Twenty of us travelled up to Norwich by train to start 4 days of walking in the flatlands of Norfolk.

We had excellent accommodation at the rambling Dunstan Hall Hotel for what proved to be a very cold week!

Our first walk was about 7.5 miles, taking in part of The Wherrymans Way which takes its name from the wherry, a large cargo carrying barge whose black sails were once a common side on the broads. The route ran along the banks of the River Yare through open marshes, reed beds, grazing meadows and riverside villages. We started our walk at the Saxon church at church Surlingham to the Ted Ellis Nature Reserve. Then rejoined the river before visiting the villages of Clayton and Thurton from where the bus took us back to the hotel.

On day two we walked from the hotel to the site of the Romano-British town of Venta Icenorum, an important town for both the Iceni tribe and the Romans. We then followed the Boudica Way which runs roughly parallel to the old roman ‘Pye" road. After lunch we progressed to Tasburgh to meet the bus, visiting Saxlingham Nethergate church on the way.

Day three took us by bus to Burnham Market, then through Holkham National Nature Reserve and gently downhill to the coast at Burnham Overy Staithe. We then followed the coast path alongside Burnham Creek to the vast expanse of Holkham Beach, then along the beach and through woodland to Holkham Gap ending at the pretty coastal town of Wells-next-the-Sea.

The final day saw us walking across the marshes to re-join the River Yare. We then followed the combined Weavers and Wherrymans Way along the river to Great Yarmouth from where we took a bus back to Norwich and a guided tour of the city finishing at the cathedral.

The next day we made our way home on the train.