between 1st March and
31st July during bird nesting season.
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Walk
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Hoe via
Hoe Rough
Key
This walk takes you across
Hoe Rough, a quiet, peaceful
and relaxing environment
ideal for clearing the mind.
Gressenhall
Farm
•Broad-bodied chaser
Photograph by Mike Dawson
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B1
 Mid Norfolk Railway line
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Take a few moments to stop en
route and look at the Mid Norfolk
Railway line with tracks still laid…
as you follow the railway track in to
the distance imagine the trains that
once passed under this bridge.
B11
• Flora such as the
green-winged orchid,
bird’s foot trefoil,
cuckoo flower and
heather • fauna such
as the broad-bodied
chaser dragonfly, orange
tip butterfly and adders
• mature oak trees
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Walk
9
Whinburgh
Start point Parking Distance Details Church Lane by St Mary’s Church
Grid reference TG005089
–
2.7 miles
Walk instructions
Please note: Car parking is limited in the village. Please park carefully
and considerately on the roadside where it is suitable to do so and
make your way to the start point. Please do not block roads, footpaths,
driveways or field entrances.
1. Start by St Mary’s Church on Church Road. With the church on your
right, walk a very short distance on the road and turn right along the
public footpath.
2. At the end of this path, turn left on to Shop Street and after a short
distance, as Shop Street bends to the left, continue walking straight on
along the public footpath along the field edge.
3. Cross a wide track (Field Lane) and continue along the footpath. Walk
through a woodland area. Exit the woodland following the field edge
to your left until you come to another wooded area. Follow the
footpath through the trees and climb the three steps up to the road.
6. Follow the public right of way as it bends sharply to the left and then
at Park Farm Cottages, turn right through a rambler gate. Follow this
path along the fence line until you reach a drain. Follow the drain left
for approximately 60 yards. Cross the drain and proceed to a track.
7. On reaching the track, turn left and head towards Manor Farm.
The track bends right round Manor Farm. At Manor
Farm Cottages, bear right on to the road.
8. At the fork in the road, bear right
on to Church Road. Arrive
back at the start point by
St Mary’s Church.
Whinburgh
Whinburgh is part of the
small Breckland Parish of
Whinburgh and Westfield
located to the south
of Dereham. The
name Whinburgh is
thought to derive
from the Old English
for fortified place
overgrown
with furze.
4. Turn left on to Whinburgh Road. Follow the road for approximately
200 yards and just after the road bends at Broom Corner, turn right
along the public footpath (track) between the houses. Pass Home Farm
on your left.
5. Follow the footpath along the track towards Park Farm.
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Whinburgh
A pretty walk across a classic Norfolk farming landscape.
The views are uplifting, the surroundings are calming and
the walk is quiet and peaceful.
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Lane
Shop
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St Mary’s Church (13th century and later)
• Common farmland birds such as lapwing,
grey partridge, skylark, barn owls
Key
Park Farm
Cottages
Park
Farm
Walk 9
Church
0
½km
¼mile
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•Lapwing
Photograph by
Jill Pakenham
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Walk
10
Yaxham
Start point Parking Distance Details Jubilee Park, Yaxham Village Hall car park
Grid reference TG007105 • Postcode NR19 1RX
Village Hall car park – free
(please ensure you park on the brick weave)
4.1 miles (from the village hall)
5.1 miles (from the MNR train station)
refreshments Yaxham Mill, Norwich Road
Walk instructions
Take the train and start this walk from the Mid Norfolk
Railway station…
You can start this walk from the Mid Norfolk Railway station on Station
Road. It adds a total of one mile to the walk from Jubilee Park making it
5.1 miles in length. Turn right out of the station on to Station Road.
At the end of Station Road, turn right on to Norwich Road. After
approximately 250 yards, turn left in to Church Lane and follow to
St Peter’s Church. Turn right on to the public footpath and follow behind
the village hall.
1. From the Village Hall, walk east along the edge of the playing field to
the far left hand corner. Pass through the gap in the trees and follow
the public footpath along the right hand edge of this field.
2. Cross the footbridge and follow the cross field path to the gap in the
hedgerow. Cross the ditch and follow the cross field path to Mill Lane.
Note - If you turn right down Mill Lane, you come to
Yaxham Mill.
