Editors' Code of Practice. Swaffham railway station when part of the Eastern Region of British Rail Until 1968 the town was served by Swaffham railway station on the Great Eastern Railway line from King's Lynn. Tickets from Michael Stewart (except 1527) Brian Halford. By the 14th and 15th centuries Swaffham had an emerging sheep and wool industry. [10], Two more Manning Wardle tanks, and two Sharp, Stewart and Company 0-4-2 tender locomotives were added by September 1876. A Gannett Company. Beside the cycleway the substantial black-brick wall that lay alongside the sidings is largely intact, still preventing the adjoining land slipping onto the railway. Turn right along the lane to head back into town. It would cost somewhere between 3.3 and4.75m to be built and it would take between five and eight years to finish the project. The last train to Thetford left at 7.16pm and arrived back at Swaffham at 10.01pm. It had an authorised capital outlay of 80,000. Set off on this walk from Tennyson Ave and follow the Swaffham . Swaffham Raceway, a former greyhound track, hosts stock car racing. Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. Swaffham - Travel guide at Wikivoyage The pace and physical demands on our walks is more Rob Bell than Bear Grylls. With what may seem like undue haste Ernest Marples, Minister of Transport, received a report on 9 January 1965 and gave his consent to closure on 27 February. Latterly Class 03 diesel shunters were to be found working goods turns on the branch. BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD), HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD), RAILWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD), RAILWAY TRANSPORT SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD). The 15km trail would create a new link between . The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968. This area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the pollen and the plant remains in the peat which is below all this wetland. There were five passenger workings each way on the Thetford branch and a daily goods worked from Lynn to Roudham Junction. The line closed on 15 June 1964. This is now part of the Peddars Way Long Distance Trail. This page is not available in other languages. A little further north a brick overbridge is intact crossing Hale Road. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. This Castle Acre circular walk is a dog friendly 6 mile stroll along the picturesque River Nar, open countryside and woodland passing Castle Acre Priory, Walsingham Circular Walk is a perfect excuse to visit Walsingham Priory, walk through the historic village and follow in the footsteps of the famous pilgrims, Foxley Norfolk, home to one of the most spectacular bluebell woods in UK run by Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The new walkand cyclepathwould include a connection to the Peddars Way, which would enable walkers to branch off towards the north Norfolk coast. Hi, you have 2 choices: 1. The Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch), also known as the Crab and Winkle Line,[1] was a railway line in England. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968. Along with the very picturesque Thompson Water, a man-made lake,this is a very picturesque walkin amongst marshy woodland and wetland, walking on part of an old Roman Road called thePeddars Wayand across Thompson Common and finally finishing up along a disused railway line where you pass some incredible beautiful swamps. On Wednesday only market-goers bound for Watton were catered for by a 1.20 pm departure from Swaffham: it set out on its twenty-minute return journey at 3.15 pm. After the first kilometre or so along Procession Road, we have lost the historic route of the Roman road, which we won't regain until after Castle Acre. It would construct a line to reach a west-facing junction with the former Lynn & Dereham Railway, now part of the Great Eastern, close to Swaffham. It hadnt gone far during the time it took me to walk the 7 or so miles but because the last stretch is parallel to where I was walking earlier, it had just walked across these two tracks! Another mere that you may like to walk around is Horsey Mere on the Horsey Windpump Circular walk.Thompson Water is a lovely spot to stop before you start on the next stretch of the walk on a wide farm track. (Tim Chant). The stationmasters house was an unassuming, two-storey structure of pale cream brick under a hipped roof with a tall central chimneystack. Norfolk Health, Heritage and Biodiversity Walks Project, 'Walking your way around Swaffham, you will see many fine examples of historic architecture and you will experience a sense of traditionalism mixed with the energy of modern day life. Some integration had happened and one train ran through from Lynn to Thetford, going forward to Bury, except on Mondays. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. She is thought to be the ancestor of every pure greyhound alive today. Several distinct ticket types were issued: all were standard Edmondson size. The first of these began operation in 1999[19] and the second in 2003. Then with a S-Train to Dsseldorf main Station. There was also a theatre, which entertained such august personages as Horatio, Lord Nelson and his family (and his mistress, too, according to the records). The underbridge at the Lynn Road, also of black bricks, is in good condition and carries a barely readable bridge number dating from BR times. East of the A1065 another unsightly business park lies over the running lines and northern sidings. Photographs from the 1950s show passenger work in the hands of D16 4-4-0s and goods trains hauled by various former Great Eastern 0-6-0 types. Drive. By 1960 no steam locomotives plied the line on passenger trains and the Sunday service had disappeared. If you're chattering away, you may miss this and continue on around the woods. If you enjoy walking holidays, then you may like to walk the "Ice Age To Royalty" Norfolk Stately Homes walk. Last walked on 16 May 2015, A circular walk from Turbine Way, Swaffham; heading west from Swaffham along Shouldham Lane, turning south then east from Town Farm along Shoemakers Lane to reach the centre of Swaffham, heading east by the churchyard and continuing north-east on streets, paths and Sporle Road until the route of an old railway line is reached, turning west on this route and continuing on paths and roads back to the start. . The turbines were originally associated with the EcoTech Centre, a visitor centre which was opened in 1999. Length 3.2 kmElevation gain 24 mRoute type Out & back Child Friendly Walking Running 10 Minute Walk From Wells Town . Part of the extraction site was flooded and became known locally as Loch Neaton, allegedly after the Scots navvies who built the railway. Freight services commenced in January 1869, with passenger services in October 1869. The park remains today, bordered on one side by the abandoned railway embankment.