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Start at Blickling main car park beside the visitor facilities. Take the path curving outside Muddy Boots Cafe to reach the park drive, and use the same approach on your return. Follow the parkland route above the lake, then the meadow paths and bridges over the River Bure. Continue through Erpingham and Calthorpe, passing the village church, before returning west along the lanes and across The Common footbridge. After Blickling Mill, enter Great Wood and pass the Mausoleum. The final parkland track gives a view towards the Tower before returning to the car park.
Allow around four hours with short stops. Nearly half this walk follows local lanes, often without pavements, so expect traffic and take care on bends. The other sections include grassy field paths, woodland, gates, stiles and footbridges. Mud and wet grass can be slippery; use the bridges and follow any closure signs. Keep dogs on leads around livestock and where the estate requires it. Toilets and refreshments are near the start. Parking is charged for non-members; check the payment instructions and current closing signs. Plan to finish in daylight. House and garden visits are separate from this circuit.
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