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Castle Acre Bailey Gate – Bircham Windmill loop from Snettisham

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King'S Lynn And West Norfolk

Heacham

Castle Acre Bailey Gate – Bircham Windmill loop from Snettisham

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Castle Acre Bailey Gate – Bircham Windmill loop from Snettisham

04:05

69.7km

430m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

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2.14 km

View of St Mary's Church, Snettisham

Highlight • Historical Site

The spire of this magnificent church, is only over-topped by Norwich Cathedral, so it's certainly the tallest thing in the region. In fact, it's been used as a navigational marker by sailors in The Wash for hundreds of years.

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5.26 km

View of The Wash

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views westward over The Wash.

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6.66 km

Caudle Carr

Forest

17.4 km

Bronze Age Barrow

Highlight • Historical Site

These scheduled monuments are a reminder of just how long people have been travelling this region.

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25.2 km

Great Massingham Village Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Upmarket pub, shop and six ponds

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33.0 km

Castle Acre Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement. There is much to see in …

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33.5 km

Castle Acre Village and Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Little village with a lot to offer. A well stocked village shop, cafe and pub for restocking mid ride along the Peddars way.

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34.0 km

Gatehouse of Castle Acre Priory

Ruins

34.6 km

Castle Acre Bailey Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

The fantastic bailey gate here reminds me of a similar specimen I saw in Belgium at Veurne. Not far from here is the Red Lion Hostel which is run by …

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54.2 km

Boxton Bush Plantation

Forest

59.7 km

Bircham Windmill

Highlight • Historical Site

Bircham Windmill is a spectacularly well-preserved working windmill that gives a real insight into how the mills would have looked 100 years ago. While this landscape would have housed hundreds …

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69.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.7 km

2.25 km

535 m

170 m

123 m

Surfaces

58.2 km

10.9 km

481 m

166 m

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Castle Acre Bailey Gate – Bircham Windmill loop from Snettisham

View of St Mary's Church, Snettisham

View of The Wash

Bronze Age Barrow

Great Massingham Village Ponds

Castle Acre Castle Ruins

Castle Acre Village and Castle Ruins

Castle Acre Bailey Gate

Bircham Windmill

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