Wymlon one

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I walked this route in May 2026, starting in Long Stratton.
After leaving Long Stratton, a lot of the route was on footpaths on the edges of fields, which did mostly have footpath signposts to indicate the way to go.
There was a field where it didn't seem 100% clear where to cross it (shown in one of the photos). The walk involved walking along a few country roads at points, but these were very quiet.

Reasons for a lower review:
- After leaving Long Stratton, there didn't seem many noticeable places for stopping for refreshments/facilities until you actually reached Wymondham.
- The major issue with this route is as you approach Wymondham, after crossing the footbridge over the A11, the route would take you into an area known as 'The Lizard', however, at the far end of this part of the walk there used to be a footbridge, which is now no longer there, with a stream that was not able to be crossed. (Discovered this after fighting through a very overgrown path through woods to get to it, resulting in having to go back)

The solution to this is, after crossing the A11 footbridge and turning right, you come to a field area which does have 1 or 2 paths going off to the left. DO NOT carry on straight and go through the gate, as this then takes you over the stream and wouldn't have another way to cross. (Marked with a cross on one of the photos) This would then bring you out on the lane called The Lizard and can rejoin the route into Wymondham where there are shops, places to eat and onward travel connections.

Aside from this, this was a pleasant walk, but it is narrow in points and were a number of stiles to cross so it would not be suitable for people with wheelchairs or prams.

I walked this route with a friend from Long Stratton to Wymondham.

A generally enjoyable walk but with one issue which has led me to only three stars - at the Wymondham end of the walk the route takes you through "The Lizard". Whilst there are three paths through this area, we followed the one marked on the map. It was quite overgrown but we wanted to check the full route out so we persevered, only to find right at the end that there was a big gap where there was once a bridge over the river Tiffey, causing us to have to turn back and find an alternative path. The detour added on approx 30 minutes to our walk.

There is also a public footpath in Hapton by the school which is very difficult to see - the sign is well hidden in a bush and it looks like someone's driveway (I've added a picture with a white car in it - the path is behind that and off to the right).

Aside from this issue it was generally quite an enjoyable walk. There is a new road layout at the Long Stratton end which isn't yet updated on the map but it's quite obvious where you need to go.

A really enjoyable walk.

Starting at the historic Wymondham cross and walking through Wymondham was the easy bit.

Having crossed the A11, finished ‘Burnthouse Ln’, we went onto Silfield street, but it became very difficult to spot where the public footpath took you off the main road and onto the fields. This bit was poorly signposted & the route was blocked by overgrown stinging nettles.

Once finally bashing our way through the nettles, it was then on to walking through fields and farm land, with varying ease of what route to follow. Some paths/farms were easy to navigate with good signage, well maintained footbridges and clear pathways, whilst other footpaths were neglected and required some searching to see where the route to the next field would take us. The highlight being a well established footpath through Ashwellthorpe woods.

After Ashwellthorpe the route got even trickier, a couple of signposts were knocked down. The route was scenic but there were a couple of v muddy farm tracks to cross where farm animals had been (ps don’t anger the Cows!).

Once near Long Stratton there was no path & we had to walk along Swan Lane with a blind bend.

I’ve highlighted some of the trickier bits, but overall was a great walk with varying routes (paths, roads, footpaths, bridges, farmland). It’s a long walk crossing many farms, so if it’s raining wear appropriate footwear!.

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