The Nar Valley Way

September 2015.
Feeling in need of a bit of a break, we headed off to Norfolk (yet again) and the Nar Valley Way.
Just two days walking, covering 40 miles or so in total.
The first day starting in King's Lynn and following the River Nar to Castle Acre. The second day more varied, following the valley through farmland and pleasant wooded lanes to the official end point at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum. After a cuppa and slice of cake at the Museum, a quick couple of miles into Dereham to catch the bus back to Peterborough.
King's Lynn bus station
The official start - South Quay, King's Lynn
Fingerpost and waymarker
Fingerpost and waymarker, King's Lynn
The River Nar joins the tidal River Great Ouse
River Nar just before the tidal sluice
The first mile-or-so. Not very interesting - or pleasant.
Under the A47
... and things start to look a bit better ...
Typical open riverside stretch as we leave King's Lynn behind
Still a typical embanked river - but plenty of shade here
A good year for hawthorn berries
Overgrown path approaching the railway line, beyond West Winch
Dark and dingy under the railway line ...
... then back to typical wide open fenland spaces
Road bridge and Environment Agency gauging station, Setchey
More open country - and embanked fen river
Lots of swans
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