[13]. The shopkeeper laughed, and replied that he often dreamed that if he went to a certain orchard in Swaffham and started digging, he would find buried treasure. contact the editor here. Beyond it the spans of the Sporle Road bridge have gone although its abutments are partially present. Swaffham to Wells-next-the-Sea - 2 ways to travel via taxi, and car Walk from the gracious town of Swaffham to the ancient Peddars Way. Until 1968 the town was served by Swaffham railway station on the Great Eastern Railway line from King's Lynn. . Rose (NLA), 16 June 1995.Overbridge north of North Pickenham village still marked RJS 2409 14 miles 15 chains.The embankment remains in part to the east.E. Overview. The tale tells of a pedlar from Swaffham who dreamed for several consecutive nights that if he waited on London Bridge he would eventually hear good news. The North Norfolk Railway (NNR) - also known as the "Poppy Line" - is a heritage steam railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal towns of Sheringham and Holt. Steam locomotives worked out of Swaffham engine shed, a sub-shed of Norwich Thorpe (shed code 32A in BR days). They had very impressive horns though and were a lovely sight!! The railways were all closed as part of the Beeching Axe, though the possibility of rebuilding a direct rail link from Norwich to King's Lynn via Swaffham is occasionally raised. The Pingo Trail Walk - Explore Norfolk UK To a passer-by on the A1065 north of the town centre there is no indication that a railway once crossed the busy main road. . Sunday saw two trains, both late in the day, the first activity being at 4.32 pm from Swaffham. The station building is a social services centre and the house a private dwelling. Temperature extremes in the Swaffham-Marham area range from 34.8C (94.6F) in August 1990, down to 16.7C (1.9F) during February 1956. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and . If you want to see what's in store for you before you go, why not check out the video below! Swaffham (/swfm/) is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. From here you continue along the path and over the common land until you reach a junction with fairly open land on your right hand side. Many of the old railways that we visit present no problem because they now form part of official traffic-free trails, and the structures on them are maintained and inspected regularly. Early tickets had serial number and date on the face, right and left sides respectively: later ones had the serial number twice on the face and the date on the back. This trail is great for running and walking, and it's unlikely you'll encounter many other people while exploring. We do not publish these resources on the Internet, but they are available to walk leaders from our Secretary, who can supply them on a CD. It was formed of the Watton and Swaffham Railway, founded in 1866 as an independent venture by the Thetford and Watton Railway Company. [2] References [ edit] ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. The engines were housed in a shed at Watton. One of the most prestigious events in the days of the Regency was the annual hare coursing hosted by the Swaffham Club. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 39 min to complete. I expected to see a few Pingo ponds, but nothing like as many as there were. Climb to a junction and then turn left along White Cross Road. From this distance in time we can only speculate about why this was scheduled. Using photos and text, the course of each lost railway line is described in detail, enhanced where possible by photos taken during the line's heyday.'. The section of line between Stow Bedon and Wretham was intended to be used for a new road, and Stow Bedon station was demolished as part of this plan. Its a fantastic sight full of water violets and trees in swamps. Not shown in the tables, a train for Norwich and its market left on Saturdays only at about 8.40am. At the end of this road, turn right along London Street to return to the town centre and car park. This abutted the station building constructed of knapped flint with brick quoins and stone window surrounds. Last walked on 23 July 2016, A circular walk from Turbine Way, Swaffham; heading west from Swaffham along Shouldham Lane, turning south then east from Town Farm along Shoemakers Lane to reach the centre of Swaffham, heading east by the churchyard and then to the southern end of Swaffham by streets, joining Dulgate Lane to head north on tracks and paths until the route of an old railway line is reached, turning west on this route and continuing on paths and roads back to the start. Some of the main platform edging and surface survives. All of our walks are also published quarterly in advance in our magazine, Railway Ramblings. This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. It was vested into the GER in 1897, becoming part of the London and North Eastern Railway on 1 January 1923. North of Watton a nominally independent company, the Watton and Swaffham Railway was incorporated on 12 July 1869. Anyone who is concerned about risk can arrange their own, personal insurance cover, but in practice our walks are no more dangerous than any other walk, and probably a lot less dangerous than some other outdoor pursuits, such climbing or even cycling. Opposite them was a two-road engine shed, opened with the line and entered by way of a locomotive turntable. It was closed to passengers on 15 June 1964 and to freight on 19 April 1965. You occasionally have to keep an eye out for way markers, but Norfolk Trails have upgraded the posts, so you shouldn't have a problem. Like many of East Anglias railways it was agriculture that generated much of the goods traffic. This route ran from the Roudham Junction of the Norfolk Line (NHER 13571), and had stations at Wretham and Hockham, Stow Bedon, Watton, and Holme Hale, as well as sidings at Stow Bedon, Watton and. [20] Together they generate more than three megawatts. An 8.20 am Thetford to Watton train returned from the market town at 8.49 am after a five minute stop. One strange movement is shown. The Thetford branch saw a more moderate increase. 