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Topic: Peddars Way


In the News (Wed 3 Dec 08)

  
  Ramblers Association - Information - Path - Peddars Way
The Way was first discussed as a possible long distance route in the 1960s as part of a vision for a lengthy series of routes along ancient trackways across southeast England.
The Peddars Way bus operates seven days a week from Easter until the end of September, running from Thetford (with rail connections to Norwich, Cambridge and London) via Knettishall and numerous stops along the Way to Swaffham (with bus connection for King's Lynn and onward rail connections).
Peddar's Way and Norfolk Coast Path by Bruce Robinson, ISBN 1 85410 852 2.
www.ramblers.org.uk /info/paths/peddars.html   (642 words)

  
 StumpHunters Cycling and MTB page
The Peddars Way was originally built in 67AD by the Romans to speed up the transfer of troops from Colchester to Norfolk, the Romans were still at this point reeling from the hiding that Queen Boadicea gave them a few years earlier.
Peddars way was open the cyclist and walkers in 1986 (by Prince Charles which is a bit of a coincidence as it goes right past Sandringham) although much of Peddars way is off limits to cycles.
That's the thing about Peddars way, once you are on it and follow the markers and read the signs it's fairly easy to follow.
cgarwood.freeservers.com /PPeddars.htm   (385 words)

  
 rogueclassicism: Peddars Way Mystery
Known as the Peddars Way, it is a typically straight track marching from near Thetford directly through the heart of west Norfolk until it peters out at an isolated coastal spot at Holme, and is now favoured by walkers and cyclists.
Andrew, who lives in Derbyshire, was particularly taken with the recreated Iceni village at Cockley Cley but it was the Peddars Way, as a classic example of a Roman Road, that brought him to the county.
Peddars Way was one of a number of routes that the Romans carved through East Anglia, and was probably finished around 70 AD.
www.atrium-media.com /rogueclassicism/Posts/00003939.html   (1087 words)

  
 Peddars Way - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Combined with the North Norfolk Coastal Path, it forms the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales.
The Peddars Way may be accessed by public transport.
In August 2006, three charity fund raisers bought the Peddars Way to the headlines by taking it on together with the North Norfolk Coastal Path in aid of charity fund raising.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peddars_Way   (333 words)

  
 Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path on AboutBritain.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
There is much history to be seen on Peddars Way, together with an interesting series of sculptures created out of a project to explore Peddars Way, its creation and relationship with the land and people of the area.
A nature lovers paradise, on this section of the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path you'll be spoiled for choice with the likes of Blakeney Marshes with its seals and sea birds and Cley Next the Sea with a plethora of wild birds to be seen, to name but two.
The final stage of Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path sees you making your way to Cromer, yet another Norfolk coast town renowned for seafood, with crabs of a quality that are famous the world over.
www.aboutbritain.com /Articles/peddars-way-and-norfolk-coast-path.asp   (673 words)

  
 Peddars Cottage
At the other end of the village the remains of the famous Castle Acre Priory are to be found, now in the care of English Heritage.
Peddars Cottage was built in 1979 and it is designed and furnished in traditional style.
Peddars Cottage is an excellent base for an inland and country holiday, for a walking holiday - it is on the Peddars Way, or for touring Norfolk.
www.axiomci.com /peddars   (446 words)

  
 Peddars Way and Norfolk coast path national trail. Walking and hiking holidays in England, with baggage transfer, ...
Although two separate paths, the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path form one National Trail, combining centuries of history with some of the finest and varied scenery in the East Anglia region of England.
The Peddars Way starts in the Environmentally Sensitive Area of the Brecks, at Knettishall Heath near the old market town of Thetford, and leads as far as Hunstanton on north Norfolk’s Heritage Coast.
The word 'peddar' has its origins in the Middle Ages as a generic term for a footpath and the Peddars Way takes in a variety of country lanes, footpaths and tracks across the western part of Norfolk to the coast.
www.celtrail.com /norfolk   (379 words)

  
 Long distance footpaths in Britain: Southeast England
Using roads and footpaths it is possible to follow much of the route of the ancient Icknield Way which takes you from the end of the Ridgeway to the beginning of the Peddars Way.
The ancient and historic Peddars Way runs from the Suffolk border along the north west Norfolk ridge, passing through woods and farmland until it reaches the coast at Holme-next-the-Sea.
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path are a National Trail and are described in the guide Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path by B.
www.xs4all.nl /~keizee/southeast.html   (703 words)

  
 Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
As its name suggests, it is in reality two paths, of very different character: the Roman Peddars Way, practically dead straight across the low hills of rural Norfolk; and the path along one of the most remote coastlines in England.
We took the Peddars Way on occasional Saturdays, and the Norfolk Coast on a three-day excursion in June 2000.
Most of the main roads crossing the Peddars Way have some sort of bus service: the A47 Kings Lynn to Norwich road and the A148 King’s Lynn to Fakenham, for example.
www.aylmer.family.name /trails/peddarsintro.html   (322 words)

