Self Guided Travel publishes Peddars Way Complete Journey
Self Guided Travel has published the Peddars Way Complete Journey, a five-day itinerary for walking the full 46-mile / 74 km trail from Knettishall Heath to Holme-next-the-Sea.
The Journey brings together the route, suggested overnight stops and practical Guides in one place, giving walkers a starting point for researching and planning the Peddars Way independently.
It builds on Self Guided Travel's wider coverage of the trail, including the places, landscapes, accommodation and practical information connected with walking from Breckland to the Norfolk Coast.
Five days along the Peddars Way
The suggested itinerary divides the Peddars Way into five walking days, beginning with an arrival night near Thetford before starting at Knettishall Heath.
From there, the route heads north through Breckland and rural Norfolk, with overnight stops around Great Cressingham, Castle Acre, Great Massingham and Ringstead before reaching Holme-next-the-Sea.
The distances vary considerably between stages, reflecting the location of villages and accommodation along the trail rather than dividing the route into equal sections.
Walkers can use the itinerary as published or adapt the stages, accommodation and daily distances to their own plans.
Connecting the route with the places along it
The Peddars Way follows an ancient route north from Knettishall Heath, passing through heathland, woodland, farmland and historic villages before reaching the Norfolk coast.
Places including Great Cressingham, Castle Acre, Great Massingham and Ringstead provide natural stopping points along the way.
At Castle Acre, the trail passes the remains of Castle Acre Castle and close to Castle Acre Priory. Further north, the landscape changes as the route approaches the Norfolk Coast National Landscape and the dunes and saltmarshes around Holme-next-the-Sea.
Publishing the Journey allows these places to form part of planning the walk rather than treating the Peddars Way simply as a line between its start and finish.
Planning the journey independently
The Peddars Way Complete Journey is a planning resource, not a packaged trip.
Walkers choose and book their own accommodation, arrange their own travel and can change the itinerary according to the distances they want to walk.
Supporting Guides cover practical questions including getting to Knettishall Heath, the difficulty of the Peddars Way and travelling home after reaching Holme-next-the-Sea.
Self Guided Travel has also published a shorter Walking from Great Massingham break for people who want to stay in one place and explore part of the Peddars Way and surrounding countryside rather than walk the complete trail.
The Peddars Way Complete Journey
The Peddars Way Complete Journey is now published on Self Guided Travel alongside the main Peddars Way trail page, practical Guides, places to stay and information about the destinations and landscapes along the route.
It is part of Self Guided Travel's continuing work to publish Britain's trails, landscapes and wild places, and help people research and plan independent journeys through them.
