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This
is an undemanding excursion through attractive countryside.
The 15-mile ride starts and ends in the old market town of Wymondham.
MAP:
OS Landranger 144 Thetford and Diss, Breckland and Wymondham,
(grid ref 107020).
Wymondham
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STARTING
POINT: Wymondham, which is just north of the A11 about 6
miles from Attleborough and 8 miles from Norwich. Look out for
signs to town Green on the northern side of the town. Then look
for a sign to Little Melton (B1135) along Melton road. This
leads you to a staggered crossroads where you cross the B1135
and head towards Little Melton and Wramplingham. Keep on the
road, (do not take the left turn to Wramplingham) and continue
for a few miles until you reach a war memorial. Turn right here
onto Market Lane.
You will
soon see an abandoned church tower standing next to a very similar
one attached to a church. After a mile or two, turn left and
then, when you reach a T-junction with the B1108, turn right.
Take the first left turn towards Bawburgh and just before you
come into the village on a bridge over the River Yare, turn
left to see the church, burial site of St Walstan, patron saint
of agriculture and farm workers.
Go back
to the road and turn left, keeping the pub on your right and
the mill on your left. Turn left at the T-junction towards Marlingford
and continue riding along the course of the Yare. In Marlingford
turn left by The Bell. Turn left at the next T-junction and
cross the river again. Turn right at the crossroads onto the
B1108 towards Barford and then, after 2 miles, turn left along
the Street towards Wramplingham and Wymondham.
Wymondham
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Carry on
through Wramplingham, past a collection of fine, large houses,
and out past the church which is on your left. After about 3
miles you will reach a junction. Turn right here and you will
reach the staggered crossroads you crossed on the outward journey.
Go straight over and into Wymondham and down towards Town Green.
Print
out your route map
From
On Your Bike in Norfolk and Suffolk,
by Tessa West, Countryside Books, 拢6.95.
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