Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail

Norfolk, Suffolk

This easy-access National Trail provides both inland and coastal walking. The Peddars Way is one of the links in a prehistoric route, often called the Greater Ridgeway, from The Wash to the South Devon Coast, and it reaches the coast at Holme-next-the-Sea, from where the Trail follows the Norfolk Coast Path east.

The first part of this National Trail follows tracks, footpaths and minor roads along, or as near as possible to, the Peddars Way (a Romanised section of the prehistoric Icknield Way, the extant sections of which are a scheduled ancient monument). From the wooded, sandy Breckland heaths, it passes Castle Acre (linking with the Nar Valley Way) and the ruins of the priory and castle to reach the North Norfolk coast at Holme-next-the-Sea. Here a short section of the original Norfolk Coast Path leads west to Hunstanton, (the measured distance includes the return trip in and out of Hunstanton) while the main Trail heads east along or near to the shoreline over low cliffs, sand dunes, coastal defences enclosing marshes and mud flats, passing woodland, bird sanctuaries and harbours.

Near to Great Hockham, the Great Eastern Pingo Trail (8 miles) provides a circular route through a SSSI in the Thompson Common area. Pingos are glacial features.

UPDATE 14th March 2022: Norfolk Coast Path closure at Holme-Next-The-Sea.
Norfolk County Council have advised that "A 470 metre section of the Norfolk Coast Path is closed along Footpath 1 (FP1), between the Norfolk Ornithologists Association (NOA) observatory and Thornham." "The boardwalk is now in need of repair as it poses a health and safety risk. However, the replacement work cannot be carried out until the end of the hibernation period of the natterjack toad which is a European Protected Species (EPS). [...] We anticipate that work will begin May/June 2022 and it will take around 8 weeks to complete." (Source: https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/out-and-about-in-norfolk/norfolk-trails/long-distance-trails/norfolk-coast-path/path-closures-and-temporary-route-changes)

The LDWA National Trails Register offers certificates for completers of several British National Trails.

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Details:

Path Type:	National Trails (England & Wales)
Waymark:	National Trail Acorn
Attributes:	National Trail (England and Wales) Easy Coastal Forest/Woodland Heath
Start:	TL944807 - Knettishall Heath, Suffolk
Finish:	TM535997 - Hopton On Sea, Norfolk
Open Date:	1986
Web Sites:	National Trails - Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path Norfolk County Council - Peddars Way Norfolk County Council - Norfolk Coast Path Visit West Norfolk - Peddars Way Visit West Norfolk - Norfolk Coast Path Griffmonster - Peddars Way posts [blog] British Horse Society RideMaps - Peddars Way British Walks - Peddar's Way and North Norfolk Coast Path [blog] Annierak - Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail [blog] Stephen and Lucy Dawson - Peddars Way [blog] The Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path [YouTube video] Brian's Walks - Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path [blog] Trailplanner - Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path [blog] A walker's journal - Peddars Way [blog] Hiking the Norfolk Coast Path [blog]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Walking the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast path : 130 mile National Trail : Norfolk's best inland and coastal scenery  (Cicerone Press  - 2019 )
Guidebook	Norfolk Coast Path & Peddars Way: Hunstanton to Hopton-on-Sea  (Trailblazer Publications  - 2018 )
Guidebook	Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path : National Trail Guide  (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto)  - 2015 )
Guidebook	Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path  (Halsgrove Press  - 2013 )
General Interest Book	National Trails : 19 long-distance routes through England, Scotland and Wales  (Cicerone Press  - 2015 )
Guidebook	Pub walks along the Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path  (Countryside Books  - 2010 )
Guidebook	Peddars Way : footprints of history  (Pathway Publishing  - 2006 )
Guidebook	East Anglian trackways  (Wimpole Books  - 1990 )
General Interest Book	Big walks of Great Britain  (Summersdale Publishers  - 2007 )
General Interest Book	Big walks of the south  (Summersdale Publishers  - 2010 )
Badge	Badge for National Trails  (Trails Shop )
Certificate	Certificate for National Trails  (Trails Shop )
Certificate	Certificate for National Trails  (Long Distance Walkers Association )
External download	Norfolk County Council - Norfolk Coast Path : overview map  (Norfolk County Council )
External download	Norfolk County Council - Peddars Way : overview map  (Norfolk County Council )
External download	Norfolk Coast Path  (Saturday Walkers Club  - 2020 )
Guidebook	Walking in Norfolk : 40 circular walks in the Broads, Brecks, Fens and along the coast  (Cicerone Press  - 2013 )
Other	National Trail mug  (Trails Shop )
Other	Norfolk Coast Path hiking t-shirt  (Trails Shop )

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