Worth watching out for.
— John Cleare
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
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Contents
Contents | Introduction | About the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path | Practical information for the walker | Itineraries | Using this guide | Sample route guide: Knettishall Heath to Little Cressingham
INTRODUCTION 7
PART 1: PLANNING YOUR WALK
About the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
History 9 – How difficult is the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path? 9
Route finding 10 – GPS 10 – How long do you need? 11
Practical information for the walker
Accommodation 12 – Food and drink 15 – Money 18 – Other services 19
Walking companies 19 – Information for foreign visitors 20
Taking dogs along the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path 22
Disabled access 23
Budgeting 23
When to go
Seasons 24 – Temperature 25 – Rainfall 25 – Daylight hours 26
Annual events 26
Itineraries
Suggested itineraries 29 – Which direction? 30 – Side trips 31 – Extending
your walk 31 – Village and town facilities 32 – The best day and weekend
walks 34
What to take
Keep it light 36 – How to carry it 36 – Footwear 36 – Clothes 37
Toiletries 38 – First-aid kit 38 – General items 38 – Sleeping bag 39
Camping gear 39 – Money 39 – Maps 39 – Recommended reading 40
Sources of further information 41
Getting to and from the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Getting to Britain 43 – National transport 43 – Local transport 45
Public transport map 46 – Public transport table 47
PART 2: THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE
The environment
Landscapes 49 – Conserving the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path 51
Government agencies and schemes 51 – Campaigning and conservation
organisations 54 – Beyond conservation 55
Flora and fauna
Butterflies and moths 56 – Dragonflies 57 – Birds 58 – Flowers 65
Trees 67 – Reptiles 68 – Mammals 69
PART 3: MINIMUM IMPACT WALKING AND OUTDOOR SAFETY
Minimum impact walking
Economic impact 71 – Environmental impact 72 – Access 74
Outdoor safety
Avoidance of hazards 77 – Dealing with an accident 78
Tide tables 79 – Weather forecasts 79 – Blisters 79 – Hypothermia 79
Hyperthermia 80 – Sunburn 80
PART 4: ROUTE GUIDE AND MAPS
Using this guide 81
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Thetford 82
Knettishall Heath to Little Cressingham 84 (Stonebridge 89,
Thompson 93, Watton 93, Little Cressingham 96)
Little Cressingham to Castle Acre 96 (Great Cressingham 96,
Swaffham 101, Castle Acre 105)
Castle Acre to Ringstead 108 (Great Bircham 115, Sedgeford 118,
Ringstead 120)
Ringstead to Holme-next-the-Sea & Hunstanton 122 (Holme-next-the-
Sea 122, Old Hunstanton 124, Hunstanton 127)
Holme-next-the-Sea & Hunstanton to Burnham Overy Staithe 132
(Thornham 134, Burnham Deepdale 141, Burnham Overy Staithe 142
Burnham Market 142)
Burnham Overy Staithe to Stiffkey 143 (Wells-next-the-Sea 148,
Stiffkey 153)
Stiffkey to Weybourne 156 (Morston 156, Blakeney 158, Cley next the
Sea 164, Weybourne 167)
Weybourne to Cromer 169 (Sheringham 169, West Runton 174,
Cromer 178)
APPENDIX
GPS waypoints 183
INDEX 185
MAP KEY 189
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