Geo-Trips :: A right Royal Ramble (II)
The Peddars Way
A walk from Castle Acre, Sun, 18 Sep 2022 by Basher Eyre
preceding leg | This trip is part of a series. |
Well, it's The Laaaads 10th Anniversary, an important occasion. Publicity, however, was dented by the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. On the week-end before her funeral, as a mark of respect we walked from North Pickenham to Castle Acre (Saturday 17th September 2022) and then from Castle Acre to Harpley (Sunday 18th September 2022).
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Castle Acre to Harpley (25b)
Looking westwards on the road to the manor house
Castle Acre to Harpley (26b)
Path from the Roman Road to Manor Farm Cottages
Castle Acre to Harpley (39b)
Farmland seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (45b)
Hikers on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (60b)
My step children never tired hearing Private Fraser's 'Old Empty Barn' story... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (65)
Looking north-northwest on the old Roman Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (80b)
There are many paths to the Dharma, or so my old RE teacher used to say. Here, as... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (97b)
The Peddars Way meets the B1145
Castle Acre to Harpley (105b)
Peddars Bungalow: mid-September 2022
Castle Acre to Harpley (114b)
The Peddars Way meets Lynn Lane
Castle Acre to Harpley (129b)
Farmland south-southwest of The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (135b)
Looking west-southwest along the road to Grimston Heath
Castle Acre to Harpley (163b)
Approaching a pig farm on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (180b)
Hikers passing the Dogotel, a Claridges for dogs
Castle Acre to Harpley (1)
We started at the castle
Castle Acre to Harpley (2)
At the castle
Castle Acre to Harpley (3)
A real treasure
Castle Acre to Harpley (4)
My first visit- very impressive
Castle Acre to Harpley (5)
Superb start to the day
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Looking towards the village
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Looking down from the ramparts
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Car park for the castle
Castle Acre to Harpley (12)
Looking westwards along Pye's Lane
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Mid section of Pye's Lane
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Approaching the junction of Pye's Lane and the High Street
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Junction of Town Lane with the High Street
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Approaching the junction of High Street, Back Lane, Town Lane and Massingham Road
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Telegraph poles in Massingham Road
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Approaching the junction of Massingham Road and St James's Green
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Looking from Massingham Road into St James's Green
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Approaching the junction of Massingham Road and North Street
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Looking from Massingham Road into North Street
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Coming soon
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Looking south-east along Massingham Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (24)
Looking from Massingham Road towards the 'Grand Designs' featured Water Tower... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (25a)
Approaching a junction in Massingham Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (26a)
Small traffic island in Massingham Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (27)
The first of MANY fields!
Castle Acre to Harpley (28)
On the Peddars Way
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Lovely clouds seen from a long distance footpath
Castle Acre to Harpley (30)
Field boundary seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (31)
Looking from The Peddars Way onto a Roman Road
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Field and track boundary on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (37)
Looking from The Peddars Way towards a road and track boundary
Castle Acre to Harpley (38)
Looking from The Peddars Way towards Manor Farm Cottages
Castle Acre to Harpley (39a)
The Peddars Way, just past the track to Manor Farm Cottages
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Field on The Peddars Way
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Distant field boundary seen from The Peddars Way
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Field seen from The Peddars Way
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Looking from The Peddars Way towards the Roman Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (45a)
Heading north-northwest on The Peddars Way
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Field seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (47)
Field entrance, showing the Peddars Way and the Roman Road
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Crossroads Cottages
Castle Acre to Harpley (51)
Lane to Old Wicken Cottages
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Lane to Wicken Farm
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Heading north-northwest on the Roman Road
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Track to Wicken Farm
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Those Romans sure didn't bend unless they had to!
Castle Acre to Harpley (56)
Field at Wicken Farm
Castle Acre to Harpley (57)
Gas marker on the Roman Road, which at this point is part of The Peddars Way too
Castle Acre to Harpley (58)
Field entrance seen from The Peddars Way section along the Roman Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (59)
Farm buildings seen from The Peddars Way section thats runs along the Roman Road
Castle Acre to Harpley (61)
Looking north-northwest on the Peddars Way
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Canopy of trees above the section of the Roman Road that is also The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (63)
Dead tree seen from the Roman Road section of The Peddars Way
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Field seen from the Roman Road section of The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (66)
The (Roman) road goes on forever and the angle never bends- with apologies to The... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (67)
It was on the Roman Road, that's when I fell for the Leader of the Pack... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (68)
Passing under some pylons on the Roman Road while walking The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (69)
Approaching a road and path junction on the Roman Road while walking The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (70)
Track to Washpit Farm
Castle Acre to Harpley (71)
Road to Massingham Heath seen from The Peddars Way, which here is running along a... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (72)
Signpost on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (73)
The Roman Road that carries The Peddars Way at this point
Castle Acre to Harpley (74)
Gas marker on the Roman Way
(seen while walking The Peddars Way)
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Taken along a Roman Road on The Peddars Way
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Field entrance seen from the Roman Road that we were walking as part of The Peddars way
Castle Acre to Harpley (77)
At last, a bend on the Roman Road on this section of The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (78)
Bend in a ROMAN road- what were they thinking of?
