Wymondham Abbey Trail

Journey across a landscape echoing with rebellion. Download the PDF route here

Welcome to Kett's Country. This is a mini-adventure waymarked circular 1.1 mile walk around Wymondham that the public voted for with fascinating history and wildlife that is accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs.

The route starts and finishes at the owl bench in Becketswell Meadow, off Becketswell Road where the story of Kett's Rebellion began in July 1549.

Becketswell Meadow is a public open green space offering good views of the abbey. The land was previously a stacking ground for timber waiting to be used in the manufacture of brushes by the Briton Brush Company. Following demolition of the factory, building waste was tipped on the site creating the banks which are now a landscape feature. A small spring called Becket’s Well emerges close to Becketswell Road; this spring attracted many pilgrims in the Middle Ages

The trail weaves along lanes, medieval streets, past Wymondham Abbey and across the River Tiffey with its series of pools with notched weirs for fish to migrate up and over the bridge and for residents and visitors to enjoy a paddle and connect with the river. Look out for great crested newts, barn owls, buzzards, kites, turtle doves, kingfishers, green woodpeckers and brown hares.

You might also see hedgehogs, bats, bee orchids, dragonflies, butterflies and grass snakes. And if you're lucky, you might spot the peregrine falcon at Wymondham Abbey.

Celebrate this beautiful part of Norfolk, connect people with nature and our local heritage.

Follow this Trail to reconnect with a Norfolk hero. Discover its secrets and celebrate the land rights the rebels gave their lives to protect all those years ago.