Wells-next-the-Sea — Sheringham
Welshe one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Wells-next-the-Sea and Sheringham.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Wells-next-the-Sea and Sheringham.
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This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to safety.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 9
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Wells-next-the-Sea
Grid Ref
TF9168743785
Lat / Lon
52.95721° / 0.85229°
Easting / Northing
591,688E / 343,786N
What3Words
loves.domestic.preheated
Sheringham
Grid Ref
TG1576243054
Lat / Lon
52.94151° / 1.20963°
Easting / Northing
615,762E / 343,054N
What3Words
envy.masterful.partner
Welshe One's land is
| Wells-next-the-Sea | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TF9168743785 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.95721° / 0.85229° |
| Easting / Northing | 591,688E / 343,786N |
| What3Words | loves.domestic.preheated |
| Sheringham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TG1576243054 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.94151° / 1.20963° |
| Easting / Northing | 615,762E / 343,054N |
| What3Words | envy.masterful.partner |
| Arable | 23.6% |
| Coast | 18.8% |
| Intertidal flats | 7.6% |
| Marshes | 35.8% |
| Pasture | 5.8% |
| Urban | 8.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Jamie Gibson
31 Mar 2024This is a relatively scenic walk that mostly follows the Norfolk Coast Path.
This version of the route has a couple of unnecessary deviations off route to the villages of Stiffkey and Weybourne, which adds almost 2 miles to the total route). Both of these deviations included walking along the main road without a footpath. The walk up from Weybourne village to the mill, before you return back to the coast path, is especially dangerous as it's a relatively steep hill with a few turns; so cars may not see you. For the fastest (and safest) route, please see Welshe2.
I walked this over the course of 2 spring days (Wells to Blakeney then Blakeney to Sheringham) just after some rain. Total walking time was around 8 hours (including a couple of breaks).
Mostly well maintained paths for the majority but a couple of boggy bits between Wells and Blakeney. There's ~5 miles (if I remember the waymarked sign correctly!) of walking along a shingle ridge between Cley and Weybourne which definitely took its toll on my knees, and might not be great for pram pushers or wheelchair users. There's also a few points where you have to use stairs, there's no ramp alternative.
If you need to bail at any point during the walk there's a few decent options. The coast hopper bus which runs along the main road comes around once an hour in each direction and has lots of stops along the way. Weybourne car park and Blakeney bus shelter have public toilets, and most of the small towns have at least a cafe and a pub for stocking up if you need food, liquids or something warming.
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