Castle Acre, the Nar and the Peddars Way

Five miles and around two and a half hours on chalk track, water-meadow path and the broad green line of the Peddars Way, out of the finest medieval village in Norfolk past the priory ruins, down the Nar to West Acre and back over the fields. Start from the free village green car park inside the castle bailey at Castle Acre, postcode PE32 2AE, which is untimed and takes about thirty cars; the priory has its own small car park when it is open. The Nar is a shallow chalk stream that gives a safe drink and a swim the whole way, sheep and cattle graze the meadows so leads are needed there, and the Peddars Way itself is stile-free.