It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. This trail is great for running and walking, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring. A little bit further on I another found a sign as well as some interesting long horned cattle. Sunday saw two trains, both late in the day, the first activity being at 4.32 pm from Swaffham. quite exciting because you come across the first Pingo pond fairly If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to As I came out of the first wood and faced a very open Pingo, I wondered which way I should go until I saw a sign to my right. 2. early on as you walk through the woods and the first stretch of Thompson The station building is a social services centre and the house a private dwelling. 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Closure notices were served for the Lynn & Dereham line in 1968 and it closed to passengers with effect from 9 September 1968, with the last trains running on Saturday 7 September. The Leeds engines were 0-6-0 tanks with three-foot driving wheels. North of Watton a nominally independent company, the Watton and Swaffham Railway was incorporated on 12 July 1869. Along with the very picturesque Thompson Water, a man-made lake,this is a very picturesque walkin amongst marshy woodland and wetland, walking on part of an old Roman Road called thePeddars Wayand across Thompson Common and finally finishing up along a disused railway line where you pass some incredible beautiful swamps. The nearest Met Office weather station to provide local climate data is RAF Marham, about .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}5+12 miles (9km) west of the town centre. On Mondays and Fridays Swaffham sent out a light engine to Dereham at 6.00am. Send us photos or a comment about this route. It would cost somewhere between 3.3 and4.75m to be built and it would take between five and eight years to finish the project. A former Norfolk railway line could become a new walking and cycling route between two of the county's towns, according to newly-published documents. Swaffham is near the crossroads of the west-east ( Kings Lynn (15 miles) to Norwich (30 miles)) A47 and the south-north A1065 ( London, Cambridge and Newmarket to Fakenham and North Norfolk). It was vested into the GER in 1897, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1923. You can park here if you wish, but the actual car park is just behind here, so take the track in the middle of the lay-by and turn immediately right.Most of the walk is very well sign posted. To a passer-by on the A1065 north of the town centre there is no indication that a railway once crossed the busy main road. The civil parish has an area of 11.42sqmi (29.6km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households, which increased to 7,258, in 3,258 households, at the 2011 census. This club organises walks over disused railway lines, and non-members can sample up to two of these before joining. violets. by dislodging some masonry or mortar from the arch below. Explore Norfolk UK has put together a special package to take in this Pingo Trail, as well as visiting Oxburgh Hall and taking a countryside walk around the area and Sandringham House, again with another lovely circular walk. Swaffham has a Non-League football club Swaffham Town F.C. Walk from the gracious town of Swaffham to the ancient Peddars Way. Photographs from the 1950s show passenger work in the hands of D16 4-4-0s and goods trains hauled by various former Great Eastern 0-6-0 types. Then with a S-Train to Dsseldorf main Station. On 16 July 1866 the Thetford and Watton Railway was incorporated to construct a new railway that would leave the Norwich & Brandon Railway line at Roudham Junction, four and a half miles east of Thetford. Record Card: NAU Staff. [note 1] Instead locomotives were obtained from Manning Wardle & Co. The shopkeeper laughed, and replied that he often dreamed that if he went to a certain orchard in Swaffham and started digging, he would find buried treasure. Latterly Class 03 diesel shunters were to be found working goods turns on the branch. Under the proposal, the former Watton-Swaffham railway line would be repurposed to become a walking and cycling link. A little further north a brick overbridge is intact crossing Hale Road. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968. Theres a well-equipped kitchen, enclosed Little Flint and Lyons Green are two secluded, traditional brick and flint English country cottages built in the early 18th century, both with inglenook fireplaces, beams and many original features. When she was completing her 47th and final race, Orford became so excited that he fell off his horse and died. A former Norfolk railway line could become a new walking and cycling route between two of the county's towns, according to newly-published documents. Walking routes starting in Turbine Way, Swaffham. [22] It was also built with an observation deck just below the nacelle which was open for the public to climb during the 2000s and 2010s, the only wind turbine in the world to have such a facility. Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. Rose (NAU), 18 May 1983.Roudham Junction to Stow Bedon - trackbed removed but greybrick overbridges remain.Underbridges mostly removed.Overgrown despite section Cranberry Roughs - Stow Bedon being marked as road on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 map. That came to fruition on 15 November 1876. The pedlar returned to Swaffham, and found the treasure. Of the intermediate stations only Dunham and Narborough had definite stops. We do not publish these resources on the Internet, but they are available to walk leaders from our Secretary, who can supply them on a CD. . The railways were all closed as part of the Beeching Axe, though the possibility of rebuilding a direct rail link from Norwich to King's Lynn via Swaffham is occasionally raised. This was established by Lord Orford, a nephew of the writer Horace Walpole, in 1786. Bearing left, walk down the slight incline, and at the bottom of the hill you'll see another sign on the left hand side pointing to the left. Route map drawn by Alan Young. Not shown in the tables, a train for Norwich and its market left on Saturdays only at about 8.40am. We also have a useful Walk Template (see links below). Almost immediately you pass the entrance to the parish Church of St Peter and St Paul's, which dates mostly from the 15th century and whose distinctive spire can be seen for miles around. Enjoy this 2.0-mile out-and-back trail near King's Lynn, Norfolk. Even with a walk over an official route, theres a lot to consider, including lunchtime and transport arrangements: its no good reaching the lunchtime pub after the kitchen has closed, or the end of the walk after the last bus has gone. [21] The first of the wind turbines to be constructed was an Enercon E66/1500 with 1.5 MW generation capacity, 67 metres nacelle height and 66 metres rotor diameter. Drive. The area was named "Loch Neaton" in honour of the Scottish navvies who built the line, with Neaton being the local hamlet. . Near the road the large goods shed, extended to cover the route of the railway between station and level crossing, now houses a motor company. The Gate House, much rebuilt and modernised, still stands beside the crossing. The stationmasters house was an unassuming, two-storey structure of pale cream brick under a hipped roof with a tall central chimneystack. Set off on this walk from Tennyson Ave and follow the Swaffham . book contains 18 walks with an interest. Many of the old railways that we visit present no problem because they now form part of official traffic-free trails, and the structures on them are maintained and inspected regularly. The club carries Civil Liability Insurance, which covers all members plus non-members on taster events (as described above) but not friends, family or other casual participants. [5] On the top is the statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of the harvest. For more information on what we can offer on our Norfolk Walking Holidays, click here. People who join our taster events must intend to join the club. Five trains left for Dereham, one more on each of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The mostly spacious bedrooms are thoughtfully furnished to ensure guest comfort You can read all about the history of Swaffham, along with seeing an excellent exhibition dedicated to Howard Carter and his discoveries in Egypt. Also known as kettle ponds, these pingos date back to the ice age, and Pingo is the Eskimo word for hill. The cheapest way to get from Kent to Swaffham costs only 44, and the quickest way takes just 2 hours. The reasons for the privately owned trackbeds being in the minority are (1) we do not trespass on private land, and (2) it is very time-consuming to arrange access with sometimes dozens of separate landowners. Generally, you should have a reasonable level of fitness and be able to manage 7 or 8 miles at about 3 miles per hour. An exhibition of Carters work in Egypt can be seen in the town museum, which also serves as the tourist information centre. Most send out two newsletters per year. The cheapest way to get from Swaffham to Wells-next-the-Sea costs only 8, and the quickest way takes just 32 mins. Swaffham owes much of its present-day elegance to late 18th-century and Regency times, when it was a centre for well-connected people to attend balls, soires and concerts. I had a lovely treat watching this fox run in front of me, and then had the pleasure of seeing it again as I neared the end of the walk. There were no bay platforms: the line to the rear of the down platform formed a loop used for goods traffic. This produces a lot of information which doesnt lend itself easily to a short rubric that we can publish in our magazine. 1869 - Image ID: D96P36", "Important Improvement In Steam Carriages", "Route of Thetford, Watton and Swaffham Railway (later Great Eastern)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bury_and_Thetford_(Swaffham_Branch)&oldid=1013832911, This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 18:08. All passenger services to Watton and Thetford ended on 15 June 1964 although the final trains had run on 12 June. Swaffham became a junction station on 20 September 1875 when goods services commenced on the line from Watton and Thetford; passenger traffic started on that route a couple of months later on 25 November. He took up office around the turn of the 20th Century and stayed in post until after Grouping in 1923. . East of the A1065 another unsightly business park lies over the running lines and northern sidings. Once through Cranberry Rough, you then follow the straight disused Thetford to Swaffham railway track for a while, along open farmland, and this path eventually takes you all the way back to the car park. [27] In 2021 the building was sold to manufacturer Flexion Global for use as their headquarters. Several of our members do the same, and part of the fun on these walks is comparing present day scenes with historic photographs. On the main line there were six passenger trains in each direction plus one more on each of Tuesday and Saturday, these being market days in Lynn and Norwich respectively. Its construction was delayed and complicated due to difficult land at Neaton, just north of Watton. [23] The council subsequently put it up for rent or sale and discussed exchanging