  
 R O T H A R . C O M : Mountain Bike Shenanigans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Peddars Way is an ancient trackway that runs in a northwesterly direction from the Breckland area north east of Thetford to Holme-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast.
The Roman association with the Way is obvious from here on as you make a bee-line for the coast along a dead straight route.
The Way can be rejoined if you hang a right just past the old railway line and follow the roads to Neat's Ling, which rejoins the way just south of Ringstead.
www.rothar.com /pages/peddars_way.htm   (1244 words)

  
 PEDDARS PLOD - 47 MILE SPONSORED WALK - RAF MARHAM STORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The historic Peddars Way runs through the Brecks Environmentally Sensitive Area to the open landscape of north west Norfolk.
The Peddars Way is based upon a 2000-year-old road built by the Romans to control the Iceni tribes led by Queen Boudicca.
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path is 93 miles (150 kilomtres) long.
www.rafmarham.co.uk /relations/stories/peddars-plod1.htm   (701 words)

  
 Flagship Housing Group :::: About Flagship > Peddars Way
Predominantly working in Norfolk, the core business of Peddars Way Housing Association is to provide quality, well-managed homes to its tenants and service users.
Our repairs service is central to this, as is the prompt letting of empty homes, collection of rents, good estate management, dealing effectively with matters such as anti-social behaviour and the improvement in the quality of the environment in which our tenants live.
Peddars Way has a successful development programme which has led to the provision of quality homes within 20 Local Authority areas throughout the Eastern region.
www.flagship-housing.co.uk /aboutflagship/company.asp?company=PW   (229 words)

  
 Walk #572: Knettishall Heath to North Pickenham
This was a very enjoyable walk along the southern stretch of the Peddars Way, and although the going was good and easy underfoot the scenery and views were not particularly great.
The Peddars Way starts off at a place called Knettishall Heath to the east of Thetford, and this is literally in the middle of nowhere.
The Peddars Way follows good tracks for the majority of the way, and navigation is almost farcically simple, as with all National Trails it is well waymarked, and there are not many turn-offs to get confused by.
www.britishwalks.org /walks/2003/572.php   (1340 words)

  
 Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
Peddars Way was a Roman military road built about 60AD, following much of the course of the older prehistoric Icknield Way.
Peddars Way, of course, is not a Roman name, but dates from the middle ages.
By linking the Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path with the Weavers Way and Angles Way it is possible to walk the grand circular tour of Norfolk.
www.walkingpages.co.uk /trails_paths/NT_peddarsway.htm   (345 words)

  
 Cotswold Way
I have not done the pennine way yet maybe two years time but i have done all of the pembrokeshire coast path and also going to do clevelandway next year im off this year to do hadrians wall.
Done the Penine way and i agree with all its not the scenary that makes it but the atmosher and all the friends you make on the way evan though you will probably never meet again - Done the C2C and found it was ruined by the hype of Mr Wainwright overrating it.
Please don't underestimate the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path.
www.cotswold-way.co.uk /poll_results.php?pollID=1&showcomments1=on   (2605 words)

  
 Peddars Cottage - Castle Acre Norfolk
Peddars Cottage is adjacent to the ancient Bailey gate, part of the original fortified walls of the historic village of Castle Acre.
Peddars Cottage is an excellent base for an inland and rural holiday, the village set in heart of the gloriously green Norfolk countryside.
The Cottage is named after the long distance Roman Footpath 'The Peddars Way' which runs through the centre of the village.
www.norfolkcoast.co.uk /area/peddarscottage/index.htm   (242 words)

  
 Peddars Way   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Peddars Way was probably built by the Romans just after the revolt of the local Iceni Tribes in AD 61 when the local lads were led by the Thatcheresque Queen Boudicea on a bloody and inevitably unsuccessful charge on the Roman forces in Colchester and London.
The name "Peddars" was not applied until much later in the Middle Ages, when it was most likely the generic name for a footpath.
By the 20th Century, several sections of the original straight Roman Road had disappeared altogether, and much of that remaining had fallen into a sorry state when it was finally "reinstated" as a single route and adopted by the Countryside Commission.
easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~peacock/rogerped.htm   (443 words)

  
 About this Trail - Peddars Way/Norfolk Coast Path - National Trails
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path starts in Suffolk at Knettishall Heath Country Park and follows the route of a Roman road to Holme-next-the-Sea on the north Norfolk coast.
At Holme the Peddars Way meets the Norfolk Coast Path as it runs from Hunstanton to Cromer.
Fantastic scenery and landscape cover the 150 km (93 miles) of the two trails of the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path.
www.nationaltrail.co.uk /PeddarsWay/text.asp?PageId=2   (301 words)