2007 - 2023 Norfolk Historic Environment Service, Priory of St Mary in the Meadow, Beeston Regis, Kings Lynn Urban Archaeological Database (2017-2022), Early Prehistoric Record Enhancement (2014), World War Two Fighter Pen & Shed Restoration, The Heritage Explorer Project (2005-2007), Great Yarmouth Archaeological Map (2004-2006), Route of Thetford, Watton and Swaffham Railway (later Great Eastern). Coal and other produce not locally available arrived by train. Swaffham has a Non-League football club Swaffham Town F.C. The route either side of Stow Bedon station has been removed, and the station site levelled. Biddle (Victorian Stations, 1973) notes the plain ogee gables and lozenge-latticed windows which betokened a delightfully cosy simplicity entirely fitting in north Norfolk. It has five galleries exhibiting local history and local geology as well as an Egyptology room about Howard Carter and the Ancient Egyptians, celebrating the centenary year of Howard Carter discovering the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. These two busy routes provide Swaffham with a large volume of passing trade and travellers, especially at weekends and during the summer months. The reasons for the privately owned trackbeds being in the minority are (1) we do not trespass on private land, and (2) it is very time-consuming to arrange access with sometimes dozens of separate landowners. [23] The centre hosted the 2008 British BASE jumping championships; contestants jumped from the roof of the observation deck. From there easily with the Metro to Heinrich-Heine-Allee (Altstadt) go upstairs and walk to the river rhine Promenade. [5] On the top is the statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of the harvest. That came to fruition on 15 November 1876. Five trains left for Dereham, one more on each of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Opened in 1875, the Watton and Swaffham Railway - also known as the Crab and Winkle line - connected the towns with Thetford in one direction and King's Lynn in the other. Eventually you reach a very quiet tarmac lane. Rose (NAU), 21 July 1982.Watton station gone, but at Church Road crossing cottage and gates remain.Rest of track as far as Saham Toney removed, bridges all gone.E. A short way beyond that a steel girder carrying the line over Low Road survives. To the east of the level crossing there were two sidings shunted from the station direction; these lay on the north side of the running lines. As I came out of the first wood and faced a very open Pingo, I wondered which way I should go until I saw a sign to my right. Indeed, on weekdays, a traveller might reach Swaffham only as late as 9.44 pm, whilst on Sunday evening it was midnight exactly when the second train reached the town! Crossing the line of the railway from Swaffham to Dereham Now officially only a bridleway, but hardly any worse than the road. Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. Walk on the pavement along Station Road until you see Sporle Road on your right. All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go - Tripadvisor Before I get on to this Great Eastern Pingo Trail walk, let me just quickly explain about Pingos because youll be walking amongst a bit of history here. The line was important for coal, poultry, sugar beet and RAF cargo, and joined the Lynn and Dereham Line (NHER 13600) at Swaffham. 1869 - Image ID: D96P36", "Important Improvement In Steam Carriages", "Route of Thetford, Watton and Swaffham Railway (later Great Eastern)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bury_and_Thetford_(Swaffham_Branch)&oldid=1013832911, This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 18:08. Shortly after its arrival a light engine set off from Dereham back to Swaffham! Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. Rose (NAU), 22 September 1986. 'Inspired by the BBC series, Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury, this section aims to document the surviving remnants of Britain's many disused railways (unfortunately without the assistance of Julia Bradbury). It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. The shed was closed by the GER in 1914. Rose (NAU), May, 1988.The section southwest of Stow Bedon mentioned above is now a footpath.At 9350 9491 is a crossing house of two storeys, grey brick skin over clay lump, now derelict.E. Find the travel option that best suits you. The timetable for 1866, nine years before the line through Watton opened, shows that Swaffham saw four up and four down trains each weekday and one each way on Sundays. There are various exhibitions on display throughout the year and children's activities in all A castle mound was raised here by the Earls of Surrey in about ad 1080, and the first stone castle was added around the 11th century. Today, typically of many agricultural areas crossed by closed railways, some of the former trackbed has been ploughed and is indistinguishable from surrounding fields. The town is well known for the legend of the so-called Swaffham Pedlar, a local man called John Chapman who had gone to London and met a stranger on London Bridge. A sign erected by Breckland Council marks the entrance to the former station yard at the back of which the station building and adjoining house are intact but much altered since closure of the line. For more information on what we can offer on our Norfolk Walking Holidays, click here. The largest remaining block of ancient wood in Norfolk, Roydon Common circular walk is a lovely 5.5 mile amble over the open heath land, along a stretch of disused railway and the countryside of North Norfolk, Felbrigg Hall walks are countryside and woodland walks.
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