Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge
KC3 ECP Leg Number 48
4th April 2025 – 5th April 2025
33.0 official miles
33.0 miles walked
Guest walkers:
Ani The Dog
A 33 mile stretch along the south eastern shore of The Wash, completely flat and very much isolated. From Hunstanton, there's the opportunity for some great beach walking at all but the highest tide, for the first seven miles. From there beach turns to marsh and the path follows the flood bank through RSPB Snettisham, and then a long stretch around the corner into King's Lynn, to the crossing point of the Rover Great Ouse, and then north up it's western bank, eventually turning west, following vast lengths of flood bank to reach the River Nene for a final three mile stretch down a quiet road into Sutton Bridge.
Day by day
How we approached this leg
Two long days of 17 and 16 miles respectively - there is no realistic way to shorten either day so it's a case of setting out early and enjoying the views over the vast flat landscape!
Where we stayed
King's Lynn - breaks the stretch into two walks, and good public transport links in either direction
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Places to stop
Nip & Growler Ale House, King's Lynn
Little micro pub with craft beers!
Liquor & Loaded, King's Lynn
Looked nice when we booked it, had good reviews, but they had an off day when we were there - no atmosphere, the food wasn't brilliant, and they made at least three mistakes with our order
Hunstanton Ski Cafe & Bar
Must be water-skiing as there's no mountains in Norfolk that we could find. This was the one place we found open at 9am on a Friday morning on the walk out of Hunstanton - a very welcome sausage sandwich and coffee
Marriotts Warehouse, King's Lynn
By the river, with a good outside area - and good food
The Bank House
By the river, we had a pre-dinner drink here on Friday in their outside area - looked nice, but we did get cold!
Crown & Mitre, King's Lynn
We ate here on Saturday evening - nice location with views of the river. While the food was good, the prices seemed too high for what was on offer
The Dukes Head, King's Lynn
Location for a pre-dinner drink on Saturday evening
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