  
 EDP24 Equestrian Directory
The Access and Rights of Way office of the British Horse Society ultimatley aims to promote and protect a safe off road network of horse riding and carriage driving routes, improving and increasing access to areas where horses can be ridden and driven throughout the UK.
The Peddars Way starts on the Icknield Way about 5 miles (8km) north east of Thetford, and runs generally northwards for some 63 miles (100km) to the North Norfolk coast.
The Romans constructed the Peddars Way in the first century AD shortly after the disastrous uprising by Boudica and her Iceni people.
www.edp24.co.uk /Content/Sport/Equestrian/2005/asp/Bridleways.asp   (1314 words)

  
 Freedom Walking - Peddars Way and North Norfolk Coast Path   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Peddars Way runs from Knettishall on the Suffolk border along the Norfolk ridge to Holme-next-to-the-sea on the North Norfolk
This path runs from Holme-next-to-the-sea to Cromer and can be combined with the Peddars Way to give a total distance of 93 miles.
The wildlife of the coastal path is most impressive as the path passes through dunes, salt marshes, mud flats, shingle ridges and creeks.
www.freedom-walking.co.uk /page4.html   (156 words)

  
 Peddar's Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail
The Peddars Way starts on Knettishall Heath near Thetford, and follows generally flat fen country across Norfolk to the sea - a distance of some 46 miles.
Along the way the path follows an old Roman road through the Norfolk countryside to the beginning of the Norfolk Coast Path near Hunstanton.
The name "peddar" was not applied to the path until the Middle Ages, when it seems to have been a generic term for a footpath.
www.britainexpress.com /countryside/national-trails/peddars-way.htm   (463 words)

  
 British Horse Society * Ride UK * Extent
The Peddars Way was constructed by the Romans in the first century AD shortly after the disasterous uprising by Boudica and her Iceni people.
The linear route, The Harling Drove meets the Peddars Way Bridleroute at Roundham Heath.
The H47 Peterborough to Peddars Way Bridleroute is planned to join the Peddars Way riders' route near Swaffham.
www.ride-uk.org.uk /extent/natreg/peddars.htm   (411 words)

  
 Icknield Way - Paths Routes and Trails - Information - Ramblers' Association
Devised by the Icknield Way Association and supported by the Ramblers as part of a campaign to achieve National Trail status for the whole length of the ancient trackways linking the South Coast and the Wash, the Path was opened as a promoted route recognised by local authorities in 1992.
The 45km/28-mile Icknield Way Trail is intended as a multi-user alternative between Aldbury and Pegsdon, mainly following the northern alternative of the Icknield Way.
Due to construction work for a new bypass, a section of the Icknield Way on the eastern edge of Baldock will be closed for intermittent periods of days or weeks during 2004-2005.
www.ramblers.org.uk /info/paths/icknield.html   (569 words)

  
 Icknield Way Path - Official Web Site
The Icknield Way is unique among long distance tracks because it can claim to be "the oldest road in Britain".
The Icknield Way Association looks after the interests of the route as a whole, monitoring any actions that may threaten its integrity and urging improvements to the route for walkers.
Increases in the built-up areas and associated traffic during 26 years and three editions of the Guide have lead us to relegate this part of the original route to the status of "Southern Alternative Route" for those walkers with a special interest in the path along the Chalk ridges.
www.icknieldwaypath.co.uk   (249 words)

  
 Peddars Way Housing Association Ltd.
Repairs and new homes are central to this, as is the prompt letting of empty homes, collection of rents, good estate management, dealing effectively with matters such as nuisance and the general quality of the environment in which our tenants live.
The Association continues to be committed to vulnerable people across the region and is working closely with Flagship Housing Group, as well as voluntary and statutory organisations to meet the needs of its customers.
Peddars Way is committed to consultation with its customers and stakeholders, challenging how the service could be better delivered and comparing itself against alternative providers.
www.housingnet.co.uk /housingnet-html/Peddars_Way_Housing_Association_Ltd_.html   (204 words)

  
 Visit Norfolk
The Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail runs from Knettishall Heath on the Norfolk/Suffolk border to Cromer on the North Norfolk Coast.
Along the way you will be tempted by a variety of attractions from museums and galleries to family adventure parks and nature reserves.
The Nar Valley Way is a 34 miles long walk, running from the historic port of King's Lynn to the Museum of Rural life at Gressenhall, near East Dereham and is contained almost entirely within the watershed of the River Nar.
www.visitnorfolk.co.uk /norfolk/walking1.htm   (596 words)

  
 Council housing
The main social housing landlord In Breckland is Peddars Way Housing Association (click here to go to their website).
Peddars Way HA administers the Social Housing Register (waiting list) on behalf of Breckland Council.
As well as administering the Social Housing Register Peddars Way HA currently own and manage the majority of the social housing stock in the district.
www.breckland.gov.uk /councilhousing   (794 words)

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