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x www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/outdoors Outdoor No matter what your interest: walking, cycling, birdwatching or boating, Norfolk has something Where are we? Norfolk Broads Peaceful Countryside wonderful for you to discover and explore. Listed here is just a small sample of what’s on offer and where. Go to www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/outdoors for lots more to do and places to stay, fun events and attractions The Norfolk Broads is the UK’s largest nationally-protected From some of the country’s most fertile farmland to timeless Transport routes to and from Norfolk have improved in the driest county in the UK…welcome to Outdoor Norfolk! and a member of the National Park family. It’s a vitally heaths and the largest lowland forest in , Norfolk’s rural dramatically over recent years, making it easy to reach however important area for wildlife, where you will find the reclusive landscapes are as varied as they are inspiring. Time seems to you choose to travel. Bittern and the elegant Swallowtail butterfly. Witnessing the standstill and your pace slows from rushing to relaxing.

Riding sedate progress of a wherry or the stately silhouette of a No Site Contact: Hire Access Café Family House Fishing Nature Widlife Centre Friendly Garden

Reserve windmill across a misty broad is one of the truly unforgettable Walking Historic Watching Boat/Canoe Horse Cycling/Cycle experiences Norfolk has to offer. Peddars Way National Trail www.nationaltrail.co.uk Norfolk Coast Path National Trail www.nationaltrail.co.uk Coasthopper Bus www.coasthopper.co.uk Norfolk Coast Cycleway/Two Rivers Route 30 www.sustrans.org.uk National Cycle Network Routes 1, 11 & 13 www.sustrans.org.uk

Long Distance Footpaths www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk Edinburgh Tas Valley Walk www.countrysideaccessnorfolk.gov.uk Ketts Country Walk www.countrysideaccessnorfolk.gov.uk Peter Scott Walk www.west-norfolk.gov.uk 1 WWT Wetland Centre 01353 860711 2 01354 680212 3 Lakenheath (RSPB) 01842 863400 Hull 4 Brandon Country Park 01842 810185 Manchester 5 High Lodge Forest Centre, Forest 01842 815434 Nottingham 6 Forest Park Riding & Livery Centre 01842 815517 Birmingham Norfolk 7 St Helens Picnic Site, Thetford Forest Park 01842 815434 8 (NWT) 01842 827615 Harwich Hook of Holland 9 Grimes Graves (English Heritage) 01842 810656 The Bristol Netherlands London 10 Lynford Arboretum, Thetford Forest Park 01842 815434 Dover 11 Gooderstone Water Gardens 01603 712913

12 Poplar Farm (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk Calais & Belgium 13 Magpie Centre Riding for Disabled 01553 810202 Channel 14 Forest Edge Equestrian Centre 01760 725448 Tunnel a cathedral city Tourist Information Centres 15 Eco Tech Wind Turbine & Organic Gardens 01760 726100 France

16 Narborough Trout Lakes 01760 438005 Voted one of the UKs favourite cities, Norwich blends 17 Blackborough End Equestrian Centre 01553 841212 beautiful heritage with a rich arts and culture scene and lots Norfolk 18 Chestnut Riding Stables 01485 600276 With so much to see and do in this area, it’s impossible for us of exciting festivals all year round. Be sure to pack your plastic 19 (NWT) (TF680229) 01603 625540 to mention all of the places you can visit. You will find Tourist 20 Sandringham Estate 01553 612908 as Norwich is one of the UK’s top ten shopping destinations. What’s the weather like? Information Centres (TICs) throughout Norfolk with plenty of

21 Houghton Hall 01485 528569 There are two major malls and a range of intriguing 22 NNR (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk information on all the things to do, places to visit and special independent shops all just a quick walk from some of the best

