Cycling from Magazine Wood

The landscape of north Norfolk seems made for cycling. It's not hilly and easily managed even by occasional cyclists. Yet it rolls enough to be interesting, and from the saddle you can go at your own speed  and savour the distinctive character of the area - its flint walls, red tiled roofs, birdlife, majestic medieval churches, cosy pubs, grand country estates and wonderful tranquility. And you're nearly always aware that  the sea is not that far away.

Local routes

The Peddars Way                                                                                     Magazine Wood is located on Peddars Way and you are permitted to cycle nearly all 93 miles of it! Turn left out of the drive and you can cycle right to the sea and explore this wonderful coastline turn right and a more rural route with the some unmade tracks (that can be muddy) will take you past beautiful woodlands and historic estates.

Sandringham                                                                                                                      Much of the estate of the Queen's Norfolk residence is designated as Sandringham Country Park, open  free all year, an area of 250 hectares of carefully managed woodland and heath. It has two nature trails and is about 15 minutes drive or 40 minutes cycle from us.   

Along The Norfolk Coast Cycleway                                                                                           A series of signposted routes make it sheer pleasure crossing through delectable Norfolk countryside. on very clear maps it consists of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway itself, a single 92mile route parallel to the coast, and ten Explorer Loops  which are circular tours you can do within a  day. Many accommodation hosts - from family holiday parks to luxurious B&Bs - welcome cyclists, providing cycle storage and drying areas, and some are even linked to cycle hire operations.

The Norfolk Coast Cycleway takes you along idyllically peaceful back roads and country lanes parallel to the Norfolk Coast, all the way from King's Lynn to Cromer (59 ½ miles), and then Cromer to Great Yarmouth (42 ½ miles). It's signposted all the way: from King's Lynn to Wighton (just southeast of Wells-next- Sea) it follows National Cycle Network Route 1 from Wighton to Great Yarmouth it follows Regional Route 30 (white 30 on a blue square). Specially routed to keep you off the rat  runs and take you past dozens of historic sights, country churches, village pubs and viewpoints, it can be done on a touring or mountain bike (one or two offroad sections have alternatives along roads).

To return, you can take your bike on the train from Great Yarmouth to Sheringham or King's Lynn: the Anglia Plus ticket makes a great value way of getting around (see back page).