[1] With your back to the visitor centre and facing the war memorial, turn left to follow the wide verge alongside the carstone parkwall to the intricate wrought-iron Norwich Gates. Bear right and continue following the wall. Beyond the sawmill turning pass the high-walled former kitchen and flower gardens. At the next junction turn left beside the garden wall and pass the stud with its bronze statue of Persimmon, famous winner of the 1896 Derby, and owned by the then Prince of Wales, Later to become King Edward VII.
Follow the road past the cottages and stud buildings and continue along King’s Avenue for about another 1/2 mile to where on a slight left bend, a track crosses. Turn right along the sandy track - a section of the ancient Icknield Way, a chalkway that curves across southern England. At the road turn right and continue to a left turning, just before the water-tower
[2] Turn left and follow the lane as it winds down through Appleton Farm and past the round-towered ruins. An early Kelly’s Directory describes Appleton as ‘a decayed parish adjoining Flitcham’. Once the seat of the Paston family the old castle was burned down in 1707.
Cross the road and follow the quiet lane ahead, with views across to West Newton. At the T-junction turn left and, in a little over 1/4 mile, turn left again along a sandy track. At the road turn right and follow the wide verge. Cross over the Babingley River (this rises just east of Flitcham, originally Felixham, after St. Felix). At the main A148 road cross and turn right to a white gateway and driveway by Holly Cottage.
[3] Turn left along this and follow past the old M&GN railbridge abutments. just before the white gates of Congham Lodge fork right along a forest track and, in 50 yards, turn right along a track through the woods. This leads over the old line again and through a gateway between cottages to become an open track. At the T-junction turn left for about 1/4 mile to the old line again. Turn right onto the path alongside the fence to a gate by the rail bridge. Turn right into the lane to the junction and left and then almost immediately right into Church Lane. Continue past All Saints church to a right bend just past Hall Farm.
[4] Keep on road until reach the small green (with Dental Surgery and Veterinary Clinic notices) then turn left past cottages. Immediately past the white cottage turn right along a hedged lane. Now follow this to a sharp right bend and continue out to the main road. Cross and follow the lane almost opposite as it leads gently down to the woods. On a slight left bend a signpost, gate and stile on your right mark a wire- fenced wide path down through the woods to emerge by a high Leylandii hedge onto a surfaced lane. Pass the cottages and, where this lane turns sharply left to the main road, keep ahead along a short, signposted path to the Babingley River This is now overgrown but access is available through the gate next to the sign). Turn left alongside to the main road. Cross and bear right along the riverside path again to join the old ‘Huns’ton’ road from Onion Corner, now part of the National Cycleway.
[5] Turn right with views across to St. Felix’s Babingley church. The path continues parallel to the main road and crosses over the lane to Hall Farm. About 50 yards along this lane stands the thatched iron-clad church of 1895: now used by the Orthodox church. Follow the cycleway to a safe crossing. Recross and follow the quiet lane toward Sandringham.
[6] Cross (by Double Lodges) and go uphill. At the junction bear right and pass Park House back to the war memorial and the visitor centre.