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The Pirate Hut's had a Hoxton makeover. I bet the grog's now 5db and there's a tattooist out back.

Loving the newly refurbished Scurvey Dog Pirate Bar! ☠️ 🏴‍☠️ 🦜

A good find, tucked away on a quiet corner down a little lane. The brightly-painted wooden furniture contributes to an eclectic look.

Take time to go off the trail to the bird hides and vantage points around the water. The route is best in spring before the nettles take over the path in summer!

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Lovely!

They had run out of rum so best bring your own 😁

Don't do what I did and try and cycle over the ramparts

The inscription is a bit faded now, but reads: The footprint of our ancestors Familiar as our own faces Remote as fossils Written on clay And washed away Over & over Over and over For more info about the Songline see: https://www.luphen.org.uk/walks/peddars_way/norfolk_songline.htm

Standard village pub, nothing much to say.

The memorial honours all those who served in the 7th Armoured Division (The Desert Rats), the 4th Armoured Brigade (The Black Rats), and the 7th Armoured Brigade (The Green Jerboa) throughout history. The area also features a network of interconnected trails perfect for mountain biking, do watch out for walkers though.

A nice fire road through the forest that has several interesting landmarks, including Nissen huts and a cafe themed for WW2, there is also an interesting pirate retreat / bar. Surface is good and towards the end turns into concrete so should be good all around the year for most bikes other than road bikes.

A wonderful little pub in West Acre that is very quirky and has some great food, looks like it has some great music nights too, the toilets were... a work of art, a must visit if you're in the area! https://www.westacrestag.co.uk

A nice memorial here to the 8th Army and it's campaign in Africa during World War II. Nestled within the the outskirts of the King's forest there are a number of other memorials and structures related to 8th Army training here.

The amazing Castle Acre, mainly prodigious lumps and bumps now but you can get a real feel for the sheer scale of the place how it must projected power and authority for Normans to their sometimes rebellious Saxon subjects.

The fantastic bailey gate here reminds me of a similar specimen I saw in Belgium at Veurne. Not far from here is the Red Lion Hostel which is run by a 90 year old lady called Alison, wonderful place to stay if you get the chance.

Lovely crossing to the south of Castle Acre if you come in following the Peddars way, there is a view out to the old Monastery.

A wonderful little pub that is the centre of life in this village, it often has guest food vans that do amazing food, when were there in September 2023 there was Marg and Rita's Pizza Van, very nice indeed. https://www.facebook.com/margandritas https://www.facebook.com/hockham.eagle/?locale=en_GB

Best view of the impressive earthworks and remaining walls of the ruined castle.

Superb former small medieval town, now just a village, but with scenic streets and buildings, a medieval gatehouse, castle and priory (all now ruined), as well as a very nice cafe and pub.