3. Cross Mill Lane and bear diagonally left following the cross field path to
Low Lane. On reaching Low Lane you will walk down a bank under
the trees to the soft path. Turn right on this path.
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4. Turn right on to Norwich Road using the pavement on the right hand
side.
5. After nearly 100 yards, turn left on to Pinns Lane (restricted byway).
At the end of Pinns Lane, turn left on to Stone Road.
6. Where the road bends sharply to the right, turn left on to the restricted
byway (Mouses Lane). Follow this track across the field.
7. Turn Left on to Well Hill and walk through Clint Green.
8. Cross Norwich Road and follow the path straight on between the shop
and the school.
9. Follow the path through the field and turn left on to Cutthroat Lane.
Pass Spring Lane Farm and shortly after, turn left on to Green Lane
(restricted byway).
10.Follow the track past Manor Farm and where the track forks, bear left
on to Low Lane.
11.Turn right at the public footpath post and follow the footpath back
across the field.
12.Cross Mill Lane and follow the cross field paths straight on to Jubilee
Park. Walk back along the field edge and turn left through the gap in
the trees to the playing field. Walk down the right hand side edge of
the playing field to the village hall car park.
St Peter’s Church
St Peter’s Church has a Norman round tower (late 11th/early 12th
century). The rest of the building is mostly 14th and 15th century.
Cutthroat Lane
The walk takes you along part of Cutthroat Lane which was laid out in the
19th century. Visit the parish website www.yaxham.com to read more
about the history of Cutthroat Lane and other stories about the village.
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Yaxham
An attractive and vitalizing rural walk with superb
views across the farmland. Look out for Yaxham
Mill in the distance as you cross the fields at the
start of the walk.
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11
Shipdham
Start point Parking Distance Details The Green (off the A1075, opposite the Post Office)
Grid reference TF960074 • Postcode IP25 7LA
Free parking around the Green
There is also a small car parking area just off Swan Lane
4.4 miles
7. Turn left on to Blackmoor Road and follow for just over half a mile.
Turn left on to the public footpath cross field. This should be indicated
by a signpost at the right hand side of the road.
8. Follow the footpath to the right of Model Farm. Turn left on to the lane
for a few yards and then turn right on to the way marked path cross
field. Follow the footpath as it leaves the field and passes through some
woodland.
9. Turn left on Market Street, crossing the road to the pavement on
the other side. Turn right shortly after this on to the public footpath
between the houses. The footpath passes some allotment gardens.
Walk instructions
Shorter options
Try the southern loop (2.8 miles) or the northern loop (3 miles) for a
shorter walk.
1. Start at the Green. Turn right on to Chapel Street following the
pavement on the right hand side.
2. Just after the grassy area, turn right on to the public footpath that runs
past some houses to your left. Follow this path for approximately 100
yards before turning left between the houses. This path exits to a culde-sac at the end of Park Highatt Drive. Turn right.
3. As the road bends round to the left, turn right on to the public footpath
between the houses.
4. Turn left on to Pound Green Lane for a short distance and then turn
right on to Watery Lane (public footpath).
10.At the end of the allotment gardens, turn right on to the restricted
byway (Hall’s Lane). Follow the track as it bends sharply to the left
and sharply to the right and shortly after this turn left on to Gooseacre
Lane.
11.At the junction, follow Gooseacre Lane sharply to the left. Keep
following the road past the farms and continue straight on at a small
junction to Swan Lane.
12.Keep following Swan Lane until it exits to Market Street. Turn right on
to Market Street, following the road as it becomes Chapel Street. Turn
left back to the Green just before you reach the Post Office.
Visit the Norfolk countryside access website,
www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk for an additional
circular walk in Shipdham, approximately 4.5 miles in length.
5. Where Watery Lane bends sharply to the left, continue straight on the
public footpath following the field edge.
6. As you near the end of this field, follow the path through the gap in the
hedge on your right and then turn left following the field edge all the
way to the road.
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Shipdham
A pleasant figure of eight walk taking in a long bridleway
through the Blackwater Valley, an area of former heathland
to the north-east of the village.
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● S hipdham is one of the highest and longest villages in Norfolk.
● S hipdham once had 27 public houses, two churches and three chapels.

Swan
Lane
●N
earby Shipdham Airfield was constructed during the Second World
War and was the first US heavy bomber base in Norfolk.
