Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill.
Six and a half miles and about three hours on lanes, a long farm track and the grass river wall, out from the village through the boatyards on Womack Water to the ruined gatehouse of St Benet's Abbey standing alone on the marsh above the Bure. Start from the free village parking on Norwich Road at Ludham, beside the church, which is untimed and rarely full; the staithe at the end of Horsefen Road has only a handful of spaces. St Benet's Abbey is one of the two Broads historic sites that expressly welcomes dogs, on leads, and the marsh crossing is grazed by cattle for much of the year with deep unfenced dykes on both sides of the track.
Four and a half miles in a little over two hours, level all the way, along the river wall of the Ant from Ludham Bridge to How Hill with its four drainage mills, returning on the lane past Ludham church. Park in the free car park beside the bridge on the A1062 at Ludham Bridge, next to the boatyard and the cafe, which is the usual walkers' start and gets busy at lunchtime in summer. Dogs are welcome under effective control on the footpaths, but the How Hill gardens and nature trail set their own rules and should be checked at the gate, the river wall is unfenced with a fast tidal flow, and cattle graze the marsh compartments most of the year.
A village pub on Ludham's high street, ten minutes' walk from Womack Staithe and the moorings. Dogs are welcome in the bar and the garden but not in the main restaurant, so plan on a bar table if the dog is with you. A useful stop on the flat lane walk between Ludham and How Hill.
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