Norfolk, Friday 25th to Sunday 27th September 2015

First of all a big thank you to Rab for all the effort he put into making the weekend away so successful and also to Malcolm and Rod for their assistance in planning and reconnoitering the walks.

 Friday's walk started at Cromer Pier ...
... in brilliant sunshine with views along the beaches east and west.
After walking along the sand to Sheringham ...
... we then headed inland via Beeston Common and Roman Camp before dropping back into Cromer.  In the distance could be seen Sheringham Shoal Wind Farm, at 314 MW one of the largest in UK waters.
The Sheringham Shoal

 On Saturday we all took the train from Cromer to Sheringham before boarding the North Norfolk Light Railway ...
... to Holt Railway Station.

 The shorter of the two walks from Holt today headed out into the lovely Norfolk countryside before dropping back down into Weybourne before returning by train to Sheringham.  Here are some of Jan's and Scott's photos:
Selbrigg Pond (or Horse Pit, not sure which)
Baconsthorpe Castle
Weybourne Station
Left here for Rab in case of emergencies
On the (much) longer walk we headed out through historic Bodham Wood, then Weybourne Wood before working our way through the National Trust's Sheringham Park.  From the Visitor Centre we crossed into rural Norfolk and East Beckham village and followed the Weavers’ Way (or was it one of the other Ways, Norfolk is full of them) ...
 
... through National Trust's Felbrigg Park and past Felbrigg Hall ... 
 ...where we had a late lunch before dropping back into Cromer.

 Sunday's walk again started at Cromer Pier ...
Lifeboat just launched from the end of the pier
... and along the cliffs to Overstrand ...

 ... and then south into the quiet Norfolk countryside, a world apart from the busy coast.  We passed Shrieking Pond to the hamlet of Frogshall and then back though the village of Northrepps to Overstrand.  
There's no way, Jan, that am I ever going to include a wooden hare in the blog, absolutely no way!
Oh, go on then.
 From there we walked back to Cromer along the beach ...
... or not as the case may be.

Carsington, 27th September 2015

This 9½ mile walk started at the Millfields Car Park near the Carsington dam ...
... and round the reservoir through the villages of Hognaston ...
... and Carsington, Hopton and Kirk Ireton with a coffee stop at Radio Derbyshire's Derbyshire day, what else.

West Leake, Zouch and Soar Valley, 13th September 2015

This 8 mile walk started near Zouch, a small canal hamlet previously the site of a water mill dating back to before the Doomsday Book, 1086.  We walked along Zouch Cut,

... to Normanton and across fields and woods ...

... towards West Leake.  Passing (but unfortunately not stopping at) the Star Inn we walked through the parklands of St Anne's Manor (1848).

Then a treat for Rod and Stewart (and a greeting of some sort from the driver) ...


 ... before lunch at St Anne's Church in Sutton Bonington. 
The sheep are safely gathered in after lunch
We reached the navigation again near the Devil's Elbow, a bipassed section of the river ...

... and back to our start point via Zouch Lock.

Saltby and Stonesby, 6th September 2015

 Angela's walk took us from the village of Saltby past the site of the medieval village of Bescaby to Stonesby and along the Mowbray Way to Sproxton.
The start - Saltby






Coffee near Bescaby's fish ponds - spot the two-pixel kingfisher

Lunch - St Bartholomew's Church, Sproxton

In the churchyard, near the south porch, stands an Anglo-Norse cross dating from the 10th or 11th century
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