Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path

History

The Peddars Way follows the line of a Roman road for 46 miles, from Knettishall Heath in Suffolk to Holme-next-the-Sea. Its name comes from the Middle English 'pedder', an itinerant trader, and it first appears on a map of 1587.

The Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path were joined as a Long Distance Path in 1986, opened by the Prince of Wales in a ceremony on Holme beach. The original coast path ran from Hunstanton to Cromer; since 2014 it has been extended in both directions as stretches of the King Charles III England Coast Path, and now runs the whole Norfolk coast from Sutton Bridge to Hopton-on-Sea.

Sources: National Trails: Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path; National Trails: Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path trail information; Trailblazer Guides: Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path history; Wikipedia: Peddars Way; Wikipedia: Norfolk Coast Path