 All Saints Church
This is a large, handsome
church dating back mainly to
the 13th to 15th centuries.
It has a striking appearance
due to the unusual 17th
century cupola that sits on
top of the 15th century
tower. Inside there is a
rustic Norman font among
other fascinating features.
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Key
Allotments
● S ince the 16th century, villagers have congregated on the village green
for the annual Drynkkings festival
Visit the village website,
www.shipdham.org for
more information
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Walks locations
Useful contacts
A1
6
06
7
B1
1
B1
North
5 Elmham
47
14
B1110
B1
145
Beetley Hoe
Swanton
Gressenhall
6
Morley
7
8
1
47
3
A47
Dereham
A
2
Shipdham
11
10 Yaxham
Whinburgh
9
B1
07
5
13
5
A1
B1077
4
B1108
This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the
permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller
of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright
and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Norfolk
County Council. Licence No: 100019340. 2009.
Are you interested in walking with a group?
The Breckland and Brandon Walking for Health Scheme delivers a series
of led walks in the Dereham area. Visit www.breckland.gov.uk/
walking_for_health for further information and contact details.
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Mid Norfolk Railway
www.mnr.org.uk
01362 851723
English Heritage
www.english-heritage.org.uk
Norfolk Churches Trust
www.norfolk-churches.co.uk
Gressenhall Farm
and Workhouse
www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk
01362 860563
Carrick Estate, Swanton Morley
www.carricksatcastlefarm.co.uk
01362 638302/637227
Hunter’s Hall (Carrick Estate)
www.huntershall.com
01362 637457
Norfolk Biodiversity
www.norfolkbiodiversity.org
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk
Royal Society for the
Protection of Birds
www.rspb.org.uk
Ted Ellis Trust at
Wheatfen Nature Reserve
www.wheatfen.org
Walking the Way to Health
www.whi.org.uk
Active Norfolk
www.activenorfolk.org
NHS Norfolk
www.norfolk-pct.nhs.uk
www.norfolk.gov.uk
Breckland Council
www.breckland.gov.uk
Dereham Town Council
http://derehamtc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk/
Yaxham Parish Council
www.yaxham.com
North Elmham
www.northelmhamvillage.org.uk/
Shipdham Parish Council
www.shipdham.org
Norfolk Countryside Access
www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk
Open Access
www.openaccess.gov.uk
Natural England
www.naturalengland.org.uk
Local national trail/
long distance paths
www.nationaltrail.co.uk
Ramblers Association
www.ramblers.org.uk
Norfolk Heritage Explorer
www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk
Norfolk Online
Access to Heritage
www.noah.norfolk.gov.uk
Dereham Tourism Information
www.dereham-tic.org.uk
01362 698992
Dereham Antiquarian Society
www.derehamhistory.com
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Project information
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support of the Health,
Heritage and Biodiversity Walks project; for their help in developing the walking
routes and their general input to the publication:
Breckland and Brandon “Fit Together” Walking for Health Scheme and their
volunteers; Dereham Town Council; local Parish Councils; local landowners;
Dereham Area Partnership; Mid Norfolk Railway Preservation Trust; Wensum
Valley Trust; Ted Ellis Trust; Norfolk Wildlife Trust; Carrick Estate/Hunter’s Hall;
Natural England
Thanks also to: Norfolk Museums (Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse) and
Archaeology Services for their input and supply of pictures.
Further information
The Dereham Tourist Information Office is located at Church House on
Church Street and is open from Easter to the end of September every
year. Pop in to pick up local area information or visit the website (see
useful contacts).
Contact
If you have any comments regarding these walks,
whether good or not so good – tell us what you think!
Write to: Norfolk County Council, County Hall,
Martineau Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 2SG
Email: environment@norfolk.gov.uk
Phone: 01603 222769
• All information correct at time of going to press (July 2009)
• Printed on recycled paper using vegetable based inks
at your service
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•
oing for a walk in natural
surroundings is one of the easiest
and most enjoyable ways to maintain
good health, to relax, unwind
and re-charge your
batteries. This book
has 11 walks of
varying lengths, ideal
to fit in with daily life.
The locations have been chosen
to help you enjoy and appreciate our
Norfolk heritage, both natural and
man-made, linking history
to nature and health.
Enjoy the walks!
at your service

Dereham Walks Booklet

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