Routes: Some of Norfolk's finest cycling is available from our centre at the very heart of the imposing Holkham Hall.
Scroll down this page for examples of the many routes.
Grand tour of Holkham Hall parkland and deer park. All the attractions of the Holkham Hall parkland using traffic-free tracks and traffic-calmed paths. A generally easy riding route for all ages. It ranges from 6 up to 10 miles... depending on your mood!
Sights include the Great Barn, the Obelisk (built in 1728 to mark the highest and most central point of the 18th century estate), the Temple (a former shooting lodge), a truly stunning view of Holkham Hall (home to the Coke - pronounced Cook - family since the 18th century) and its lake, the Ice House, the Walled Gardens (open from midday to 4pm), St Withburga Church (it too offers a lofty view of the hall), an imposing monument to agricultural innovator Thomas William Coke... not to mention 3,000 acres of parkland, home to some 800 fallow deer (and a few red deer too).
Also available... HOLKHAM PARK PLAY RIDE. An easy riding and flat route of just over 2 miles for visitors with young riders.
Up the Creake with Lord Nelson. An off-road excursion (that includes a couple of rougher sections) to Burnham Thorpe, famed as the birthplace of Lord Nelson (and an excellent pub), and then on delightful lanes to the ruins of Creake Abbey and its neighbouring tearoom and arts centre (closed Mondays), as well as a Farmers' Market on the first Saturday morning of each month, then a stunning vista as you return through the grounds of Holkham Hall. A circular trip of around 10 miles.
There is an alternative road route to Burnham Thorpe if preferred (it involves a steady although not steep climb out of Holkham Hall - but the reward is a long swoop down into the village!).
Three Discovery Rides for the over-active! Choose to visit Warham for East Anglia's finest Iron Age Fort (and one of its finest pubs!)... or the world renowned pilgrimage town of Little Walsingham (with its preserved Georgian courtroom, pubs and tearooms)... or on to the village of Binham with its imposing priory and a delightful pub!
Using mostly quiet lanes Warham is a 15-mile route in total - Little Walsingham up to 19 miles to the pilgrimage Slipper Chapel (or 17.5 miles for a circular option) - and Binham 18 miles. All mileages include the outward and return journeys.
The Norfolk Coast Cycleway. If you are looking for more adventure sample this delightful quiet lanes route just inland from the coast. In total it runs for more than 90 miles from Great Yarmouth and Cromer to King's Lynn. Special maps available to purchase (including local loop routes).
Scroll down this page for examples of the many routes.
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Grand tour of Holkham Hall parkland and deer park. All the attractions of the Holkham Hall parkland using traffic-free tracks and traffic-calmed paths. A generally easy riding route for all ages. It ranges from 6 up to 10 miles... depending on your mood!
Sights include the Great Barn, the Obelisk (built in 1728 to mark the highest and most central point of the 18th century estate), the Temple (a former shooting lodge), a truly stunning view of Holkham Hall (home to the Coke - pronounced Cook - family since the 18th century) and its lake, the Ice House, the Walled Gardens (open from midday to 4pm), St Withburga Church (it too offers a lofty view of the hall), an imposing monument to agricultural innovator Thomas William Coke... not to mention 3,000 acres of parkland, home to some 800 fallow deer (and a few red deer too).
Also available... HOLKHAM PARK PLAY RIDE. An easy riding and flat route of just over 2 miles for visitors with young riders.
Up the Creake with Lord Nelson. An off-road excursion (that includes a couple of rougher sections) to Burnham Thorpe, famed as the birthplace of Lord Nelson (and an excellent pub), and then on delightful lanes to the ruins of Creake Abbey and its neighbouring tearoom and arts centre (closed Mondays), as well as a Farmers' Market on the first Saturday morning of each month, then a stunning vista as you return through the grounds of Holkham Hall. A circular trip of around 10 miles.
There is an alternative road route to Burnham Thorpe if preferred (it involves a steady although not steep climb out of Holkham Hall - but the reward is a long swoop down into the village!).
Three Discovery Rides for the over-active! Choose to visit Warham for East Anglia's finest Iron Age Fort (and one of its finest pubs!)... or the world renowned pilgrimage town of Little Walsingham (with its preserved Georgian courtroom, pubs and tearooms)... or on to the village of Binham with its imposing priory and a delightful pub!
Using mostly quiet lanes Warham is a 15-mile route in total - Little Walsingham up to 19 miles to the pilgrimage Slipper Chapel (or 17.5 miles for a circular option) - and Binham 18 miles. All mileages include the outward and return journeys.
The Norfolk Coast Cycleway. If you are looking for more adventure sample this delightful quiet lanes route just inland from the coast. In total it runs for more than 90 miles from Great Yarmouth and Cromer to King's Lynn. Special maps available to purchase (including local loop routes).