23 Bircham Windmill 01485 578393 Norfolk is renowned for its warm, sunny and dry weather events. They can be the ideal place to purchase locally made 24 (RSPB) 01485 542689 – and rightly so, as the graph below demonstrates. The dots known names on the high street. 25 Mt Pleasant Equestrian Centre 01485 572727 crafts or gifts, as well as books covering a wide range of local Outdoor 26 Searles Seatours 01485 534444 show the average daily sunshine in hours (left had scale) while interests. A list of TICs in the area can be found below. 27 Titchwell (RSPB) 01485 210779 the bars show the average annual rainfall in millimetres (right 28 Holkham NNR (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk hand scale). All data is supplied by the Met Office and relates 29 Holkham Hall 01328 710227 Attleborough* Queens Square 01953 456930 30 Wells & Walsingham Railway 01328 711630 to a long term average. 31 Sculthorpe Hawk and Owl Trust reserve 0844 984 2824 01263 733903 32 Pensthorpe Nature Reserve and Gardens 01328 851465 Station 33 (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 4.5 - - 2000

34 Loch Neaton Fishery 01953 881760 - 1900 Beccles The Quay, Fen Lane 01603 756993

35 Woodrising Carp Fisheries 01362 820702 4 - - 1800 Norfolk

Outdoor 36 Thompson Common (NWT) www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk - 1700 Burnham Deepdale Farms 01485 210256 www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/outdoors 37 (NWT) www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk - 1600 Deepdale 38 Middle Harling Equestrian Centre 01953 718756 3.5 - - 1500 08712003071

