The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail is a wonderfully varied trail. We have a range of guidebooks and maps to help you stay on track while walking Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path.
Peddars Way starts at Knettishall Heath Country Park in Suffolk, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and follows the route of a Roman road for 49 miles (79 km) through the Brecks, a unique area of forest, heath and low river valleys to meet the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea.
Peddars Way dates back to AD61 when Roman troops used the route to move around East Anglia. Later, in the 15th and 16th Century this route was named the Peddars Way in honour of the pilgrims who walked to the religious village of Walsingham and the Priory there.
While walking Peddars Way, you’ll enjoy ancient woodlands, rich farmland and heathland such as Brettenham Heath National Nature Reserve. You’ll also visit historic towns and villages including Little Cressingham, Castle Acre (don’t miss the 12th century castle and magnificent Castle Acre Priory) and Sedgeford. Keep an eye out for the Norfolk Songline sculptures along the trail, these unusual waymarks were inspired by and designed to celebrate the National Trail.
You can the continue along the Norfolk Coast Path. 84 miles (135 km) of walking through fantastic scenery and landscape. In recent years the trail has been extended as part of the development of the England Coast Path and currently runs from Hunstanton to Hopton-on-Sea.
Experience seaside towns and fishing villages, tidal marshes teeming with wildlife, stunning sandy beaches and huge open skies. From the elegant resort of Hunstanton with its unique striped cliffs, to the unspoilt picturesque beach at Holkham, the pretty harbour town of Wells-next-the-Sea and the lovely village of Blakeney. If you’re lucky you might catch sight of grey seals at Blakeney Point.
If you’re interested in bird watching while walking the Norfolk Coast Path, don’t miss Cley Marshes, a nature reserve owned by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. As you continue along the trail you’ll soon become aware of Weybourne’s military heritage, with several guns belonging to the Muckleburgh Collection lining the route.
Enjoy the delights of the traditional seaside towns of Sheringham and Cromer and look out for the distinctive red and white striped lighthouse at Happisburgh, the only independently run lighthouse in Great Britain.
The trail continues along the coast, taking in the Blue Flag beach at Sea Palling, the pretty little thatched cottages at Winterton-on-Sea, the excitement of Great Yarmouth and ending in Hopton-on-Sea, at the end of the trail close to the Norfolk/Suffolk border.
