With the short days and the public transport (it takes two buses to do this route one way) it's not ideal for winter to do in one go. St Olaves is almost half way through this route though with a pub and a restaurant and the priory of the same name. From here to Gorleston the route was varied and different - some dirt footpath, some tarmac paths, lanes and (optional) beach. There are some kissing gates on the route and the path near the industrial estate towards Gorleston goes around a sub station or something but with only a narrow margin around it. Through the centre of Thurlton the route takes a path between some fences - it's winter so plants were died down but there was still enough undergrowth underfoot....

Truffle

St Olaves to Gorleston was also a nice walk, although there's a long stretch leaving St Olaves along a fairly busy road with no footpath and not much of a verge to walk along....

Alex Bennett

This was a nice walk which followed the Norfolk Coastal Path the majority of the way. It was quite straight forward and easy to follow, and the terrain was quite accessible. Some lovely views along the way, although there were some slightly run down areas on the route....

Maddie Simpson

This can be an enjoyable walk, however some areas either do not have pavement or natural walking spaces and so accesability would be tricky. There was quite a bit of rubbish around, however you are going through built up areas. This is deffinatly one to walk in the daytime, night or dusk could be dangerous for multiple reasons....

Michael Winterburn

I reviewed this walk yesterday and found it really pleasant to walk, It had so many variations on what you would walk thought to even walking on from sandy beach to woodlands and urban area's. I encountered a lot of locals and all of them very nice and said hi when approached. i would recommend anyone that is capable to walk this to do so it really shows off the shoreline norfolk has to offer....

Danny Dring

I reviewed this route yesterday and found it a pleasurable walk, I did rush and found a few places to stop and just take the sights in....

Danny Dring

The route leads off the promenade onto the sand, meaning walking between wooden sea defences and an eroding cliff at Gorleston - this is the start of a difficult and dynamic stretch, between Gorleston-on-sea, Hopton on sea and Corton, that is being actively impacted by coastal climate change. Between Hopton and Corton, I was walking in caravan parks and fields, as the coastal path has dramatically fallen into the sea, and so either parts of it didn't exist, or it didn't feel safe to be close to the edge, as much of it is unprotected. Once at Corton, the route comes into the village, with more caravan holiday parks, and therefore a couple of pubs and cafes. If you're planning to walk this route, I'd suggest operating active caution, particularly between the middle stretch of the walk at Gorleston-on-sea (south end), Hopton on sea and Corton (north end)....

Genevieve Rudd

The route takes you from Lowestoft station and follows the main road round near the docks, before switching to Whapload Road at a roundabout. At one point, the pavement on the East side of the road opens up into a path called The Ness (which I assume links to Ness Point), however this particular route didn't indicate to use that, so I did not use it, but stayed on the path on the other side of the road. Eventually, the path goes alongside a number of different caravan parks, and at the end of these, the path is forced down onto the beach. (Also, at one point alongside the caravan parks, the actual path was between a fence and the clifftop edge and was very, very narrow - at this point, I kept to the left of the fence instead)....

Matt Tre

I walked this route starting at Gorleston, the suggested route actually goes along Pavilion Road, which doesn't have any pavements at that point, an alternative round there would be to stay close to the beach until the Pier Hotel and then follow that round which then would join this route as it goes onto Riverside Road....

Matt Tre

It was quite straightforward and follows the river Yare/ Norfolk Coastal path for much of the way. I especially enjoyed seeing the cottages, parrotdise and the lighthouse. Gorleston is beautiful....

Saira

There are few alternative options due to the waterways and the fact this follows the Norfolk Coast path shows there are little other options....

Truffle