Castle Acre to Harpley (80a)
Signpost on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (81)
Glancing across from The Peddars Way to the road to great Massingham
Castle Acre to Harpley (82)
Hedge break on the Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (83)
Trig point on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (84)
Field seen from The Peddars Way
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Heading north-northwest on The Peddars Way
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Along the path to the B1145
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(Very) slight bend in The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (88)
Path to a field from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (89)
Grasses by the side of The Peddars Way
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The Peddars Way approaches the B1145
Castle Acre to Harpley (91)
Hay bales seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (92)
Still going north-northwest- could this still be part of the Roman Road?
Castle Acre to Harpley (93)
View from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (94)
Path junction- the one on the left has come in from Massingham Heath to join The... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (95)
Post marker on The Peddars way
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Signpost on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (97a)
Looking east-northeast on the B1145
Castle Acre to Harpley (98)
Passing Rhubarb Cottage on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (99)
Betts' Field Barn
Castle Acre to Harpley (100)
Gate to a field just past Betts' Field Barn
Castle Acre to Harpley (101)
Grazing cattle seen from The Peddars Way
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Field seen from The Peddars Way
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Heading north-west along The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (104)
The Peddars Way meets Drunken Drove
Castle Acre to Harpley (105)
Looking north-east on Drunken Drove at its junction with The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (105)
Looking south-southeast from The Peddars Way towards Drunken Drove
Castle Acre to Harpley (106)
Looking from The Peddars way, across Drunken Drove towards a pig farm
Castle Acre to Harpley (107)
Slight bend on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (108)
Field seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (109)
The Peddars Way in mid-September
Castle Acre to Harpley (110)
North-northwest view on The Peddars Way
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Field seen from The Peddars Way
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The Peddars Way between Drunken Drove and Lynn Lane
Castle Acre to Harpley (113)
Field seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (114a)
Looking west-southwest in Lynn Lane
Castle Acre to Harpley (115)
Looking east-northeast in Lynn Lane
Castle Acre to Harpley (116)
Looking along The Peddars Way from Lynn Lane
Castle Acre to Harpley (117)
Looking into a field along The Peddars Way
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Passing under verhead wires on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (119)
The Peddars Way, our walk for 2022
Castle Acre to Harpley (120)
The Peddars Way in early autumn
Castle Acre to Harpley (121)
Path leading off The Peddars Way
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Footpath sign on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (123)
Fellow hikers on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (124)
Field seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (125)
Tree seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (126)
Hay bales seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (127)
Bushes on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (128)
Field on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (129a)
Field boundary seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (130)
Hedge on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (131)
Field seen from The Peddars Way
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Field seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (133)
A field seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (134)
I think I can see a dog walker in the distance
Castle Acre to Harpley (135a)
Footpath sign at a road junction
Castle Acre to Harpley (136)
North-northwest view on The Peddars Way just past the road to Grimston Heath
Castle Acre to Harpley (137)
Looking north-east on the road to Hall Farm
Castle Acre to Harpley (138)
Hikers on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (139)
Looking south-east on The Peddars Way towards the road to Harts Wood
Castle Acre to Harpley (140)
Tyre tracks on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (141)
Heading North-Northwest on the Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (142)
Field entrance on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (143)
Path leading westwards from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (144)
Looking from a side path onto The Peddars Way
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The Peddars Way on a cool September day
Castle Acre to Harpley (146)
Walking north-northwest on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (147)
Footpath sign on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (148)
Farmland seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (149)
Field entrance on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (150)
Path junction on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (151)
Field north-west of The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (152)
Looking north-northwest on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (153)
Trees overhanging the Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (154)
The Peddars Way heading towards Cockyhoop Cottage
Castle Acre to Harpley (155)
Field glimpsed over a hedge on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (156)
Grain silos seen from The Peddars Way: also see... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (157)
Peddars Way, the straightest path I've ever walked
Castle Acre to Harpley (158)
Field seen from The Peddars Way
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Grass verges either side of The Peddars Way
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Field seen from The Peddars Way
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Nearly at Cockyhoop Cottage
Castle Acre to Harpley (162)
Seen near Cockyhoop Cottage: one of over 150 species of dandelion, my mother has... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (163a)
Green Lanes sign on The Peddars way: for more information see... more
Castle Acre to Harpley (164)
Field at Clarke's Farm
Castle Acre to Harpley (165)
Warning sign at the pig farm
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Peddars Way Long Distance Footpath heading north from Clarke's Farm
Castle Acre to Harpley (167)
Tree on The Peddars Way
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The Peddars Way approaching Harpley
Castle Acre to Harpley (169)
Bushes on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (170)
Field glimpsed from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (171)
Looking north-west on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (172)
Gate on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (173)
Overhanging tree branches on The Peddars Way
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Field boundary on The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (175)
Approaching a quarry on The Peddars Way
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The Peddars Way meets the path to the quarry
Castle Acre to Harpley (177)
Turning area for quarry vehicles seen from The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (178)
Padlocked entrance to the quarry
Castle Acre to Harpley (179)
Looking from the Dogotel back along The Peddars Way
Castle Acre to Harpley (180a)
Entrance to the Dogotel
Castle Acre to Harpley (181)
The Peddars Way: footpath sign at Harpley Dams
Castle Acre to Harpley (182)
Journey's end for 2022, the A148 glimpsed at Harpley.
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