Roughton Road Explore and Suffolk on walks from local railway stations along the Gunton Bittern and Guided Railway Walks | 2018 These guided walks are free to train ticket holders. Please remember to wear suitable shoes or boots Take the train and explore and bring a packed lunch and drink with you, as the countryside not all walks pass a pub or café. & The train times provided in this leaflet are for travellers from ; please check train times if you are coming from elsewhere. We aim to arrive Brundall back in Norwich by 17.00 at the latest. All walk Gardens distances given are approximate. Lingwood Norwich Brundall Great Buckenham Yarmouth Berney Arms When you buy your rail ticket, please bear in mind Cantley that not all walks start and finish at the same Reedham station. A Bittern Ranger or Wherry Ranger ticket may be a lower-priced option on some walks. FREE Dogs are welcome and there is no charge for TO JOIN Oulton Broad North them on the train. However, we respectfully ask Wherry Lines that they are kept on a lead at all times as walks sometimes pass through fields with livestock and nature reserves. This guide is produced by Community Rail Norfolk for the Bittern These walks are led by Mike Bugden, Eileen Oliver and Wherry Lines Community Rail Partnerships. The partnerships and Trevor Garrod. Between them, they have encourage and support use of the railways running between Norwich and Cromer, Sheringham, and Lowestoft. been guiding walks for more than a decade. New walk leaders and route suggestions are always welcome. Please visit greateranglia.co.uk for train timetables & travel information Whilst walk leaders take every care before and during the walks, all participation is at the walker’s own risk. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the @BitternLine @WherryLines programme is as advertised, the Bittern and Wherry The Bittern Line The Wherry Lines Lines Community Rail Partnerships cannot accept responsibility for any changes or cancellations. www.bitternline.com www.wherrylines.com Whilst every effort has been made to ensure details in this publication were correct at the time of going to press, Community Rail Norfolk accepts no liability for any inaccuracies Find out more at: www.bitternline.com | www.wherrylines.com or subsequent changes to information that may occur.

This leaflet was created with support from the Association of Community Rail Partnership’s Small Grants Fund Photo courtesy of David Pearce JUST MEET AT THE 1 HADDISCOE CIRCULAR STATION 5 SOMERLEYTON TO OULTON BROAD NORTH 9 SHERINGHAM CIRCULAR Date: Sunday 21 January 2018 Date: Sunday 20 May 2018 Date: Sunday 19 August 2018 Walk leader: Mike Bugden Walk leader: Mike Bugden Walk leader: Mike Bugden Distance: About 7 miles Distance: About 5 miles Distance: About 7 miles Start time: Catch the 10.58 train from Norwich to Haddiscoe Start time: Catch the 10.58 train from Start time: Catch the 10.36 train from Norwich to Somerleyton Norwich to Sheringham A Wherry Lines walk through the Village of St Olaves and the Waveney Forest, returning via Fritton church and village A Wherry Lines walk from the beautiful village of A Bittern Line walk through Beeston, the Somerleyton via the Weavers Way to the bustling Beckhams and 2 ROUGHTON ROAD TO WEST RUNTON resort of Oulton Broad Note: Please buy a return ticket to Oulton Broad 10 CANTLEY CIRCULAR Date: Sunday 18 February 2018 Date: Sunday 16 September 2018 Walk leader: Eileen Oliver 6 WROXHAM AND TUNSTEAD CIRCULAR Walk leader: Mike Bugden Distance: About 6.5 miles Date: Sunday 17 June 2018 Distance: About 6.5 miles Start time: Catch the 10.36 train from Walk leader: Eileen Oliver Norwich to Roughton Road Start time: Catch the 10.58 train from Norwich to Cantley Distance: About 5.5 miles A Wherry Lines walk to the World’s End! Via paths A Bittern Line walk through fields, along paths Start time: Catch the 10.36 train from and quiet lanes to South Burlingham and Beighton and country lanes via Felbrigg and heathland Norwich to Wroxham Note: Please purchase a return ticket to West Runton A Bittern Line walk via the Bure Valley Way, footpaths 11 ROUGHTON ROAD TO CROMER 3 BUCKENHAM TO BRUNDALL and lanes to Tunstead where we may visit the Horse & Groom pub before returning to Wroxham Date: Sunday 21 October 2018 Date: Sunday 8 April 2018 Walk leader: Mike Bugden Walk leader: Trevor Garrod 7 BUCKENHAM TO CANTLEY Distance: About 6.5 miles Distance: About 3.5 miles Date: Sunday 24 June 2018 Start time: Catch the 10.36 train from Norwich Start time: Catch the 09.36 train from Norwich to Walk leader: Trevor Garrod to Roughton Road Buckenham. For travellers from other stations, Distance: About 4.5 miles A Bittern Line walk via and Overstrand, please note that we aim to meet at returning to Cromer along the cliff path Buckenham station by 10:40 Start time: Catch the 09.36 train from Norwich to Buckenham. For travellers from other Note: Please buy a return ticket to Cromer A Wherry Lines walk from peaceful Buckenham on the stations, please note that we aim to meet edge of National Park, past two RSPB reserves, at Buckenham station by 10:40 12 THE ANGLES WAY along footpaths and quiet lanes to bustling Brundall A Wherry Lines walk across the Buckenham Marshes RSPB Date: Sunday 18 November 2018 Note: Please note that Buckenham is a request stop reserve, then along the winding bank of the to the Walk leader: Mike Bugden Reedcutters pub which is a short walk from Cantley station 4 BUXTON TO NORTH WALSHAM Distance: About 5.5 miles Note: Please note that Buckenham is a request stop Date: Sunday 15 April 2018 Start time: Catch the 10.58 train from Norwich to Oulton Broad North Walk leader: Eileen Oliver 8 BRUNDALL CIRCULAR A Wherry Lines walk along the Angles Way Distance: About 6 miles Date: Sunday 15 July 2018 from Oulton Broad to Somerleyton Start time: Catch the 10.36 train from Norwich to Walk leader: Mike Bugden Hoveton and Wroxham and change there Note: Please buy a return ticket to Oulton Broad North Distance: About 6.5 miles to the Start time: Catch the 10.45 train from Norwich to Brundall 13 WHERRY LINES CHRISTMAS WALK A Bittern Line walk where we will take the 11.10 Bure Valley Railway train from Wroxham to Buxton. From there, we will A Wherry Lines walk clockwise via Witton Bridge, Details to be announced at the November walk follow paths and lanes through Oxnead and to , Braydeston and join the Weavers Way to North Walsham Note: Please buy a return ticket on the Bittern Line to North Walsham, and a single ticket from Wroxham to Recommended for first-time walkers Please visit greateranglia.co.uk for who would like a peaceful ramble Buxton on the Bure Valley Railway (approx. £6.50) train timetables & travel information