Walk · Norfolk

Whitlingham to Thorpe St Andrew river loop

Norwich · NR14 8TR

4.3MILES

2h 5mON FOOT

25mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 80% 20% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 42%Lane & track 38%Road with traffic 20%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, 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

Whitlingham Country Park car park on Whitlingham Lane NR14 8TR

Parking

Pay by the half hour at Whitlingham, rigorously enforced; free street parking around Thorpe river green is limited to two hours

Directions to the start →

Four and a quarter miles in about two hours on riverside path, marsh boardwalk and a stretch of suburban pavement, from the country park along the Yare and the Wensum to the river green at Thorpe St Andrew and back over Whitlingham Marsh. Park at the Whitlingham Country Park car park on Whitlingham Lane, NR14 8TR, paying by the half hour, or take the train to Thorpe and walk it the other way. Dogs must be on a lead in the Conservation Area and on Trowse Water Meadow and in the car parks, the marsh boardwalk sections are narrow with deep dykes on both sides, and there is water at the cafe end.

THE SMALL PRINTDogs must be on a lead in the Conservation Area, on Trowse Water Meadow, at the play area, around the Flint Barn Cafe and in all car parks; effective control is required everywhere else in the country park.

House rules, decoded

Off-lead allowed

Water bowls

REGION · NORFOLK

GRID · 52.6222, 1.3330

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.WHITLINGHAMCOUNTRYPARK.COM/DOGS-POLICY

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