restored by the Blickling to Historic Buildings Trust. The chapel was reopened by Prince Charles. The Chapel Cawston has a picnic ground set in an orchard, which the public are 20 mile cycle tour welcome to enjoy. The parish of Blickling is Heydon Hall grounds are largely covered by the estate open to walkers all year round of , an early and the Hall can be seen from 17th Century house owned by some of the footpaths. In the National Trust. It is one of 1586 the house and manor 's great Jacobean were bought by the Colfer houses and is built in red family and later by the Kemp brick. The ghosts of Anne family. In 1640 Sir Robert Boleyn and Sir John Fastolfe Kemp sold it to the roundhead are said to haunt the house Erasmus Earle. He was a and grounds. There are miles Parliamentary lawyer and of attractive lakeside and St Peter and St Paul Church became Sergeant-at-Law to parkland walks, and Oliver Cromwell. interesting features such as legend says that some of the sunken garden, dry moat, Cromwell’s men are buried in the temple and orangery. churchyard, although exactly where remains a mystery. The The Church of St Andrew is church is open all day for visitors. a medieval church which has an extensive 18th Century re- Oulton Hall is never open to the modelling including the tower public, the grounds are opened by G. E. Street in 1876. If you occasionally. The 18th Century wish to visit the church it is manor house and clock tower open all day for visitors. can be seen from the road. The house has a 6 acre garden, lake The Church of St Peter and and woodland walk and is a St Paul, is mainly of the 15th Heydon Hall member of the national garden Century although substantial scheme. Next to Oulton Hall is repairs were undertaken in Oulton Chapel. This was built in 1898 at a cost of £1,000 – the 18th Century, and was raised by local donations. The tower has only one of its original three bells. Local Useful telephone numbers Tourist Information Centre 01263 733903 Easter – 30 September open daily 10am-4.30pm. October – Easter 10am-2pm (closed Wednesday & Saturday). District Council 01603 431133 Local Police (non-emergency number) 0845 456 4567 Useful websites www.sustrans.org.uk www.ctc.org.uk www.nationalcyclingstrategy.org.uk www.rospa.co.uk www.heron.nhs.uk Blickling Hall 6 Take the next turn left signed DIRECTIONS Irmingland and follow the lane for 1 mile through fields and past From take the A140 north 1 Irmingland Hall on the right. Continue towards Cromer. Take the road into for another mile. Aylsham and follow the brown tourist signs, for about 1 mile, through the 7 Turn left at the main road junction market place to Blickling Hall. signed Norwich B1149.

2 From the Hall turn left along the 8 After almost 3 miles turn right at road back to Aylsham and take the the crossroads signed Heydon. first right turn signed Silvergate. Follow Follow this road for about 1¾ miles Turn left at the end of this road this road for ½ a mile into Silvergate. turning right at crossroads into Heydon. 12 and follow for just under a mile to Here you will find Heydon Hall. Turn right at the far end of the Crabgate. 3 village by the National Trust Abel Turn around and take the same 9 At the end of this road, opposite Heath sign, (at the end of the road). Turn road out of Heydon and at the 13 Crabgate Farm, turn right and right again and follow the road for about crossroads turn right signed Wood continue for about a mile then turn left 1½ miles into the Parish of Oulton. Dalling then right again signed at the crossroads, signed Salle. Saxthorpe. Follow the road for ¾ mile to Continue straight ahead over 2 4 Crompton Hall on the right. At the junction turn left onto the sets of crossroads for 1 mile, 14 Reepham Road. Continue along passing the Parish church of St Peter and 10 Turn left opposite the Hall and this road for 1¾ miles towards Salle St Paul on the right. follow the road passing Grove turning left on the right hand bend Farm on the left. signed Salle Street. 5 At the crossroads after the church turn right signed Itteringham. 11 Turn left on the next sharp right At the end of this road turn right Follow the road through Oulton passing bend into Red Pit. 15 opposite the entrance to Salle Hall Park. the attractive 18th Century Oulton Hall (not signed) on the left. 16 Take the next left turn signed Cawston and follow the road for about 1½ miles into Cawston. To return to Norwich take the B1145 towards Aylsham and then the B1149 which will take you back to the City.

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