Walking provides health and economic benefits and there are many places to walk in Dereham, some are public streets, some are parks and open spaces. Dereham has 41 public rights of way - paths and tracks which everyone can use by right. We have published fourteen walk-guides which cover most of the countryside paths.

News:

We have a slightly different walk on Wednesday 16 October starting at the earlier time of 9:50 at the Konect bus stop outside NatWest Bank. We will catch the 10:00 Konect service 21 to North Elmham.

The walk is about 6½ miles, returning along a quiet road running from Worthing most of the way towards Hoe, then descending to pass through Hoe Rough. I estimate we will arrive at Fakenham Road (Beetley) about around 12:30. The walk will continue to Dereham using the Jubilee Trail into the town.

For those who wish to end at Gressenhall, there is the option of having lunch at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum and returning to Dereham via bus.

For more details see our Current Events page.

Join us for a leisurely short walk of no more than 4 miles. There’s no need to book, just turn up.

See a report from our April and June short walks.

For more details see our Current Events page.

Join us on the second Tuesday of the month for a walk no more than two miles and on good and even surfaces: we will make it clear in the email if this is not the case. The pace will be steady with regular pauses to catch our breath.

Afterwards there will be an opportunity to have some refreshments at a nearby hotel/cafe (bring your purse).

For more details see our Current Events page.

As part of 2024 Heritage Open Days (HODs) theme of Routes-Networks-Connections we held town walks which looked at former road and rail routes in Dereham, with historical information supplied by a member of Dereham Heritage Trust.

See the full report.

Bank Holiday Monday was a fine summer’s day, with with a very welcome breeze. Our party set out along the south side of The Neatherd for a fairly short walk (about 4 miles), ending around 15:00 for a ‘garden party’ - drinks and cakes in a nearby garden.

See the full report.

Download our 2024 Programme Calendar - June Update (PDF, opens in new tab).

These are our next few events, for the full year's programme and beyond see our Current Events page.

E="easy" (2 miles),
S="short" (4 miles),
F="full" (5-7+ miles):

** 2024 **
Fri	4 Oct	S	Regular Short walk - Neatherd
Tue	8 Oct	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk
Wed	16 Oct	F	Bus-walk (Beetley)
Fri	1 Nov	S	Regular Short walk - Windmill
Tue	12 Nov	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk

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