39 Nunnery Lakes & Gardens 01842 750050 - 1400 time to explore to time 40 Knettishall Heath Country Park 01953 688265 3 - - 1300 Information Centre 41 Euston Hall Historic House 01842 766366 - 1200 42 Redgrave and Lopham Fen (SWT) www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.uk Dereham* Church House 01362698992 43 Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens 01379 686900 2.5 - - 1100 44 Kenninghall Woods (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 - 1000 Diss Meres Mouth 01379650523 - 900 45 Long’s Wood (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 2 - Downham The Priory Centre 01366383287 46 Mid 01362 690633 - 800 Rainfall(mm) Annual 47 Catton Park Norwich (Natural England) www.naturalengland.org.uk - 700 Seaside Fun Market 48 (NWT) 01603 625540 1.5 - - 600 Mean Maritime House 01493846346 49 Bridge Fishery Lake, Lenwade 01603 872248 - 500 There are fun filled resorts dotted all around the Norfolk 50 Reepham Fisheries 01603 870829 Sunshine (hours) Daily Average - 400 coastline from Hunstanton in the west to Great Yamouth in Harleston 8 Exchange Street 01379851917 51 Booton Clay Pit, Fishery 01263 732263 1 - - 300 52 Haveringland Hall Lake 01603 871302 the east with and Cromer in between. Each is Holt* Market Place 08712003071 53 Felthorpe Lakes 07765 258000 0.5 - - 200 perfect for families, couples, singles and the young at heart - 100 Norfolk Cornwall District Lake Edinburgh Blackpool Cardif * 54 Hevingham Lakes 01603 754368 who remember how seaside holidays used to be! Station Road 01603782281 55 Bure Valley Railway 01263 733858 56 Wolterton & Mannington Estate 01263 584175 How Hill* Toad Hole Cottage, 01692 678763 57 Downs & Blakeney Esker (NCC) 01603 222770 Ludham 58 Temples Seal Trips 01263 740791 59 Marine & Watersports Centre, Blakeney 01263 741172 Getting here is easy Hunstanton Town Hall 01485 532610 60 Cley (NWT) 01263 740008 61 Poppy Line () www.nnrailway.co.uk King’s Lynn The Custom House 01553 763044 62 Chapel Road Fishing Lake 01263 761369 By Road Purfleet Quay 63 Gunton Park Lake 01263 768284 Norfolk is connected to the rest of the UK by a modern and efficient Loddon* The Old Town Hall 01508 521028 64 Bank Dayboats, Wayford Bridge 01692 582457 road network. From the South East and London, the M11, A11, A12 65 Sutton Staithe Boatyard 01692 581653 66 (NWT) 01692 598276 and A14 are the major trunk roads. The A14, A11 and A47 are the Lowestoft East Point Pavillion 01502 533600 67 Golden Fishery 01692 581016 principal routes for traffic from the Midlands and North. Mundesley* 15 Station Road 01263 721070 68 Whispering Reeds Boats 01692 598314 69 Ludham Bridge Cycle Hire 01692 630486 Norwich The Forum, 01603 213999 70 Railway www.bitternline.com By Rail 71 Herons Boardwalk at 01603 782281 Millennium Plain The average journey time from London Liverpool Street to 72 Richardsons Boat Hire, 01692 669012 Potter Heigham The Staithe 01692 677016 73 Martham Boats 01493 740249 Norwich is 1 hr 50 mins, and from London King’s Cross to King’s 74 How Hill Nature Reserve 01692 678555 Lynn takes around 1 hr 40mins. Change at for * The Staithe 01603 270453 75 Cycle Hire, Hoveton 07887 480331 76 George Smith & Sons, Boat Hire 01603 782527 services from the Midlands, North and Scotland. Local services Sheringham* Station Approach 0871 200 3071 77 Broads Tours/Norfolk Broads Direct 01603 782207 connect Norwich to Great Yarmouth, Cromer and Sheringham. time to explore * Museum of , 01692 581681 78 Barnes Brinkcraft, 01603 782625 For full details of times and fares, call 08457 484950. 79 King Line, Horning 01692 598314 The Staithe 80 Salhouse Broad 07795 145475 www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/outdoors Norfolk Coast Swaffham* Town Museum 01760 722255 OutdoorNorfolk 81 Mid-Bure Nature Reserve www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk By Ferry 82 (NWT) 01603 270479 Stretching from the silt expanses of the Wash in the west, 83 Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden 01603 270449 Both car and passenger ferries operate daily between Harwich Thetford Market Place 01842 751975 through the coastal marshes and soft cliffs of north Norfolk, 84 Fen (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 and the Hook of Holland (call Stena Line on 08705 204402). Walsingham* Shirehall Museum, 01328 820510 85 Woodland Park Equestrian Centre 01603 270043 to the dune systems of Winterton in the east, the Norfolk A copy of this leaflet is available on Common Place 86 Burlingham Woodland Trails (NCC Reserve) 01603 222770 coast is a unique area of remarkable natural beauty and www.visitnorfolk.co.uk which also contains 87 Upton Broad (NWT) www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk 88 Clippesby Hall 01493 367800 By Air diversity. Why not walk the quiet Coastal Path, take a boat Watton* The Visitor Centre, 01953 880212 information on