The Norfolk Coast Path and the Peddars Way meet at the beach at Holme-next-the-Sea
- Credit: Denise Bradley
Norfolk has hundreds of miles of long-distance trails, some almost as old as the landscape they travel through, others new this summer.
It’s been a year of walking. As the pandemic took hold, the pace and scope of our lives slowed and contracted; we could no longer race across the world, but however strict the stage of lockdown we could always go out for a stroll.
During the first lockdown I discovered bluebell woods and riverside water meadow paths I never knew existed, within a couple of miles from my city home – and soon the phrase ‘within walking distance’ had stretched to adventures out along the Tas Valley Way and the Wymondham to Cringleford route which is relaunched this summer as Kett s Country long distance path.
Published:
2:41 PM May 3, 2021
Updated:
4:24 PM May 3, 2021
From left, Claire Bradley, Stuart Snelling, John Ward, the Rev James Stewart and Ian Mackie collecting litter in Thorpe St. Andrew and in the River Yare on Saturday.
- Credit: Neil Didsbury
More than 60 bags of rubbish were collected as an army of volunteers gave up part of their Bank Holiday weekend to help clean up their town.
Armed with biodegradable bags, over 110 people across five teams came together on Saturday to fill a skip with the rubbish they had picked up around Thorpe St Andrew.
Scarlett, eight, and Matilda, seven, joined mum Victoria Waterhouse in picking up litter around Thorpe St Andrew.
Broads Authority rangers will increase patrols, including speed checks.
- Credit: Julian Claxton/Broads Authority
Increased patrols and how to videos are part of plans to keep people safe on the Norfolk Broads this year.
Ahead of an expected busy bank holiday weekend, the Broads Authority have urged visitors to stay safe and continue the low level of incidents reported recently.
It comes as the authority announced three more boaters were prosecuted for putting Broads users at risk by speeding and failing to navigate with care and caution.
Head of ranger services Lucy Burchnall said: We ve seen some cases of speeding and of inattentive boating recently, but a low level of incidents so far.