[1] Start from the fine church of Our Lady St. Mary - described by the late Sir John Betjeman as “One of those perfect village churches. It glows with light and whiteness, and think it almost the most beautifully furnished and alive church I have seen in East Anglia”.
Walk south between the neat fruit-trees of Bluestone Farm (so named after a blue boulder - a glacial erratic - found here) and the tree-fringed pond opposite. Passing the great brick barn turn left at the junction (Bluestone Road) over the clear waters of the Burn to the main road by the Primary School Cottage. Bear right and recross the river into Back Street. This leads to The Green, but about midway along look out for the tall tower on your left; this was the former brewery that became the Ace Blade Works, safety razor blade manufacturers. From the corner of The Green cross to the village sign and bridged ford. The sign depicts, on one side the bloody battle that took place a thousand years ago amid local earthworks when defending Saxons fought the invading Danes. The road leading to that site is still known as Bloodgate Hill. A more tranquil St. Mary’s is depicted on the reverse. Note too the packet of Farmers Glory, the first British cereal it was claimed, and produced at the highly mechanised and innovative Bluestone Farm. Bear right along the main road to just before The Ostrich.
[2] Cross and take the track that climbs up out of the valley. Eventually this green lane or ‘loke’ is joined by a stony track to swing past Whin Close Villa to the road. Turn left to the crossroads and then left again past the dark firs of East Common. At the next junction turn sharp right towards the distant Holkham woods. After 1/4 mile and by a hedge on your left (by a power-line) turn left alongside the hedge, keeping it to your left.
[3] At the track turn left, along the parish boundary between the two Creakes, to eventually drop down to the main road. Turn right into North Creake. Take care, there is no pavement.
A short distance beyond St. Mary’s church turn left by the village hall. (For those in search of refreshments the tearooms are a few yards further along the road, and The Jolly Farmers about 200 yards beyond). The gravel path passes over the Burn once again and behind the village hall you pick up with the signposted fieldpath. This open path leads up to, and then along a hedge, to continue as an open grassy path before swinging right down to a lane.
[4] Turn left along this lane to the farm. Immediately past the farm keep ahead for about a mile along a wide grass field- edge to a tarmac lane. This old lane runs south from Burnham Market (about 2 miles north) to Syderstone (about 2 miles south).
Turn left and head south. Pass over two ‘crossroads’ and at the third turn left again. This is literally one of the high points of the walk - at some 223ft (68m). This track now heads eastward to eventually drop back down into the Burn Valley once more, and South Creake. Finally where the lane swings sharply away to the right keep ahead along a narrow, signposted, and fenced path with the hedge on your left. This leads out by cottages back to the church.