NEARBY

1. WALKING the peaceful Fen Nature Reserves (Thelnethan Fen Nature Reserve)
2. CYCLING down the local lanes (Route You — Blo Norton & Thelnetham)
3. DUTCH BARN NURSERY (DBN) and Beehive Coffee Shop (15 mins walk)
4. BRESSINGHAM STEAM and GARDENS (BSG) (10 mins drive)
5. DISS – charming local town, with useful amenities (DISS) (15 mins drive)
6. WYKEN Vineyard and Gardens (WVG) — see image above (19 mins drive)
7. PHILIP THORROLD SHOOTING ACADEMY (Thelnetham) — (25 mins walk)
8. YOGA — with Poppy Sayers (The Hazlebury Kitchen) (9 mins by bike)

PRINCE FREDERICK DULEEP SINGH
LIVING AT BLO NORTON HALL

1. Thetford — Charles Burrell Steam Museum, Ancient House Museum and Dad’s Army Museum (25 mins)
2. Bury St Edmunds – historic market town (30 mins)
3. Bungay and the Norfolk Broads (35 mins drive)
4. Ickworth House (35 mins)
5. Norwich (45 mins)
6. Cambridge – university city (1 hour)
7. Dedham & Munning’s Castle House Museum (1 hour)
8. Ely – cathedral city (1 hour)
9. Kentwell Hall and Long Melford (1 hour)
10. Houghton Hall (1 hour 10 mins)
11. Blickling Hall (1 hour 10 mins)
12. Holt and North Coast (1 hour 15 mins)
13. Holkham Hall (1 hour 30 mins)
14. London (2 hours)

LITERARY NORFOLK

Metal detector Steve (USA) discovers 3rd Century Roman coin within sight of lodge.

• The Oaksmere, Eye — (20 mins away)
• The Leaping Hare, Stanton — (20 mins)
• The Walnut Tree, Thwaite — (25 mins)
• Fox & Goose, Fressingfield — (30 mins)
• The Wilderbeest, Stoke Holy Cross — (40 mins)
• Maison Bleu, Bury St Edmonds — (40 mins)
• Hintlesham Hall, Ipswich — (50 mins)

SOME LOCAL WALKS

REDGRAVE AND LOPHAM FEN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE

You can walk from the lodge (10 mins into Little Fen) or bike to its carpark (10 mins to where marked ‘P’ on map) on Low Common Road.

Prepare for fabulous wild country!

WEBSITE

1) WALK TO REDGRAVE AND THE CROSS KEYS PUB (45 Mins)

Not the quickest way (down Redgrave Road) but more peaceful.

2) THELNETHEM FEN and BLO NORTON (1 hour 30 mins)

This goes through the spectacular wildlife preserve bordering the Waverney River and past St Andrew’s, the parish church of Blo Norton, where Frederick Duleep Singh is buried. The prince was a remarkable occupant of Blo Norton Hall.

3) REDGRAVE PARK and LAKE (3 hours)

4) THE DULEEP SINGH SELF-GUIDED WALK (30 mins)

H.H. Prince Frederick Duleep Singh (1858-1926), was the son of the Maharajah of the Sikh Empire & settled in Blo Norton Hall for the last 20 years of his life, contributing much to the local community.

5) LOPHAM FEN AND REDGRAVE (3 hours)

This circular walk goes through the Redgrave and Lopham Fens, in which the Fen landscape is beautifully contrasted with the undulating farmland to the south, with wide views and some fine old hedges.

(With thanks to Sheila Smith & Gavin Monk — www.ramblersroutes.org)

LITTLE OUSE HEADWATER PROJECT:

In easy walking distance from the lodge, explore the wonderful work being undertaken by the Little Ouse Headwater Project:

(Click on the logo for more information):