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Ludham
to Catfield Church and back
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A Walk
from Ludham Village to Catfield Church
Catfield is the next village to the North of Ludham. The
church is worth a visit and it is a pleasant walk along
footpaths and country lanes. In January, you often see early
daffodils. The walk starts from the middle of Ludham Village
and takes you to Catfield via a footpath called Wilgress
Loke. It takes about an hour to walk to Catfield. Remember to allow some time to look round the church before returning, so allow 2 to 3 hours there and back. It can be muddy so good walking shoes recommended.
The Route:
Start in the middle of Ludham Village and walk north along the Catfield Road. Thowers will be on your right and the Kings Arms on your left.
Catfield Road heading north.
Follow the Catfield road
until you come to this public footpath on your left.
Take this path. You are now on Wilgress Loke.
Follow the Loke through fields until you reach a minor lane. Turn right here and follow the narrow lane towards Catfield water tower.
Follow the Loke through fields until you reach a minor lane. Turn right here and follow the narrow lane towards Catfield water tower.
Keep following the lane past the water
tower until you reach a T junction.
At this junction turn left and then
almost immediately right into a narrow public
footpath running between houses.
The footpath entrance
The footpath entrance
Follow the footpath alongside a
garden to reach a bridge.
Cross the bridge and then go
straight across the field opposite on a well
defined footpath. If the field has been
recently ploughed, the footpath might not be
so obvious as in the photograph. Just walk
straight on from the bridge until you are on
the other side of the field. It can
sometimes be a bit muddy here.
At the far side of the field go through the hedge onto the bank. You are going to walk round the edges of the next field to the far side, so turn left and follow the path along the bank to the corner of the field.
At the corner ignore the path going straight on and turn right following the edge of the field.
Continue along the side of the field until you reach the next corner where you turn right. There is a sot of double track here. Stay in the left hand track.
Follow the left hand track round to the
left between hedges.
Stay on this track past the gate
until you see a footpath leading off to the right.
Take this path to the right and
follow it as it curves round to the left. It can
be a bit muddy here at times but the muddy part
is quite short.
You might see some animals here and daffodils further on to the right.
You might see some animals here and daffodils further on to the right.
Catfield church now comes
into view to your right. Continue to the
gate.
Go through the gate and cross the small
field to Catfield Church.
Spend some time exploring the church
and grounds before retracing your walk back to
Ludham.