A Swaffham circuit
Our view
Walk across the road to the Red Lion pub on the east side of the square, and head north with the Market Cross behind you. Almost immediately you pass the entrance to the parish Church of St Peter and St Paul's, which dates mostly from the 15th century and whose distinctive spire can be seen for miles around. After exploring the church, continue to head north and cross the road at a busy junction with traffic lights, passing the George Hotel. Walk on the pavement along Station Road until you see Sporle Road on your right. Turn right and stay on this road as it passes through a residential area, before keeping straight ahead at a crossroads and passing through a cutting in a disused railway. The road bends left and heads into the countryside, with the sails of a giant wind turbine turning up ahead. When you reach the A47, cross it (very carefully) and aim for the lane opposite and slightly to the right, passing beneath the wind turbine on your left. After about 0.5 miles (800m) you reach a sign on your right saying 'Peddars Way – Restricted Byway Pickenham 3km'.
Follow the lane over a bridge over a disused railway line and past Grange Farm, to eventually reach the A47 once more.
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