Hoveton Riverside Walk was created in 1984 from hitherto private sections of the waterfront. The route connected the main street by the stone, brick and steel road bridge to moorings above the railway viaduct. The scheme came about due to the joint efforts of pragmatic local authorities and private land managers. Curiously, unlike the parallel Norwich Riverside Walk the track is open around the clock.
The route follows the banks of the River Bure from King's Staithe, just upstream of Wroxham Bridge, round through the site of the old steam roller mill, by two historic hostelries and along the Free Moorings and adjoining green parks. It continues over a boardwalk spanning wild marshland to pleasant quays ~ which has the biggest capacity of free public moorings in Broadland.
Linked to the Riverside Walk are informal ginnels flanking either side of the railway embankment. These lead up to the rail station and the much lauded Bure Valley Path. In the other direction a permissive path goes along field fringes, by the side of Coltishall Road to the charming hamlet of Belaugh. Beyond here are trails into deepest Norfolk ~ and idyllic wide open meadows characteristic of the Upper River Bure.
Chris
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