[1] Start from the grassy car-park area on the north side of the church and follow the track round, past the east end, and walk south towards the village, past the playing field. At the crossroads opposite The Pightle (an enclosure or pound), turn right to the Walsingham Road junction, with the fine village sign, presented by the Royal Navy, on your left. Cross into Blacksmith’s Lane, then turn right into Creake Road. Follow to just past the small crescent of houses on your left.
[2] Turn left along the track, with a left hedge, uphill. Turn right at the top and follow past the wood. From along here are wide views of the surrounding countryside to the coast. The view stretches from Burnham Norton church (originally there were seven Burnhams), with Scolt Head Island beyond, past Burnham Overy mill, and east to the pines of Holkham beach. Further inland may be seen the obelisk in Holkham Park. Passing the wood continue downhill to the road. Cross and turn left (facing the traffic) and carefully follow for nearly 1/2 mile to where a sandy track crosses. Turn left and follow this green lane past a fine, large barn to a road. Bear left and follow to a junction and bridge over the River Burn; but keep left along the road passing the flint garden wall of the old rectory with its commemorative plaque and inscription.
[3] A few yards further on a stile on your right gives access to a path alongside the stream. The Burn rises south of South Creake and runs to the sea at Burnham Overy, and Is one of the few rivers that run to the north coast of Norfolk. At the footbridge turn right and cross to follow the left field-edge path to the road. Turn right to the bend where a track goes off to the left. Turn along this and follow to another road. Cross and follow the sandy track uphill and past the remains of an old barn. The track crests the hill and continues ahead, past a left junction, toward the great park of Holkham. Shortly before the park-wall the track bears left, alongside a small triangle of trees, to the park-wall, and you pick up with the grassy track running alongside. This is the line of a Roman road that ran several miles inland from the coast. Following the wall and, about 140 yards past an iron-gate, turn left at the first field boundary.
[4] Follow this field-edge path running to the left of the hedge, This leads past a traditional brick and pantile barn. Passing this cross the junction and continue ahead along the track, After crossing a narrow lane the church tower comes into view and the path drops gently back down to it.