What are good first walks in Cambridge & East Anglia?

Wicken Fen (2.5 km, easy), Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral (2.8 km, easy) and Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows (3 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.

Can I get to walks in Cambridge & East Anglia without a car?

Yes: 5 of our 9 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows, Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral and Cley to Blakeney on the Norfolk Coast Path.

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Walks in the Cambridge & East Anglia

Riverside meadows from Cambridge to Grantchester and the wide beaches and pinewoods of the north Norfolk coast.

9 walks

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Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows

Cambridge

3 km · 10 m · 0.5–1 h

Easy · New

Holkham beach and the pinewoods

Holkham

5.1 km · 20 m · 1–1.5 h

Easy · New

Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral

Norwich

2.8 km · 10 m · 0.5–1 h

Easy · New

Dunwich Heath and the beach

Dunwich

5.7 km · 30 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Wicken Fen

Wicken

2.5 km · 0 m · 0.5–1 h

Easy · New

Cley to Blakeney on the Norfolk Coast Path

Cley next the Sea

6.1 km · 20 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Flatford Mill to Dedham

Flatford

7.6 km · 20 m · 1.5–2.5 h

In the foreground, the River Avon; right, the Canonical House, Leadenhall, which Constable's friend, Archdeacon John Fisher, was granted for

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Ely: the riverside and the cathedral

Ely

3 km · 30 m · 0.5–1 h

Easy · New

Southwold to Walberswick

Southwold

8.3 km · 30 m · 2–2.5 h

Cambridge & East Anglia at a glance

9 routes.

Good first walks

Wicken Fen · 2.5 km · 0 m
Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral · 2.8 km · 10 m
Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows · 3 km · 10 m

By train, bus or ferry

Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows · 3 km · 10 m
Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral · 2.8 km · 10 m
Cley to Blakeney on the Norfolk Coast Path · 6.1 km · 20 m

Questions about Cambridge & East Anglia

What are good first walks in Cambridge & East Anglia?: Wicken Fen (2.5 km, easy), Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral (2.8 km, easy) and Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows (3 km, easy). They're the shortest of our routes here that aren't graded hard.
Can I get to walks in Cambridge & East Anglia without a car?: Yes: 5 of our 9 routes here start somewhere you can reach by train, bus or ferry, including Cambridge to Grantchester across the meadows, Norwich: the Riverside Walk and the cathedral and Cley to Blakeney on the Norfolk Coast Path.