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 plan to catch the 10:00 Konect bus 21 from Dereham to North Elmham, for a 7 mile walk back to Dereham. To join this walk, please meet at 09:45 at the bus stop in the Market Place near Specsavers: bring your bus pass or fare.

Options include stopping for refreshments at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse café and possibly returning from there to Dereham by bus.

For more details see our Current Events page.

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

We often end with the option of refreshments (tea/coffee or lunch) at a café in town.

See a report from our February and March 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.

We have undated our page with information about significant issues affecting the rights-of-way in Dereham. We’ll try to keep it up to date, but we can’t be everywhere every day, so if you come across an issue, please let us know by emailing ken-hawkins@tiscali.co.uk.

For details see Path work.

We met outside Church House (bottom of Church Street) at 13:30 for a 4 mile walk. Returning at about 15:00 for light refreshments and our Annual Public Meeting. This was an opportunity to tell us what you would like to see in future.

Read the full report.

Dereham Walkers are Welcome is run by a small committee who meet roughly every quarter to review and plan events as well as cover general administration.

If you are interested in becoming a committee member please message the secretary, details on our contact page

Read the 26 February Minutes (PDF, opens in a new tab).

Download our 2026 Programme Calendar (PDF, opens in new tab).

Look back at the 2025 list of all events

As always, the 2026 plan may be tweaked throughout the year so please check for updates. As time goes by you will be able to see how the walks went on our Event History page.

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

** 2026 **
Tue	12 May	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk
Wed	20 May	F	N.Elmham (bus) - Market Place
Fri	5 Jun	S	Regular Short walk - Church St
Tue	9 June	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk
Sat	20 Jun	F	Rushmeadow (evening walk)

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