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Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail combines two contrasting
paths, each of which is a superb walk in its own right. The Peddars
Way is a fine country walk from Knettishall Heath near the old market
town of Thetford to Hunstanton on north Norfolk's Heritage
Coast. The trail follows the line of a Roman road, built during
Rome's battle against the rebellious Iceni tribe led by the
legendary Queen Boadicea. It is an enjoyable mix of country lanes,
footpaths and tracks through a varied landscape of open heath and
meres, woodland, rich farmland divided by flower-filled hedgerows
and pretty flint and carrstone villages. The
Norfolk Coast Path runs from the Victorian resort of Hunstanton
to the busy port of Cromer, the hub of Norfolk's crab fishing
industry, along a coastline that is famous for its remoteness
and wild beauty. It is a wonderfully diverse landscape of sweeping
sandy beaches, grass tufted dunes, saltings, reed beds, creeks,
tidal inlets and unspoilt villages that claim a maritime tradition
that saw them send warships to repel the Spanish Armada.
Magnificent
stately homes, monasteries, medieval castles, traditional windmills
that once ground flour or pumped water to keep the fertile fens
from disappearing beneath the sea, the spectacular seal colonies
at Blakeney Point and the prolific birdlife along the coast add
to the charm of this scenic National Trail.
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