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Witlingham Country Park

Norwich, England

Witlingham Country Park

Length5.5 mi
Elev. Gain229.6 ft
Est. Steps13000
Created by Simon
Introduction
Witlingham Country Park is a 5.5 mile (13,000-step) route located near Norwich, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 229.6 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

River Wensum

Water
The River Wensum is a chalk river in Norfolk, England and a tributary of the River Yare, despite being the larger of the two rivers. The river is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation.The Wensum is the principal river on which the city of Norwich was founded.

River Tas

Water
The River Tas is a river which flows northwards through South Norfolk in England - towards Norwich. The area is named the Tas Valley after the river. The name of the river is back-formed from the name of village of Tasburgh (E. Ekwall, English-River-names, p.393).Tributaries which have their sources at Hempnall and Carleton Rode converge at Tasburgh.

Carrow Abbey

Place
Carrow Abbey is a former Benedictine priory in Bracondale, southeast Norwich, England. The village on the site used to be called Carrow (there are many alternate spellings) and gives its name to Carrow Road, the football ground of Norwich F.C., located just metres to the north. Granted by charter of King Stephen, the abbey was founded ca.

County Hall, Norwich

Place
County Hall is a municipal facility at Martineau Lane in Norwich, Norfolk.

Norfolk Record Office

Place
The Norfolk Record Office holds the archives for the County of Norfolk. The archives are held at Martineau Lane, Norwich, and run by Norfolk County Council. The Record Office also hosts the East Anglian Film Archive.

Thorpe rail accident

Place
The Thorpe rail accident occurred on 10 September 1874, when two trains were involved in a head-on collision at Thorpe St Andrew in the English county of Norfolk.The accident occurred on what was then a single-track rail line between Norwich railway station and Brundall. The two trains involved were the 20:40 mail from Yarmouth and the 17:00 express from London to Yarmouth.

Trowse railway station

Place
Trowse was a station on the Great Eastern Main Line just south of Norwich. It was opened around the same time as Norwich Thorpe, and was intended to provide a short commute from the outer suburbs of Norwich.The Bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway (N&BR) received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. Work started on the line in 1844 and the line and its stations were opened on 30 July 1845.

Thorpe Marshes

Place
Thorpe Marshes is a 25-hectare (62-acre) nature reserve east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.This site has a lake called St Andrew’s Broad, which hosts waterbirds such as great crested grebes, cormorants, tufted ducks, gadwalls and grey herons. There are also flower rich marshes, and dragonflies and damselflies inhabit the many dykes.

Trowse

Place
Trowse, also called Trowse with Newton, is a village in South Norfolk which lies about 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Norwich city centre on the banks of the River Yare. It covers an area of 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) and had a population of 479 in 233 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 862 in 374 households at the 2011 Census.

Whitlingham railway station

Place
Whitlingham was a station in Whitlingham, Norfolk. The simple station has been demolished leaving no trace of its existence. However the footbridge is still in use for pedestrian use. Just east (away from Norwich and not in the photo) of the footbridge is the junction where services to Sheringham split from services to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.
Comments
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2019/06/04
This is a bike ride not a walk
Route Details

Length

5.5 mi

Elev. Gain

229.6 ft

Est. Steps

13000
Created by
Simon
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