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Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path

7 days walking, based in Cromer

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The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail is a 90 mile (144km) route which explores two distinct and contrasting landscapes in North Norfolk.

The walk begins in the Brecklands, an area characterised by open heathland, studded with small stands of pine and birch where butterflies and birdlife abound. The route of a Roman road laid out in around AD61 provides a straight line north across the heathland and farmland, through attractive carrstone and flint-built villages, such as Little Cressingham, Castle Acre and Fring to reach the coast at Holme-next-the Sea, just to the east of Hunstanton.

The North Norfolk Coast, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and famous for its remoteness and wild beauty, is an area of low cliffs, grass-tufted sand dunes and saltings. The coast is punctuated by creeks and tidal inlets, where picturesque windmills catch the breezes and small stands of Scots Pine break the skyline. Small villages, many of which were once bustling ports, are dotted along the coast and the area teems with birdlife. The walk now follows the coast eastwards, all the way to the bustling port of Cromer - the hub of Norfolk’s crab fishing industry and our base for this tour. As it progresses eastwards the path passes through the picturesque villages of Brancaster Staithe, Burnham-Overy-Staithe, Wells-next-the-Sea, Morston, Blakeney (with its famous seal colony) and Cley-next-the-Sea.

The close presence of the North Sea and the wide Norfolk skies make this a superb outing for those who like to walk within sight and sound of the sea but with a minimum of hill climbing.

 

 

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Code: NCP
Dates: 15-21 July 2012
Terrain Grade : 1/2
Price: £325
Total distance covered 91 mls (144kms)

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