Just after Christmas the boys tend to get a bit stir-crazy, so when the weather is good we try to get them out in the morning for some fresh air and a walk. It’s nice to explore, but sometimes we don’t want too long a car drive but still want to feel like we are going somewhere different.
Burlingham woodland walks are just outside norwich off the A47- you can find everything you need to know here with a great downloadable PDF of the actual walks.
We always park at St Andrews Church, which is free but can get quite busy on weekends. I’ve also noticed people park on the roadside but we have always managed to get a space by a waiting a little while as people seem to regularly come and go. The car park can be a little muddy (especially after the rain we have had recently) but once you get to the walk the mobility access path is perfectly fine for a buggy. On a fine dry day, many of the walks deeper in the woods and on the footpaths and bridleways would also work with a buggy but in the depth of winter these are very muddy and boggy.
There are lots to see on the trails including art projects by local schools, bronze plaques and a sun dial further along in the woods. There is also a lovely ‘swap box’ where you can take unwanted items and swap them. Today we even found a ‘Norfolk rock’ which we moved and found a new hiding place for.
The woods are absolutely beautiful and feel very magical to wander around with the boys, there is lots of wildlife to see and is perfect for a good stomp to blow the cobwebs away. I’d throughly recommend a visit, we took a packed lunched and enjoyed a good few hours out costing us absolutely nothing except little fuel money for the drive.
Thrifty Norfolk Mummy 