The Peddars Way is 46 miles (74 km) long and follows the route of a Roman road. It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway, a branch or extension of the Icknield Way, used and remodelled by the Romans.[2] The name-type, which recurs in medieval records from other parts of East Anglia, derives from Middle English pedder, meaning an itinerant trader. It is first mentioned on a map of 1587 AD. It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk (near the Norfolk-Suffolk border, about 7 km or 4 mi east of Thetford), and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme-next-the-Sea.
Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path, it forms the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales, and the two paths together run for 133 miles (214 km).
A detailed 144-page guide, including 1:25 000 maps from the Ordnance Survey, and described south to north, is published in the series of National Trail Guides.[4] The trail is very well marked with two general types of waymarker along the length of the route. At junctions there are signs marked ‘Peddars Way’ on plain wood fingerposts. Elsewhere white, yellow and green discs are used bearing the acorn sign used on such long-distance routes.
Public transportedit
The Peddars Way may be accessed by public transport. There is a path linking the southern end, at Knettishall Heath, to the nearby Harling Road railway station. Holme, at the northern end, has a regular bus service to King's Lynn and Hunstanton. Holme also has a regular bus service to Sheringham. Both King's Lynn and Sheringham allow onward connections using their regular rail services.
Folkloreedit
The Peddars Way was traditionally supposed to be a haunt of the ghostly East Anglian hound Black Shuck.[5][6]
peddars, long, distance, footpath, that, passes, through, suffolk, norfolk, england, near, thompsonlength74, locationsuffolk, norfolkdesignationuk, national, trailtrailheadsknettishall, near, thetford, 3906, 8549, 3906, 8549, knettishall, heath, trailhead, hol. The Peddars Way is a long distance footpath that passes through Suffolk and Norfolk England 1 Peddars WayPeddars Way near ThompsonLength74 km 46 mi LocationSuffolk and NorfolkDesignationUK National TrailTrailheadsKnettishall near Thetford 52 23 26 N 0 51 18 E 52 3906 N 0 8549 E 52 3906 0 8549 Peddars Way Knettishall Heath trailhead Holme next the Sea52 57 46 N 0 31 41 E 52 9629 N 0 5281 E 52 9629 0 5281 Peddars Way Home next the Sea trailhead UseWalkingLowest pointHolme next the SeaDifficultyEasySeasonAll year round Contents 1 Route 2 Guide and waymarks 3 Public transport 4 Folklore 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksRoute editThe Peddars Way is 46 miles 74 km long and follows the route of a Roman road It has been suggested by more than one writer that it was not created by the Romans but was an ancient trackway a branch or extension of the Icknield Way used and remodelled by the Romans 2 The name type which recurs in medieval records from other parts of East Anglia derives from Middle English pedder meaning an itinerant trader It is first mentioned on a map of 1587 AD It starts at Knettishall Heath in Suffolk near the Norfolk Suffolk border about 7 km or 4 mi east of Thetford and it links with the Norfolk Coast Path at Holme next the Sea Combined with the Norfolk Coast Path it forms the Peddars Way amp Norfolk Coast Path National Trail one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales and the two paths together run for 133 miles 214 km It is one of four long distance footpaths which when combined run from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton and are referred to as the Greater Ridgeway At Knettishall Heath the Peddars Way links with the Icknield Way Path for 110 miles south west to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire 3 Guide and waymarks editA detailed 144 page guide including 1 25 000 maps from the Ordnance Survey and described south to north is published in the series of National Trail Guides 4 The trail is very well marked with two general types of waymarker along the length of the route At junctions there are signs marked Peddars Way on plain wood fingerposts Elsewhere white yellow and green discs are used bearing the acorn sign used on such long distance routes Public transport editThe Peddars Way may be accessed by public transport There is a path linking the southern end at Knettishall Heath to the nearby Harling Road railway station Holme at the northern end has a regular bus service to King s Lynn and Hunstanton Holme also has a regular bus service to Sheringham Both King s Lynn and Sheringham allow onward connections using their regular rail services Folklore editThe Peddars Way was traditionally supposed to be a haunt of the ghostly East Anglian hound Black Shuck 5 6 Gallery edit nbsp Peddars Way signpost nbsp Knettishall Heath nbsp near Little Cressingham nbsp Massingham Heath nbsp near Fring nbsp by Magazine Wood SedgefordSee also editLong distance footpaths in the UK Recreational walks in Norfolk Castle Acre Sheringham Beeston Regis River Heacham North Pickenham Slighe ChualannReferences edit The Peddars Way LDWA Retrieved 11 May 2020 Maxwell Donald 1925 Unknown Norfolk London The Bodley Head The Icknield Way Path Icknield Way Association Retrieved 11 May 2020 Robinson Bruce Robinson Mike 2015 National Trail Guides Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path London Aurum Press ISBN 978 1781315019 Day James Wentworth 1958 The Ghost Hunter s Game Book London Frederick Muller Burgess Mike January 2005 Shuckland Hidden East Anglia Lowestoft Retrieved 11 May 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peddars Way Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates National Trails Peddars Way Norfolk Coast Path page 52 43 11 N 0 40 43 E 52 7198 N 0 6786 E 52 7198 0 6786 Peddars Way Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peddars Way amp oldid 1217004648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
