Walk · Norfolk

Swaffham to Castle Acre on the Peddars Way

Swaffham
South Acre A47 A1065 Newton Road Southacre Road River Nar Round Covert Swaffham Plashes N 1 MILE © OpenStreetMap contributors
7.6MILES
3h 30mON FOOT
95mCLIMB
Linear — plan the returnSHAPE
The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland
Off-road 86% 14% shares tarmac with cars
Field & moor path 30%Lane & track 56%Road with traffic 14%

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.

Starts at
Free long-stay car park off the Market Place, Swaffham
Finishes at
Castle Acre village green, by the castle baileyLinear — plan how you get back
Parking
Free and untimed off Swaffham Market Place; on Saturday market day the closest rows fill early. There is free parking at the Castle Acre end if you walk it in reverse
Directions to the start →

Seven and a half miles one way, about three and a half hours, following the Roman line of the Peddars Way north out of Swaffham over open chalk arable to the Nar crossing and finishing at Castle Acre's castle and priory. Start from the free long-stay car park off the Market Place in Swaffham, which is the town's main parking and untimed, and arrange a lift back or use the infrequent bus, since there is no circular option that keeps the whole trail. The Way is a broad hedged green track with no stiles and easy walking for any dog, but there is no water at all between the two settlements and the arable margins hold sheep in some fields, so carry a bowl and a lead.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead OK
Livestock — leads on
REGION · NORFOLK
GRID · 52.6510, 0.6890
SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.NATIONALTRAIL.CO.UK/EN_GB/TRAILS/PEDDARS-WAY-AND-NORFOLK-COAST-PATH/

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