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Walking from Berney Arms station to Reedham station

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bramling

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Been meaning to pay a visit to Berney Arms station for some time, but don't fancy the idea of being stuck there for 3 hours waiting for a train which could always fail to turn up!

Has anyone done the walk from Berney Arms station back to Reedham? Looking at the OS map there is a footpath which runs alongside the river, from near Berney Arms station, finishing up in Reedham by the swing bridge. Anyone know if this footpath is generally easy to walk along or if it's likely to be susceptible to flooding?
 
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Have done it years ago - it was fine then. Albeit it was in the height of (a particularly warm and dry) summer.

I've also boated along that stretch of river, a bit more recently. My recollection is that the river banks of the Yare are generally fairly high, so flooding shouldn't be commonplace.

Though obviously after the winter we've just had, the situation may be different...
 

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.. I would recommend taking your wellies....!

I would support the comments made by "W-on-sea".
I have only walked Berney Arms station to the pub which was a few hundred yards across a muddy field which had been "well used" by the locals (cows..!!!!!). That was a few summers ago.
 

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Was there last year, via boat. If i remember correctly, the train from Norwich via Reedham to Yarmouth returned about 40 minutes later. Check the timetable obviously. It's a lovely place on a hot Autumn afternoon, maybe not on a cold April evening.
 

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Yes check the timetable indeed - the lunch time trains are designed to allow time for a pint or two, or three, at The Berney Arms ;)

Walking is fine in either direction to Reedham or Great Yarmouth, just don't put your foot down a rabbit hole and hurt your ankle as I did :(
 

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It's a lovely place on a hot Autumn afternoon, maybe not on a cold April evening.

You are correct. I speak from local experience. Indeed, it can also be pretty brutal in a rainstorm in June, for example.

As for local footpaths, I very much recommend taking a local OS map if you end up wanting to explore the paths to the West of Berney Arms. It could be much more useful than just guessing, of course, but especially in that particular area.
 

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Not walked to Reedham, but did walk from (Great) Yarmouth station to Berney Arms station; via the pub, of course.

The path to/from Yarmouth is right beside Breydon Water the whole way, and is very easy to follow, and impossible to get lost. The path is high up, on top of a grassy bank, well above the water (or behind a dyke).

I don't know too much about flooding conditions locally, but Breydon Water is, I believe, part of the Broads: i.e. man made, not a river with a flow, so (like a canal) presumably less likely to flood.

By the way, as there is nothing else at Berney Arms, to be uber safe it might be worth checking in advance that the pub is going to be open on the day of your visit.
 

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I've walked to Berney Arms but not from Reedham, rather through all the cows from Wickhampton St Andrew's Church which I wasn't feeling too chipper about. I have a worry I'll be charged by one of them!! Still, from any direction, it is a medium-distance walk and you should have good walking gear when doing it. I didn't want to walk to the pub as there were some big cows looking at me in front. I will return again though! :P
 

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To my knowledge the footpaths are free so no danger of the cows charging, plus they are not commercially trained. Agree they can appear intimidating, just walk confidently and they moove aside. :roll:

I was once chased by a Swiss cow walking down hill from Wengen, but at least we heard it coming with its bell ringing loudly.
 

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I did it last year.

Walked from Acle to Berney Arms in a couple of hours, then the lunchtime train to Great Yarmouth. The route is waymarked as part of the Weavers Way but, to avoid wrong turnings and doubling back, (and then missing the train!) I recommend taking the 1:25,000 map and knowing how to use it.

Arrived in plenty of time to have a good look around, didn't bother with a pint though.

I did it this way to avoid hanging around all morning and then catching the first off-peak train calling at Berney Arms itself (which is the train I boarded
at Berney Arms).

If I remember correctly, I took the first valid train from Norwich using an Anglia Plus ticket (weekday not weekend).

If you're not good with maps, the riverbank paths from Yarmouth or Reedham should be straightforward enough - just keep the big river by your side!

Whilst I waited at Berney Arms, the track gang came along, supposedly inspecting the track, and missed the track keys that had fallen out! Also a surprisingly busy station given that one person alighted from the train that I boarded - not a rail enthusiast either by the looks of her, more of a bird watcher.

See my holidays snaps attached:) What is known as MAMBA country - miles and miles of b****r all.:p
 

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I did it last year.

Walked from Acle to Berney Arms in a couple of hours, then the lunchtime train to Great Yarmouth. The route is waymarked as part of the Weavers Way but, to avoid wrong turnings and doubling back, (and then missing the train!) I recommend taking the 1:25,000 map and knowing how to use it.

Arrived in plenty of time to have a good look around, didn't bother with a pint though.

I did it this way to avoid hanging around all morning and then catching the first off-peak train calling at Berney Arms itself (which is the train I boarded
at Berney Arms).

If I remember correctly, I took the first valid train from Norwich using an Anglia Plus ticket (weekday not weekend).

If you're not good with maps, the riverbank paths from Yarmouth or Reedham should be straightforward enough - just keep the big river by your side!

Whilst I waited at Berney Arms, the track gang came along, supposedly inspecting the track, and missed the track keys that had fallen out! Also a surprisingly busy station given that one person alighted from the train that I boarded - not a rail enthusiast either by the looks of her, more of a bird watcher.

See my holidays snaps attached:) What is known as MAMBA country - miles and miles of b****r all.:p

Ok thanks for all the replies - waiting for a day with decent weather and will give it a go getting the midday train, then walking to either GY or Reedham.

Used to unwelcoming conditions, think the worst I've done thusfar was to Wells Head / Hamer's Hill tunnels on a windy and rainy day. Looks simple on the map, but very soggy underfoot conditions, had to jump across numerous streams, and the final section up to the tunnel portal so soggy almost impossible to walk!
 
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If you're walking to Great Yarmouth, note that the final 2k of the path along Breydon Water is closed until mid-May so you need to take a detour.
 
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