Bug Hotel at Ladybelt Country Park

Ladybelt Ice and Ponds (1.5 miles)

Step into history and nature in the tranquil Ladybelt Country Park. It’s an opportunity to get away from busy days, exploring open grassland and woodland, pausing by ponds and wildlife-rich habitats before reaching the restored Victorian Icehouse. This fascinating Grade II listed structure used to store ice for Ketteringham Hall. Today, it serves as a […]

Horsham St Faith Aviator (3.3 miles)

Follow quiet lanes and scenic footpaths, passing ponds, farmland, and historic tracks. Highlights include East Farm Lane, Marketfield Lane, and a visit to the Norwich Aviation Museum. Horsham St Faith was originally founded in 1105 by Robert Fitzwalter and was a centre of significant religious importance with the establishment of Benedictine Priory and a hospital […]

Hingham Town Sign

Hinghams Little London (4 miles)

Hingham is a pretty and ideal base for a longer country walk.In the 1700s London socialites came and built unusually fine houses and so Hingham was given the nickname ‘Little London’. In St Andrew’s Church discover the strong connection with one of America’s most iconic presidents, Abraham Lincoln. His ancestor travelled to America and helped […]

Geldeston Locks (4.7 miles)

Indulge yourself in the welcoming atmosphere of one of Norfolk’s most iconic pubs, after a lovely meander along quiet lanes and meadows, looking out for wildlife such as kingfishers, otters and herons. The locks and the inn at Geldeston are a testament to the centuries when this was a busy trading river, with locks built […]

Acle Bridge from the Water

All About Acle (4.9 miles)

At the heart of the Norfolk Broads, follow quiet lanes and riverside paths along the River Bure. Pause for expansive countryside views, looking much as they did a hundred years ago, and glimpses of local heritage. At St Mary’s Church, look out for the fine Romanesque south doorway and the round Anglo-Saxon tower. Fishley was […]

Ringland Village Green

Ringland Wild Tracks (2.6 miles)

The Ringland Hills and the lovely Wensum Valley are a must for wildlife enthusiasts, as it’s great for spotting woodpeckers, nuthatches and tawny owls as well as deer, foxes and badgers. Rich biodiversity in the meadows and native woodland also means that dragonflies and butterflies are likely to flit by in the summer months. This […]