where to stay and what to do when 89 Bridge Restaurant, Filby 01493 368142 Norwich International Airport (call 01603 411 923) offers flights trip to see the seal colonies and enjoy the spectacular bird life Wayland House 90 Filby Broad 01603 610734 you visit. If you would like to obtain more information to/from Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Manchester and at reserves along the way. Wells-next Staithe Street 0871 200 3071 91 Stokesby Riverside Cycle Hire 01493 750470 other UK destinations with connections to over 400 destinations about a specific area, including a local brochure, please 92 Strumpshaw Fen (RSPB) 01603 715191 -the-Sea* 93 Whitlingham Country Park 01603 617332 worldwide between them. London Stansted is also within easy contact the appropriate Tourist or Visitor Information 94 Broadland Boat Club, Thorpe St Andrew 07963 268415 reach by road. Whitlingham* Visitor Centre Trowse 01603 756094 Centre listed here. 95 Silverline Marine, Brundall 01603 712247 96 Berney Marshes and (RSPB) 01493 700645 Wroxham/ Station Road, 01603 756097 97 Surlingham Church Marsh (RSPB) 01603 715191 Hoveton* This map offers a general overview of walking routes in Norfolk. 98 Buckenham Marshes (RSPB) 01603 715191 * Market Cross, 01953 604721 To find a local route in the specific area you are visiting, or where 99 Ted Ellis Nature Reserve (Natural England) 01508 338036 Getting around 100 , Railways www.wherrylines.org.uk Market Place you live, please go to www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk 101 01603 610734 where you can download a variety of short or long walks. 102 Somerleyton Hall and Gardens 01502 734904 While you’re here, why not really relax and leave your car *Seasonal opening. 103 Waveney River Centre 01502 677343 behind. As you can see from our map, there are lots of rail lines 104 Waveney Stardust, Beccles 01502 712473 and cycle routes to enjoy and our famous Coasthopper bus is We think our wonderful coast and countryside are special, so 105 Rowan Craft, Geldeston 01508 518208 While Norfolk Tourism has made every effort to ensure that please help us keep it that way; enjoy it, but use it with care and 106 Outney Meadow Caravan Park, Bungay 01986 892338 a walker’s welcome friend. Ask your accommodation provider all information given in this leaflet is accurate, we can accept no consideration so others may enjoy it after you. 107 Carleton Marshes (SWT) 01502 564250 for information on public transport and any discount offers. responsibility for any errors or omissions. Please check with individual businesses for admissions information, opening times or restrictions. Peddars Way and Norfolk 28 60 Coast Path National Trail 27 Wells-next- 58 59 the-Sea Blakeney Norfolk Coast Path Long distance footpaths A149 Sheringham West Runton National Cycle Network Brancaster Salthouse 61 Cromer 57 Weybourne Route No 1 Hunstanton Burnham 29 Kelling Overstrand Market Holt Roughton Rd National Cycle Network A149 Wighton Routes No 11 and No 13 Paston 26 30 Way Docking N Creake Norfolk Coast Cycleway/ Walsingham Mundesley Two Rivers Route No 30 62 25 S Creake A148 Weavers Peddar’s Way Way Rail lines/stations Gunton 63 24 Coasthopper bus service 23 Gt Bircham Melton Fakenham A140 Constable North 56 Happisburgh Corpusty Walsham 31 22 Wensum Weavers 21 32 Way 20 Marriott’s A149 Sea Palling A148 Way Aylsham Bure Worstead Stalham Castle Rising Hillington 64 Peter Scott Reepham Brampton Hickling Way Ant 65 Long Sutton Gt Massingham Buxton 55 67 66 North 48 50 51 Terrington 18 19 68 A1101 King’s 54 St Clement Elmham 70 A1067 52 Lynn A1065 71 A17 Hoveton 69 Potter Heigham 49 Marriott’s Way Ludham 72 Gayton Litcham 75 A1062 Thurne 53 Wroxham 74 A149 Nar Valley Lenwade 77 76 73 Hemsby Way 78 A47 33 79 A47 Castle Acre A1151 80 81 17 84 88 Dereham Salhouse 82 Nar A47 Nar Valley 16 83 89 A1064 Caister-on-Sea Way A47 85 87 90 47 Watlington Mattishall Acle A47 86 The Broads A10 Yaxham 91 Bure Yare Fen Rivers Swa ham Necton Norwich Brundall Lingwood Way 15 92 A1101 A1122 13 Shipdham Thuxton A47 94 13 93 Weavers A47 46 95 Buckenham Way 96 12 14 Berney Arms Gt Ouse

A1065 Hethersett A1075 Outwell Downham Kimberley Park 97 Gt Yarmouth 99 98 Cantley A1122 Market Hingham Upwell 34 100 Reedham Gorleston 35 A146 A143 A134 11 Watton Wymondham Kett’s 101 Stoke Country Waveney Ferry Way Wissey 45 Loddon Wherrymans Way Haddiscoe Spooner Row March Peddar’s Way A11 102 Somerleyton Attleborough 36 Lowestoft 10 Oulton 1 Tas Valley Long Stratton Angles Broad Manea Way Way A1101 103 105 107 Eccles Road 106 104 A146 2 9 8 A140 Beccles 37 A143 Bungay Harling Road A10 7 Kessingland 11 6 Lakenheath Brandon A12 38 44 Harleston 3 5 A145 Gt Ouse 4 A144 A142 Shippea Thetford Hill A1066 Diss A1101 39 43 Ely Angles Way 40 41 Halesworth A142 A11 42 A1123 Southwold Mildenhall A143 Walberswick

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