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Peddars Way

Norfolk, Suffolk

74 km / 46 miles
The route starts at Knettishall Heath Country Park, in Suffolk, and follows follows a Roman road to Holme-next-the-Sea, on the north Norfolk coast, where it meets the Norfolk Coast Path. It passes through the small villages of Stonebridge, Little Cressingham, North Pickenham, Castle Acre, and Ringstead.

The Peddars Way makes up the final stage of the Great Chalk Way - a recreation of the oldest prehistoric coast to coast walk in Britain from Lyme Regis in Dorset and Holme-Next-The-Sea.


Details:

Path Type: National Trails (England & Wales)
Waymark: National Trail Acorn
Start: TL944808 - Knettishall Heath Country Park, Suffolk
Finish: TF696440 - Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Open Date: 1986
Web Sites: John Tippetts - Peddars Way Ben's Hikes & Camps - Hiking the Peddar's Way Norfolk Coast Protected Landscape - Peddars Way

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 132, 144
OS Explorer 229, 230, 236, 237, 238, 250
Other Paper Maps:
A-Z Adventure Series
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path (Geographers' A-Z Map Company (an imprint of HarperCollins) - 2025)
ZigZag 16 Stripmap
Peddars Way 1: Knettishall Heath to Castle Acre (Yellow Publications - 2024)
ZigZag 16 Stripmap
Peddars Way 2: Castle Acre to Holme-next-the-Sea (Yellow Publications - 2024)

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Route Profile:

74.7 km (46.4 miles)
663 m (2,175 ft) ascent
92 m (302 ft)  maximum height

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