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Angles Way

Route facts

Waterways:
River Waveney »
River Little Ouse (Brandon River) »

Distance: 76.43 miles / 123 km

Duration: 5 days

Difficulty: Energetic

Starts at: Great Yarmouth

Ends at: Knettishall Heath Country Park near Thetford

This 77-mile route passes along the Waveney and Little Ouse valleys on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk through picturesque villages and historic towns.The landscape is punctuated by the distinctive round towers of churches and the occasional windmill and watermill. It varies from the open heaths, conifer plantations, and sandy soils of Breckland in the west, to the low-lying grazing marshes and watery landscape of the Broads in the east.

The Angles Way Path runs from Great Yarmouth on the coast to Knettishall Heath Country Park near Thetford. It completes the 'Round Norfolk Walk' of 219 miles by joining the Peddars Way, the Norfolk Coast Path and the Weavers Way. It also links to Boudica's Way, the Icknield Way, the Bigod Way and the Waveney Way.The route mainly uses public rights of way, and you can follow it on the ground by using the green waymark arrows with 'Angles Way' in yellow lettering. It is recommended you take related OS maps with you.For further information about Angles Way please telephone 01603 223 284. All leaflets relating to these walks are available from Diss Tourist Information Centre, tel. 01379 650 523.

Getting there

Parking: Parking is available at both start and end locations, as well as many places en route.

Public transport: Both start and finish points are easily accessible on major road routes.

 

Waypoints

1. Start

Start point, walking route: Angles Way

Easting: 653205, Northing: 306715

2. End

End point, walking route: Angles Way

Easting: 595550, Northing: 280670