[1] Leave the car park by the Forest Trail to the right of the post office. Follow the path, and later road, through the village until the road becomes a grassy track. Turn left onto a track and in 200 yards turn right, close to the village hall and phone box, onto a well signed footpath (St Edmund Way) into the woods. In 250 yards, at a fork, keep right. At the major cross path keep straight ahead and stay on the path as it bears left to follow the river. Pass through the campsites and riding school. At the end of the riding school paddocks turn right and follow the path past some large houses. Keep to the right of a flint wall, through mixed housing and rough pasture, to join Gashouse Drove and onto Brandon High Street.
[2] Turn right into the High Street and cross the river and railway. Keep left over the level crossing and immediately turn left into Fengate Drove. In half a mile the track turns right and goes through Fengate Farm to Hockwold Road. Go ahead and where Hockwold Road turns right carry straight ahead into a cul de sac and straight onto the B1106. Cross the road into the playing field opposite and bear right to leave in the far right hand corner. Turn right and in a few yards turn left to take the road to Weeting Castle. The ruins of Weeting Castle are on the right. After visiting the ruins turn right as you leave the site and immediately reach the church.
(A) The castle was built by Hugh de Plais in 1130. It had the same owner as Castle Acre- William de Warrene.
The church (St Marys) has 12C foundations and was much restored in 19C, including the round tower.
[3] Having visiting the castle and church continue along the road to Home Farm. The path turns right and left in the farmyard and in 250 yards bears right at a T-junction to pass by a house. Where the path meets the wood turn right and at the end of the wood turn left. Almost immediately the path forks by two oak trees. Take the right fork and follow the path for half a mile to the end of a wood on the right. Turn left towards Brickkiln Farm. Follow the path, through Emily’s Wood to the A1065. Cross the road and take the forest path opposite. Follow this gravel path through the forest for a mile and a quarter. Where the path meets a cross path carry straight ahead onto a grass path which leads to the fence enclosing the Grimes Graves Area. To visit the Graves follow the perimeter fence to the left.
(B) Grimes Graves is a large Neolithic flint mine that dates back to 3000 BC. The complex is open daily to the public where visitors can descend 9 meters by ladder into one of the excavated shafts.
[4] The walk continues over a stile straight-ahead keeping the fence on the left. In 250 yards, where there is a gate, L, to the Graves, turn right. In 250 yards go over a stile, cross a gravel road and enter the woods. Follow the path through the wood, taking the left path at a fork and then turning right at a T junction and continuing over a track to meet the track alongside the railway. Turn left and follow the path through the bridge under the railway to the road ahead. Turn right onto the road and cross the river to return to the start.