A few days later we did another three miles in North Norfolk that was technically only partly on the coastal path but which I think you might enjoy. As usual I took photographs.
This walk was very pleasant and took us from Weybourne Railway Station to Sheringham and back. It was another warm day so I suffered again and was a dripping mess by the time I got back, but I know most people don't suffer from the problem of excessive sweating so would find the walk pleasant.
Our walk started on a path alongside Weybourne Railway Station. You don't have to go into the station itself but walk over the bridge as if you are going away from the village and the coast. Just over the bridge you will find a path that runs alongside the station and their tea rooms which aren't yet open.
Follow this path around and, if you are lucky, you will see steam trains running along the North Norfolk Railway which goes from Sheringham to Holt or conversely from Holt to Sheringham.
You will go through some shady woodland at Weybourne and then enter a gate that leads to Sheringham Park. This is owned by the National Trust but you don't have to pay or be a member of the NT to get in. After going through the gate bear left and work your way down to the main coast road. Cross this with care as it's a fast stretch of road. Go through another gate and walk towards the sea - once again crossing over the railway track on a high bridge. You will eventually come to the edge of the cliffs with the path turning right and going alongside Sheringham Golf Club (beware of flying balls as the sign says).
Now if you think that Norfolk is flat you might have your pre-conceptions challenged here because it's a steep rise to Sheringham Coastguard building and then a steep descent into the outskirts of the town which will take you past a boating lake. Then it's up to you whether you go along the front or into town. The view at the highest point is magnificent and my favourite in Norfolk. You can see miles out to sea, miles inland, the town of Sheringham, a golf course, the steam railway and much more.
We were very interested to see that the old dilapidated hotel on the sea front has been demolished and is now an empty piece of prime building land which I'm sure will be prime apartments very shortly.
You can see the difference in our before and after pictures. One was taken this week and the other back in December last year.
An interesting aside on the return walk. The place seemed to be full of thunder flies which were most annoying but not as annoying as they were to a young jogger who was wearing a yellow top. We learnt many years ago that flies and insects are attracted to the colour yellow. We bought a couple of yellow garden chairs which was a big mistake. Rule number one - if walking in the country don't wear anything yellow it's like a red rag to a bull (see what I did there).
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As I write this it looks as if Ash Barty will win the ladies singles title at Wimbledon.
Apart from having a name that sounds more like a tree disease, Ash is one of those annoying people who is just good at every sport. In appearance she doesn't look that sporty but she is number one in the world at tennis, she has played top level women's cricket and has a golfing handicap of four. Don't you just hate that kind of person (in a nice sort of way of course)? And I forgot to say that she is a top chess player as well. Well I suppose she has to sit down sometime!
The only real thing I have against Barty who seems to be a genuinely nice person is that she was born in Ipswich (that's Ipswich in Queensland and not England). Anyone living in the UK will know of the rivalry (not always friendly) that exists between my home city of Norwich and Ipswich. They are about 40 miles apart but for some reason we just don't get on. Mind you I always feel that is because Ipswich residents have an inferiority complex because our CITY is so much nicer than their TOWN - now watch the complaints about this blog come in.
Anyway Barty comes from Ipswich in Queensland which is the home of many indigenous peoples and which (sadly) is named after Ipswich in the UK. It looks like a really nice and ever expanding City with a massive list of top Australian sportspeople of which Ash Barty is probably the best known.
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Talking of sport I'm sure you are wondering why I haven't mentioned England reaching the final of Euro 2020. That's not a mistake by the way. They are still calling the competition Euro 2020 despite it being played in 2021.
I am still letting the fact we have reached a major final for the first time in 55 years sink in. Or put another way Gareth Southgate is just one win away from a Knighthood.
To me Southgate is something of a hero. He stands for everything a human being should be. He has grit and determination, isn't afraid to make tough decisions, sticks to his guns, but at the same time is friendly, approachable, honest and the kind of man you would love to have a pint with. Above all he has moulded a team and brought out the best in a group of players where the word ego has been banned. I reckon it's touch and go whether England will beat Italy in the final. It would be ironic if we won on penalties after Southgate's heart-break at missing that penalty many many years ago.
The great thing is the roller coaster ride of England's success doesn't finish the day after the final irrespective of the result. The next World Cup is just over a year away. Now winning that would be the big one. Whatever happens the players and management have brought a feelgood factor back to the country for the first time in over two years.