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:

Dereham Walkers are Welcome has decorated a tree in St Nicholas Church’s Christmas Tree Festival. The festival is runs until to 30 November - do go and have a look!

Refreshments available including mulled wine, and exciting Raffle prizes. All funds raised this year will be divided between Dereham Meeting Point and the project to install toilets in the Parish Church.

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

Note: Our New Year’s Day walk on Thursday 1 January will replace the scheduled January Friday walk, details to follow.

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.

A joint Dereham Walkers are Welcome and Dereham Heritage Trust walk for Heritage Open Days took place as planned on Saturday 20 September.

The 2 mile walk visited a number of buildings significant to the town’s rich and varied history. All participants received an illustrated booklet enabling them to retrace the route whenever they wished.

Read the full report.

Download the Booklet (pdf).

Dereham Walkers are Welcome is run by a small committee who meet roughly every quarter to review and plan events as well as cover general administration.

If you are interested in becoming a committee member please message the secretary, details on our contact page

Read the 14 August Minutes (PDF, opens in a new tab).

Download our 2025 Programme Calendar (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):

** 2025 **
Fri	5 Dec	S	Regular Short walk - Windmill
Tue	9 Dec	E	Regular Easy Tuesday walk
** 2026 **
Thu	1 Jan	F	Our New Year’s Day walk will replace the scheduled January Friday walk, details to follow

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