Greenspaces, Heritage & A River of Norwich
Sat 9th Mar 2024
Walk Details:
Event Type
Group Walk
Region
Central England
Local Group
Norfolk & Suffolk
Distance
18ml.
Start Time
8:30
Route
Mercure Norwich Hotel, 121, 131 Boundary Rd, Norwich NR3 2BA. Please park in front of The City Suite, immediately you enter the car park from Whiffler Road, NR6 5JD
For your information the Whiffler Road postcode is more correct, as it does not correspond with the hotel’s postcode. The OS ref matches postcode NR6 5JD
A walk meandering along the River Yare Valley, visiting several parks, historical buildings, University of East Anglia, Norwich Cemetery, & Marriotts Way Heritage Trail.The route will highlight the University (the Broad, SCVA, Ziggurats, Mathematical bridge), Earlham Hall (home of Gurney family & Elizabeth Fry), Eaton Park; Grade II listed, Marriotts Way Heritage Trail, Marston marshes, & cemetery history.
General Notes
Mainly rural, although some urban walking. Please bring sufficient food & drink for the day. Sorry No dogs as these are forbidden in the cemetery
This walk, is a recce, for the National AGM Walk B, the following Saturday, although has an additional loop
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© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
