Please read details about the walks
If you are new to walking and would like to join us then please contact Sarah on 07879640676 or email dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk in the first instance as I need to know that you feel confident in doing our walks in the interest of safety for yourself and others. As these walks are not a stroll! Ideally you will have some level of fitness. Currently, you are able to come along for a ‘one free trial for a walk’. Yearly membership is £25.00. Please note that we normally have breaks on all walks and we usually take snacks/drinks to have on route even though we may stop at a pub/tea shop afterwards which is optional.
In addition we take photographs (for our facebook page) and sometimes video for promotional purposes so if you do not wish to be included then that is fine, please just opt out!
I also do not allow dogs on the walks, because of possible issues with cattle. There are other groups which cater for dog walkers.
Sun 10th Nov 2024 Barford and Colton walk approx 6.5 miles
Please join us for a shorter walk of 6.5 miles approx, south west of the City. We are meeting/parking at the village hall in Chapel Street, Barford, NR9 4AB ready for a 10.30am start. Toilets possibly available today, and a £1.00 donation is required towards village hall funds. The walk is a circular one from Barford towards Colton, over and around Barnham Broom golf club and returning via Colton Wood. We will have a short break on route, so please bring snacks/drinks for this. On our return there is the option of drinks, either in Colton or the newly opened Marlingford Bell (We can decide nearer the time) Sorry no dogs allowed. Contact Sarah on 07879640676 or dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk for more information if required.
Sun 17th Nov Trunch walk 8.5 miles kindly led by John K.
Please meet/park at Trunch Village Hall, Knapton Road, NR28 OQE, ready for the prompt 10.30am start. Toilets avaliable at the village hall, and a £1.00 per person donation is required to help with hall funds. A nice circular walk taking in some of the Paston Way. We head towards Mundesley and Gimmingham with views of the coastline. Walking along traffic free roads and well established tracks we take in Trimmingham Church for a lunch stop (Please bring this with you). Everyone one welcome for an optional post drink at the newly opened pub in the village-The Crown. Sorry no dogs allowed on the walk, for more information Contact Sarah on 07879 640676 or dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk New faces welcome to trial us out if you feel confident with the distance.
Sunday 24th November Sorry a day off!
Sun Dec 1st Mulbarton walk 6 miles
Please meet/park at Mulbarton Free car park (in front of the village hall and next door to the dentists) The Common, Mulbarton, NR14 8AE Ready for 10.30am prompt start. Sorry no toilets available today unless we are lucky! The walk is a mixture of tracks, including Tas Valley and Mulbarton Common. A short break on route. People can just turn up for the walk if they wish. Contact Sarah on 07879 640676.
Sunday December 1st Christmas Lunch at 1pm sit down at Sugar Beat Eating House, Norwich Road, Swainsthorpe, NR14 8PU. Please take a look at the Sugar Beat House website for details of the Christmas meal, a choice of 2 or 3 courses, £10.00 (a non refundable) deposit is required. We will be eating in their function room, contact Sarah on 07879640676 or dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk
www.sugarbeateatinghouse.co.uk Any questions just ask! Parking available at the venue.
Sunday 15th December 2024 Drayton and Marriotts walk 7.5 miles The last walk of the Year!
Please meet/park at Bob Carter Centre, 11 School Road, Drayton, NR8 6DW ready for a 10.30am start. Parking is behind the centre and is accessed by driving along the drive/road to the right of the Priscalla Bacon unit. There is also parking at the front of the Bob Carter Centre near the play area. Please meet me at the front of the Bob Carter centre where ever you park. We do have permission to park at the Bob Carter centre. The walk is a mixture of tracks, towards Felthorpe, and returns along Marriotts Way. Hopefully, there will be some excellent Autumn colours on display. Drinks afterwards in the Bob Carter centre bar. Sorry no dogs on the walks but please bring snacks/drinks for a break on route. Contact Sarah on 07879640676.
Break for Christmas and New Year
Wed 1st Jan 2025 New Years Day 6/7 miles approx followed by optional Cromer Fireworks at 5pm.
Please meet/park in the large layby between North Norfolk District Council offices and Pinewood Caravan Park on the A148 Holt Road, in Cromer. Nearest post code is NR27 9EN ready for a starting time of 12 o clock. The walk takes us over to West Runton via Incleborough Hill and returning via Abbs Common back to the layby to Cromer, some people may wish to stay in town and walk down to the Fireworks from the Pier at 5pm. (We can find a suitable place to have a drink or two before this) If interested please contact Sarah on 07879649676 or dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 5th January 2025 Hingham and Hardingham 7 miles approx
Please meet/park at Lincoln Hall, Fairway, Hingham, NR9 4HW ready to start walking at 10.30am. There is a £1.00 contribution towards village hall funds today. This pleasant walk roams around the paths and lanes north of the small town of Hingham, which has famous links with Abraham Lincoln. The walk also visits the 13th century church set on St George’s Mount about a mile out of the pretty Hardingham village. Sorry no dogs allowed on the walks. Please bring snacks/drinks with you for a break on route. Optional drinks after the walk in the White Hart Hotel in Hingham. New faces welcome to come along and try us out for a free trial. Contact Sarah on 07879640676 or dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk
Sunday 12th January 2025 (Re-scheduled walk) North Burlingham Woods 6.5 miles
Please park on the old layby off the A47 at North Burlingham, nearest post code is NR13 4TA, ready for a prompt 10.30am start. Meet nearest to the church on the old layby area. Please google the website for the old layby. The walk is around 7 miles and leads us through many of the woods which have been planted by local people and the local council the last few decades, there is also the elevated sun dial on route on St Austin’s wood. After the walk there is the option of drinks in a nearby pub, to be decide on the day or if you prefer there is the Fairhaven Garden Centre too. Sorry no dogs on the walks. New faces welcome to come along and try us out for a free trial before deciding if you would like to join up with Solemates club for the yearly fee of £25.00. Any questions please text/email dolman. sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 07879 640676.
More walks to follow/……………..
Friday January 31st 2025 Social Evening, Drinks and a takeaway in the Duke of Wellington pub, Waterloo Road, Norwich. NR3 1EG.
Come along and enjoy some chatter, drinks and some food maybe, this pub does not mind if you order a nearby takeaway which gets delivered to the pub, and the pub supplies the cutlery and crockery for you too! No washing up, job done! We can meet in there from 6.30pm onwards. Plenty of real ales to choose from. Please let me know if your coming along, thanks. Sarah on 07879640676 or dolman.sarah@yahoo.co.uk