Walk · Norfolk

Swaffham to Castle Acre on the Peddars Way

Swaffham

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. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

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 allowed

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/

Swaffham to Castle Acre on the Peddars Way

House rules, decoded

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