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:

As part of Heritage Open Days, we are arranging two walks in September, starting in the town at 10:00 on Saturdays 7 and 14. It’s the same walk on both days.

In accordance with the HODs theme of Routes-Networks-Connections these town walks will look at former road and rail routes in Dereham, with historical information supplied by a member of Dereham Heritage Trust.

For more details see our Current Events page.

Join us for a leisurely short walk of no more than 4 miles. There’s no need to book, just turn up.

See a report from our April and June 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.

Bank Holiday Monday was a fine summer’s day, with with a very welcome breeze. Our party set out along the south side of The Neatherd for a fairly short walk (about 4 miles), ending around 15:00 for a ‘garden party’ - drinks and cakes in a nearby garden.

See the full report.

In a welcome break from recent weather, a fine day saw a party of 15 meet up at Dereham Railway Station. A 20 minute train ride took us to Thuxton, where we commenced the 7 mile walk back to Dereham via Garvestone, Whinburgh and Toftwood.

An optional coffee and cake awaited at the station cafe on our return.

See the full report.

Download our 2024 Programme Calendar - June Update (PDF, opens in new tab).

These are our next few events, for the full year's programme and beyond see our Current Events page.

E="easy" (2 miles),
S="short" (4 miles),
F="full" (5-7+ miles):

** 2024 **
Fri	6 Sept	S	Regular Short walk - Town Centre
Sat	7 Sept	F	Heritage Open Day walk
Tue	10 Sept	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk
Sat	14 Sept	F	Heritage Open Day walk
Fri	4 Oct	S	Regular Short walk - Neatherd
Tue	8 Oct	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk

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