it with Swaffham Town Council in return for 5 acres (2.0ha) of building land. For Swaffham Bulbeck in Cambridgeshire, see. Despite BRs modernisation attempts the end was signalled in Dr. Richard Beechings report The Reshaping of Britains Railways, published in March 1963 and closure of Norfolks branch lines began with some urgency. Rose (NAU), May, 1988.The section southwest of Stow Bedon mentioned above is now a footpath.At 9350 9491 is a crossing house of two storeys, grey brick skin over clay lump, now derelict.E. Stanley C Jenkins, in his book about the Lynn & Dereham Railway, gives us the names of many of the Station Masters in charge at various places and times. Here can still be seen the crossing-keepers hut and, beside it, a gatepost and the remnants of the personnel gate that was part of the level crossing. Turn right here and head back in the direction of Swaffham. There was no Sunday service. Last walked on 16 May 2015, A circular walk from Turbine Way, Swaffham; heading west from Swaffham along Shouldham Lane, turning south then east from Town Farm along Shoemakers Lane to reach the centre of Swaffham, heading east by the churchyard and continuing north-east on streets, paths and Sporle Road until the route of an old railway line is reached, turning west on this route and continuing on paths and roads back to the start. Apr 2023 - Watton-Swaffham railway . 1st Class singles were white, 2nd rose, 3rd green and parliamentary buff coloured. Just after Swaffham, the line split into two, one branch heading south to Thetford, and the other east towards Dereham. The church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is one of only a few churches that have angels carved in wood instead of stone around the top of the walls. The turntable line was reached from the signal box by way of west-facing points. Once called the Butter Cross, this Palladian-styled structure is topped by a little figure of the goddess Ceres, holding a sheaf. See full article, Click below for an interesting article on New Civil Engineer website titled "Abandoned rail links can boost transport connectivity" See full article, Our Southern Area Coordinators, Keith Lawrie and Kevin Arnold are giving a talk about RR at the Slough & Windsor Railway Society on Friday evening 10th March. Stow Bedon station retains only a few buildings which may not have been connected with railway.E. Browse all of the details of each route below and explore more of the nature around Swaffham. The coming of the railway invigorated business in the town and two large monthly cattle markets brought livestock traffic to the railway. We have developed resources to help our walk leaders design and plan railway walks ranging from straightforward events over official railway paths to walks which require negotiation with landowners. Streetmap Nat.Grid: TF 817 095 GPS: Lat,Long 52.6535,0.6851 what3words: seated.clerk.corded From here you continue along the path and over the common land until you reach a junction with fairly open land on your right hand side. Steam locomotives worked out of Swaffham engine shed, a sub-shed of Norwich Thorpe (shed code 32A in BR days). This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. You occasionally have to keep an eye out for way markers, but Norfolk Trails have upgraded the posts, so you shouldn't have a problem. However, it helps to ensure that our walk leaders do not overlook anything, and there is much to be said for that. Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. Rose (NLA), 29 January 2005. Last walked on 23 July 2016, A circular walk from Turbine Way, Swaffham; heading west from Swaffham along Shouldham Lane, turning south then east from Town Farm along Shoemakers Lane to reach the centre of Swaffham, heading east by the churchyard and then to the southern end of Swaffham by streets, joining Dulgate Lane to head north on tracks and paths until the route of an old railway line is reached, turning west on this route and continuing on paths and roads back to the start. . Steam-worked passenger trains ceased running through Swaffham at the end of the 1955 summer timetable after which all services was operated by DMUs based at Dereham. By 1960 no steam locomotives plied the line on passenger trains and the Sunday service had disappeared. stations on the Watton & Swaffham Railway click on the station name: The last train to Thetford left at 7.16pm and arrived back at Swaffham at 10.01pm. If you're chattering away, you may miss this and continue on around the woods. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968. Railway Station to Swaffham, Kings Arms. The park remains today, bordered on one side by the abandoned railway embankment.[13]. www.open-walks.co.uk/directory/?searchconditi www.historyfiles.co.uk/MainRailwayWalksIndex. Find the travel option that best suits you. In the summer of 2006, location filming was done in the town for the ITV1 series Kingdom, starring Stephen Fry. The Junction box was taken out of use at this time. By 20 September of that year the Eastern Region had published proposals to close the Thetford to Watton Branch, allowing two months for consultation and objections. You meander through Cranberry Rough where on either sideyoure surrounded by water and wetland, dykes and pools. I expected to see a few Pingo ponds, but nothing like as many as there were. The Market Place and twin churches lie to the right, while the car park is just a short distance ahead along Station Road. See other stations on the Lynn - Dereham line: Middleton Towers, East Winch, Pentney & Bilney, Narborough & Pentney, Sporle, Dunham, Fransham, Wendling, Scarning & Dereham (EAR Station), To see the other
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