Aylsham — Horsham St Faith
Aylhor one
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Aylsham and Horsham St Faith.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Aylsham and Horsham St Faith.
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Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Aylsham
Grid Ref
TG1931226911
Lat / Lon
52.79519° / 1.25151°
Easting / Northing
619,312E / 326,911N
What3Words
plug.cyber.addicted
Horsham St Faith
Grid Ref
TG2165915076
Lat / Lon
52.68801° / 1.27827°
Easting / Northing
621,659E / 315,076N
What3Words
paints.area.deed
Aylhor One's land is
Aylsham | |
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Grid Ref | TG1931226911 |
Lat / Lon | 52.79519° / 1.25151° |
Easting / Northing | 619,312E / 326,911N |
What3Words | plug.cyber.addicted |
Horsham St Faith | |
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Grid Ref | TG2165915076 |
Lat / Lon | 52.68801° / 1.27827° |
Easting / Northing | 621,659E / 315,076N |
What3Words | paints.area.deed |
Arable | 61.5% |
Pasture | 18.5% |
Urban | 18.2% |
Woods | 1.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Matt Tre
23 Sep 2023I walked this route in September 2023, from Horsham St Faith towards Aylsham.
The walk through Horsham St Faith was quiet, and not much traffic at all, before going down a quiet road and joining a footpath, this was a bit overgrown but still able to walk through fine.
Having followed it for a few minutes, you then take a left which takes you onto a track between some fields, which would probably be quite muddy after any rainfall but was fine on the day I walked it.
You then arrive in Newton St Faith, and from here there is a long stretch of walking along a road, which was not busy, however the first part when leaving Newton St. Faith did feature a couple of corners where you'd need to take care in case of traffic.
This long straight road eventually arrives in Hainford, where there is a pub if you wanted to stop.
This take you on to yet another road, which again is very quiet however is quite narrow so again would need to be aware of any vehicles coming along in either direction.
Once you reach Stratton Strawless, you take a track alongside farm buildings, and this eventually arrives at a gate. The signs refer to cattle grazing however there weren't any on the day that I walked this.
Once through the field and through another gate, it's back onto another path, which eventually reaches a crossroads where you'd take a right.
This path went round a couple of cattle grids and a small road near a large house, there were cattle at this point to be aware of.
The route then arrives in Buxton, there is a chip shop and a convenience store at this point, as well as pavements through the village. Following the route, this then brings you to Buxton 'station' which is a stop on the Bure Valley Railway.
You cross the railway, and from here the route directly follows alongside the railway all the way up to Aylsham.
This is a footpath that is also shared with cyclists.
Care must be taken when crossing the main Cromer road which goes round the outskirts of Aylsham with traffic coming in both directions.
Once across the road, the path follows round to Aylsham station, and from there the pavement allows you into the centre of Aylsham where there are shops, cafe's and a pub.
All in all, a pleasant route to walk, although the long stretch of road between Newton St Faith and Hainford (particularly the couple of corners) would be something that would need to take care with (and the reason for 4* instead of 5).
Aylsham also has bus links back to Norwich. (or you can take the Bure Valley Railway to Wroxham to join trains either to Norwich or Cromer/Sheringham.).
Lee fuller
09 Aug 2023Both me and a work colleague walked this route in August 2023. Overall it is a really nice walk with great off road walking views which takes you past many places of interest. I have listed the + and - points below.
PLUSSES:
Dry underfoot through whole route - even though overnight rain.
Lovely countryside views.
1/3 of distance next to a train line.
Pub directly on route.
Chip shop directly on route.
Convenience store directly on route.
½ of route was country paths/tracks as opposed to roads/pavement.
Nice length of walk.
Off the beaten track.
Plenty of parking at starting point and destination point.
Easy to follow route.
Safe to walk.
NEGATIVES:
Not for pushchair users.
Not for wheelchair users.
Overgrown in 2 small parts of the route.
Very narrow path in 2 small parts of the route.
Field of cows which may concern some people.
Very small section of route on a road which had very tight bends (on-coming car danger).
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