Holidaying/cycling in Norfolk

[Accy cyclist]

Greetings from a breezy Hemsby in Norfolk!I'm here on holiday. Are there any on cycle chat familiar with the area? It makes a nice change from hilly east Lancashire,and the motorists are more cyclist friendly compared to back home!

 

[Saluki]

Why not ride to Colitshall (Rising Sun PH or the Kings Head) for lunch. The back roads are pleasant and the Rising Sun & Kings head are right on the river.
You could jump on the train (from Gt Yarmouth) and go to Norwich and ride the Marriotts Way - 26 miles each way from Norwich nearly centre to Aylsham and back. Its mostly hard, packed earth track so fine on a roadie - unless it rains and then you need wellies.

How long are you in Norfolk for? Fancy a drink one evening? We are in Wymondham, about 30 miles from you and its an easy drive over to Hemsby

 

[Saluki]

Oh, avoid the A47 Acle Straight like the plague. Its a nightmare on a bike. Its the cars towing caravans that make it lethal.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Why not ride to Colitshall (Rising Sun PH or the Kings Head) for lunch. The back roads are pleasant and the Rising Sun & Kings head are right on the river.
You could jump on the train (from Gt Yarmouth) and go to Norwich and ride the Marriotts Way - 26 miles each way from Norwich nearly centre to Aylsham and back. Its mostly hard, packed earth track so fine on a roadie - unless it rains and then you need wellies.

How long are you in Norfolk for? Fancy a drink one evening? We are in Wymondham, about 30 miles from you and its an easy drive over to Hemsby

I've been to the King's Head for a meal,very nice too! We're here till next Tuesday,i'll get back to you on that drink,we have a very busy schedule! Just doing the local roads is a nice experience,though that sea breeze is a bit challenging sometimes!

 

[Saluki]

I am planning on riding the coast road to Cromer or even Wells at some point, probably September time. Never ridden it self propelled before. You are right about the breeze

 

[swee'pea99]

Blakeney is nice - about 40 miles up the coast from you. There's a little tidal estuary where kids fish for little brown crabs; you can go for long walks through the estuary flatlands - very nice; and boats alongside the quay will take you out to where hundreds of seals lie about on sandbanks.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I saw what looked like a cycle club,about 15 of 'em,riding through Hemsby on Sunday. They had yellow/red and black jerseys,anyone know of them?

 

[Herr-B]

Why not ride to Colitshall (Rising Sun PH or the Kings Head) for lunch. The back roads are pleasant and the Rising Sun & Kings head are right on the river.

I used to work at Coltishall, my main memory of the Rising Sun was watching Planet of the Apes one quiet Sunday evening. We used to frequent The Railway (on the B1150) more than anywhere else, the landlord, Clem, used to let us run up a tab to be paid . . . whenever (but always paid!). Looking on Google Streetview The Railway looks a heck of a lot smarter than it used to in the mid-90s.

 

[Over The Hill]

I did the Norwich 100 a few year back- it was flippin hilly! I think they found every hill in Norfolk for the route.

 

[Saluki]

I saw what looked like a cycle club,about 15 of 'em,riding through Hemsby on Sunday. They had yellow/red and black jerseys,anyone know of them?

Probably Norwich ABC, I think that they have those colours.
http://norwichabc.co.uk/

 

[Accy cyclist]

I did some miles around the local and not so local villages last night,then i headed to Yarmouth sea front,i went from the caravan park at the top end of the road to the industrial bit at the bottom. I cruised at around 30mph in the wind,slowing down when i reached the main built up bit.The return was a lot harder, that wind took me down to 15mph, is it normally this windy here? If it is the winds make flatland cycling more challenging than i expected!

 

[ArDee]

I did some miles around the local and not so local villages last night,then i headed to Yarmouth sea front,i went from the caravan park at the top end of the road to the industrial bit at the bottom. I cruised at around 30mph in the wind,slowing down when i reached the main built up bit.The return was a lot harder, that wind took me down to 15mph, is it normally this windy here? If it is the winds make flatland cycling more challenging than i expected!

Very true, at least with a hill you reach the top, eventually. But, with a wind it can be in your face all day.

I did the Norwich century from when it started until 2004 (I think). 1 year the wind seemed to follow us round - so you were riding into it all day, until we turned back towards Norwich, south of Dereham somewhere (Hingham?). The last 12 miles back to Norwich though, were shear luxury.

But you should know by now all cycle routes are up hill into wind, that's why I'm always so slow

 

[Accy cyclist]

I managed to do 80 miles yesterday. Ok i did 30 miles then 50 a few hours later averaging 16.7mph but 80 miles in a day is something i haven't done for many a year! I'll in future refrain from knocking flatland cycling,it takes some effort,it's just a bit different than the hills.

 

[Saluki]

We saw a cyclist who was on holiday yesterday, cycling the Marriotts Way. We asked him if he was you but he was from Bournemouth or Brighton (can't remember which).
Glad you are enjoying the flatter terrain. Its windier on the coast than it is further inland We do have some hills in Norfolk too but you need go go inland or further round the coast for them.

 

[Accy cyclist]

We saw a cyclist who was on holiday yesterday, cycling the Marriotts Way. We asked him if he was you but he was from Bournemouth or Brighton (can't remember which).
Glad you are enjoying the flatter terrain. Its windier on the coast than it is further inland We do have some hills in Norfolk too but you need go go inland or further round the coast for them.

I'm very happy touring the villages around here Saluki. I'm going to take a stroll into a field and cut myself some wheat and take it back home as a souvenir! I'm back in east Lancashire on Tuesday...................the hills are a waiting!