Lifetime of Walks by Derek Harwood

I parked in the car park by Blakeney Quay. I took a group photo and we enjoyed an ice cream before leaving the bird sanctuary and walking along the embankment of the Norfolk Coastal Path. This brought back memories of my previous walk at Blakeney on 3 March 2003 with Angela and Colin. There were good views across the salt marshes and the fresh water marshes from the elevated position of the path embankment. We soon passed the moored sailing boats, the derelict fishing boat, the fresh water ponds and the men (I think) wallowing in the mud. There were more good views from the embankment west towards the mud of the salt marshes and east towards the fields and the fresh marshes. The path was busy with people walking in both directions. We were relatively slow so we moved over as each batch of walkers passed. Tom and I soon took the lead in our group and insisted he remained in front throughout the walk, even running past at times. We couldn't reach the shoreline because of the Cley Channel but came very close. The huge pebble beach blocked our view of the shoreline but the Cley windmill could be seen for most of the walk. Tom and I watched it slowly getting closer and closer. We climbed another embankment and sat on a bench for photos. Continuing into Cley Next the Sea we passed over the main road bridge with its sluice gates. Care was needed because of the close moving traffic. We carefully passed the flint walled houses to Cley Mill where we took more photos of the windmill and the outbuilding dated 1713. We cautiously returned to the River Cley and the main coast road into Blakeney. Just past St Nicholas' Church down High Street we took the right fork, passing flint stone quaint cottages and houses, before reaching the quay and the car park. This was an excellent walk for Tom's first 'AA' Walk. We followed the walk with a trip to nearby Wells-Next-The-Sea where Tom got to play and enjoy the beach.

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	BLAKENEY, NORFOLK Friday 25th July 2010 ............................................Walk No. 821
	AA Walks No.103 Total 1095.0 miles Time Taken: 2.75 hrs Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Cloudy 14:45 pm - 17:25 pm 4.50 miles 85% and Windy Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Nature: 21^oC 95% Spots Good Excellent underfoot Ducks, Plants Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 1095.0 mls 931.2 mls 2635.5 mls 162.0 mls 1354.0 mls 6173.5 miles Companions: (Derek), Tracey, Philip, Thomas, Geoff & Pauline Moore Points of Interest and LINKS: AA Walks Blakeney Blakeney Nature Reserve Blakeney Chapel Cley next the Sea St Nicholas Church Description: I parked in the car park by Blakeney Quay. I took a group photo and we enjoyed an ice cream before leaving the bird sanctuary and walking along the embankment of the Norfolk Coastal Path. This brought back memories of my previous walk at Blakeney on 3 March 2003 with Angela and Colin. There were good views across the salt marshes and the fresh water marshes from the elevated position of the path embankment. We soon passed the moored sailing boats, the derelict fishing boat, the fresh water ponds and the men (I think) wallowing in the mud. There were more good views from the embankment west towards the mud of the salt marshes and east towards the fields and the fresh marshes. The path was busy with people walking in both directions. We were relatively slow so we moved over as each batch of walkers passed. Tom and I soon took the lead in our group and insisted he remained in front throughout the walk, even running past at times. We couldn't reach the shoreline because of the Cley Channel but came very close. The huge pebble beach blocked our view of the shoreline but the Cley windmill could be seen for most of the walk. Tom and I watched it slowly getting closer and closer. We climbed another embankment and sat on a bench for photos. Continuing into Cley Next the Sea we passed over the main road bridge with its sluice gates. Care was needed because of the close moving traffic. We carefully passed the flint walled houses to Cley Mill where we took more photos of the windmill and the outbuilding dated 1713. We cautiously returned to the River Cley and the main coast road into Blakeney. Just past St Nicholas' Church down High Street we took the right fork, passing flint stone quaint cottages and houses, before reaching the quay and the car park. This was an excellent walk for Tom's first 'AA' Walk. We followed the walk with a trip to nearby Wells-Next-The-Sea where Tom got to play and enjoy the beach. Location Map: - www.streetmap.co.uk Start & Finish: On the Quay at Blakeney Hazards: None Walked Previous: Number 535 Click Here to Return to 'Lifetime of Walks' Homepage



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