SANDRINGHAM 14.75 miles / 23.
75 km
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Business location. 1
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Route.
Start point.
Bus Stop
2
Parking
Heritage / Point Of Interest
Church
CASTLE RISING 1
Castle Rising Tea Rooms
The Black Horse Inn
SANDRINGHAM 2
Sandringham Country Park, Café and Shops
DERSINGHAM 3
1 Petals Tea Room
The Feathers Hotel
Coach and Horses
Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path
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use their facilities & services.
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From the Norman Castle at Castle Rising to the vast royal estates Getting Started
of Sandringham and Anmer there is barely a moment of this The route’s starting point is at Sandringham Visitor Centre
journey that doesn’t conjure some new and wonderful sight (TF691288).
from the distant or recent past. The Sandringham visitor centre is
the perfect hub for an exploration of the estate on two wheels, Parking
Free parking at Sandringham Visitor Centre subject to opening
and with only one short section of gravel track, the route is times.
approachable on any bicycle. Alternatively you can cycle from King’s Lynn train station follow
National Cycle Route 1 for 11 miles to Sandringham Visitor
The Sandringham route begins with a loop to the south, visiting Castle Rising Centre.
and crossing the Babingley River on the way out and back. St. Felix sailed
up this river before introducing Christianity to East Anglia in AD 615, a story
immortalised on Babingley’s village sign.
Castle Rising’s castle itself and the Church of St. Lawrence were built in the
1150s. In the 1300s the castle was home to Queen Isabella after her possible
involvement in the murder of her husband, King Edward II. Other buildings in
the village of Castle Rising, such as the cottages at 20 and 21 Low Road and
Trinity Hospital, an almshouse, are post medieval and date from the 1600s.
Returning to the Sandringham estate and the more recent past, the route FEEDBACK FORM
passes the Norwich Gates at Sandringham, which were originally constructed
for the Great Exhibition of 1862. Looping out via West Newton and Anmer How many people are in your party? (including yourself) Please write in number
churches, the route returns through the heart of the estate, past the War Male [ ] Under 18 [ ] 18-35 [ ] 36-60 [ ] Over 60 [ ]
Memorial. The Sandringham estate was purchased by the Prince of Wales, Female [ ] Under 18 [ ] 18-35 [ ] 36-60 [ ] Over 60 [ ]
later King Edward VII, in 1862. Sandringham House, built shortly afterward, re-
introduced a royal retreat to north-west Norfolk. The house and estate have Are you: Walking [ ] Dog Walking [ ] Cycling [ ] Other ............................
provided employment to locals for generations.
Which ONE of the following BEST describes your visit to this Trail?
In 1906 Frank Beck, the land agent for King George V, formed the SHORT visit (less than 1 hour) [ ] PART-day visit (1-4 hours) [ ]
FULL-day visit (5 or more hours) [ ] LONG DISTANCE trip (more than 1 day) [ ]
Sandringham Company of Volunteers. Despite being over ifty years old
during World War One, Captain Beck insisted on accompanying his men Where is your permanent residence? (This is just to help us monitor where visitors come
on active service. As part of the 5th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, Beck’s from) ……………………………………………………….
men took part in the disastrous invasion of Gallipoli. Reports received at
Sandringham stated that they had gone missing during battle on 12 August Did you use a website to find out information about the route before your visit to this
1915. A rumour circulated later that they had disappeared into a cloud, Trail? YES [ ] NO [ ] if YES which website? ..............................
earning them the nickname ‘the Vanished Battalion’.
During your visit to this Trail, approximately how much have you spent on the
Beck and his men are honoured on the lych gate to St. Peter and St. Paul’s following, per person, per day and where? Please write in £
Church in West Newton where a window depicts Beck as St. George. Accommodation [£ ] Food and drink [£ ]
The Sandringham war memorial, which bears a striking resemblance Where:…………………………………… Where:……………………………………
to the medieval village cross in Castle Rising, lists the names of
Is this your first visit to this Trail? YES [ ] NO [ ]
several members of the 5th Battalion.
Returned forms can be posted to Norfolk Trails, Floor 6, County Hall, NR1 2DH
