10 NORFOLK HOVETON & COLTISHALL
■Distance: 6¾ miles/11km ■Time: 3½ hours ■Grade: Moderate
This circular walk from Hoveton and Wroxham railway station takes you cross-country to the villages of Belaugh and Coltishall on the lovely River Bure. (The route is inspired by one of the Norfolk Trails, norfolktrails.co.uk.) The church at Belaugh, unusually for Norfolk, stands on a hill above the river. Inside, there is a carved and painted medieval roodscreen with battered-but-still-colourful saints and more modern kneelers embroidered with local scenes. A choice of pubs at the just-over-halfway point in riverside Coltishall makes this a scenic lunch stop. The walk also begins with an optional half-mile loop around the busy village of Hoveton (Wroxham is on the other side of the river). If you would rather set off at once, and maybe explore Hoveton at the end, simply skip to Point 2.
1 Start
Walk down steps from Platform 2 at Hoveton and Wroxham railway station and keep railway on L.
Near tunnel under railway, keep straight on path signed to river.
Follow boardwalk L under railway. Keep R close to water and walk along riverside path. At King’s Head pub, turn L through car park and L again on Station Road back to
PLAN YOUR WALK
Start/parking Hoveton and Wroxham station, postcode NR12 8UR, grid ref TG302185 Is it for me?
Muddy in winter, but generally good level paths and quiet lanes. Not too long, fairly easy to follow with blue waymarks for most of route Stiles None
Nearest town Norwich Refreshments Fizz and Fromage bakery by station (fizzandfromage. com, 01603 927171, book ahead to eat in).
Rising Sun pub in Coltishall (risingsuncoltishall.co.uk, 01603 737440) Public toilets Station Road in Hoveton Public transport Regular Greater Anglia trains from Norwich and Sheringham greateranglia.co.uk Maps OS Explorer OL40; Landranger 134 station. Go under tunnel and turn R.
2 ½ mile/0.8km
Climb back up onto Platform 2 and walk straight along ramped path with railway on R to reach Bure Valley Railway. Walk past buildings to access Bure Valley Path and continue with narrow-gauge line o
