Section 1 of 2, Marriott's Way
Norwich to Whitwell
12 miles (19.3 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: TG 195 264. Finish: TG 090 211. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 86 m of climbing and 93 m of descent; highest point 54 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Norwich.
- Station
- Aylsham (heritage railway), 80 m from the start. Directions TG 195 264
- Bus stops
- Tesco, 90 m from the start. Directions TG 195 265Budgens, opp, 390 m from the start. Directions TG 193 268
- Car parks
- Car park, 70 m from the start. Directions TG 195 265Car park (pay), 410 m from the start. Directions TG 192 267Car park, 420 m from the start. Directions TG 193 268
Getting back
The section finishes at Whitwell.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: a bus stop, 1.2 km away (Directions).
Planning Marriott's Way
- Planning the whole trail: norfolk.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: earth, rock and mud 53%, gravel and tracks 47%.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 1 stile, 5 gates.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 12 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Bell, Cawston: 4.4 miles in, about 300 m off the way. Food, seats outside.The Crown, Reepham: 6.3 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Real ale.
- Cafés
- Kerri's Farmhouse Pine, Reepham: 6.3 miles in.Junction 21 Tea Room, Themelthorpe: 9.1 miles in.All Things Nice, Cawston: 4.3 miles in, about 350 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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