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:

Bank Holiday Monday, 31 August, not only is our special garden party walk, but as this year marks our 10th anniversary, it will be extra special.

This will be a fairly short walk, starting at 13:30 from the play area at The Neatherd and ending around 15:00 with tea/coffee and cake in a nearby garden.

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.

An evening walk above and across Rushmeadow. It turned out to be a pleasant evening for this gentle 3 ¼ mile walk starting at 18:00 outside Church House (bottom of Church Street).

Returning to our starting point it was just a few yards further to The Romany Rye to finish the evening with a meal.

Read the full report

4 June 2026

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).

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.

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 **
Fri	7 Aug	S	Regular Short walk - Greenfield Rd
Tue	11 Aug	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk
Mon	31 Aug	F	Garden Party - Neatherd
Fri	4 Sept	S	Regular Short walk - Church St

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