. Coast Cycleway Explorers Loops off the Norfolk Coast Cycleway

7: Cromer Explorer loop

Norfolk is a county of churches, many of which can be seen on this ride, from the round towers to thatched. Added to that those lovely stately home estates of Mannington and This Explorer route is free to use and best used with the Wolterton are along general information and map this ride to provide a key sheet. Map and fascinating window information taken from the Norfolk Coast Cycleway map to this area of guide priced at £2.50 Norfolk by way of its [01/2018] countless lanes

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Barningham Church First published 1998, based on 1997 NCN Hull to Fakenham map with kind permission of The Norfolk Coast area of outstanding natural beauty Sustrans, Bristol. Also based (AONB) is one of 46 AONBs in the UK, which together on 1946 Ordnance Survey with 15 national parks comprise our finest landscapes, maps with additional rich in wildlife and cultural heritage. information obtained from aerial photographs and field The Norfolk Coast Partnership is funded by Defra and surveys by Stirling Surveys. local authorities to bring local organisations together to Map production by Stirling conserve and enhance the area’s natural beauty and Surveys 1998. promote its sustainable use and enjoyment.

Norfolk Coast Partnership - 01328 850530 - [email protected] - www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk open). At junction (9) you can if you wish cross Turkey in 1915. Aldborough Green (13) is the straight ahead (marked Private Road) through venue for an annual fair and other events, the estate (seasonal access only for village has pubs, shops and a surgery. Thurgarton cyclists). Wolterton Hall (10) is owned by Lord and Church (14) is unusual in that it is thatched, has Lady Walpole and was originally home to Horatio no tower and you are likely to find sheep in the Cromer Explorer (24 miles) Walpole, diplomatic brother of ’s first churchyard - so remember to close the gate! St Prime Minster Sir . Attractions Peter and St Paul Church at Sustead (15) has a Starting from Regional route include lake walks, adventure playground and painted ceiling worthy of a gaze before rejoining 30 east of Gresham (1), with house tours when open. Nearby (11) is Saracen’s Regional route 30 at Metton. its round towered All Saints Head inn and restaurant. Church and imposing village St Mary’s Church, Aldborough (12) has a strange sign depicting Gresham Further information spirelet, a legacy of the collapse of the original Castle. The grasshopper was Cycle hire nearby: the crest of the Gresham tower in 1790. A window remembers the slaughter Sheringham: Black Bikes 28 Beeston Rd. Tel. family. Straight ahead at the of the Norfolk Regiment in the Dardanelles, 01263 822255 www.black-bikes.co.uk junction (2), the mound seen Explore a little further . . . in the trees is all that remains Green Powered Bicycles, 51 Regis Avenue, of Gresham Castle, Explore More is a set of off-road cycle routes Beeston Regis, Tel: 01263 821882 destroyed in 1450 during the norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/cycling. There is also a www.greenpoweredbicycles.com Wars of the Roses (no public selection of Explore More walking routes providing Public Transport: access). (3) St Mary’s Church, Bessingham was opportunities to explore away from the more Traveline East Anglia 0871 200 2233 according to some, given its imposing position for popular routes. Want ideas and guidance catering www.travelineeastanglia.org.uk defensive purposes. (4) Barningham Hall is a for less able, wheelchair, pushchair and pram Rail Station: mainline at Roughton Road, private residence but the gem of St Mary’s users then check out our Access for all pages. Cromer, West Runton & Sheringham Church, Barningham Winter in the grounds is www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations open – take the road marked Private Road access Visitor information: to Church only by the thatched gate lodge. North Norfolk — www.visitnorthnorfolk.com/ Climbing up the short hill (5) there are some fine Cromer Information Centre, Louden Road views of the church and hall. Tel: 01263 512497 www.visitnorthnorfolk.com

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RAF Matlask, a wartime airfield 1940-45. Follow Itteringham signs at the 5-way junction. St Andrew’s Church, Barningham Parva (7) has an DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained here is intriguing box pew with the slogan that put a accurate. The Norfolk Coast Partnership does not dampner on any wedding! accept responsibility or liability for any errors or (8) All manner of delights await at Mannington Hall The Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through omissions, or their consequences. where owners Lord and Lady Walpole have Felbrigg Estate (above) and can be included in an created walks and a heritage rose garden on this extension to the Cromer Explorer ride. delightful country estate (teas and toilets when www.nationaltrust.org.uk/felbrigg

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