{"id":202,"date":"2021-12-27T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesandantiques.com\/?p=24608"},"modified":"2021-12-27T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T09:43:13","slug":"6-of-the-best-new-years-day-walks","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/homesantiques\/rss_feed\/6-of-the-best-new-years-day-walks\/","title":{"rendered":"6 of the best New Year\u2019s Day walks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Rhiannon Batten\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 27 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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North Norfolk<\/span><\/h2>\n
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A winter morning view of Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk<\/span><\/figcaption> Robert Harding<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Pairing wide sandy beaches and saltmarshes with Palladian mansions, ancient windmills, vintage railways and historic villages, North Norfolk<\/a> is an ideal destination for heritage-loving hikers. For all-round appeal, we recommend starting in Brancaster Staithe, which lies along the Norfolk Coast Path and within the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. <\/span><\/p>\n

Look up \u2018coastal treasures\u2019 on Norfolk trails<\/a> and download a free map and guide to a five-mile walk around Brancaster Staithe, starting at Deepdale Caf\u00e9 in Burnham Deepdale and passing Barrow Common, Branodunum Roman Fort and Brancaster Marshes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Gower Peninsula<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Enjoy the coastal setting of medieval St Illtyd\u2019s church on the Gower<\/span><\/figcaption> Davide Agnelli<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK, designated in 1956, South Wales\u2019 Gower peninsula<\/a> is home to surf, sand and picturesque saltmarsh. Between Crofty and Caswell Bay, the coastline is also a designated Heritage Coast.<\/p>\n

Worms Head and Rhossili Bay are Gower highlights, but one of the best areas for an easy walk is a four-mile loop around Oxwich Point. Starting in Oxwich Bay, the route (of which a free map and guide can be downloaded from the website below) takes you past woodland, medieval St Illtyd\u2019s church and the ruins of Oxwich Castle as it follows the coast.<\/p>\n

The Lizard Peninsula<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Wild and rugged Kynance cove on Cornwall\u2019s Lizard Peninsula.<\/span><\/figcaption> David Chapman<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Cornwall isn\u2019t short of spectacular coastal terrain, as anyone who has covered the county\u2019s stretch of the South West Coast Path knows, but the rugged Lizard Peninsula<\/a> promises added drama, being home to the most southerly point of mainland England (hence where the Spanish Armada was first sighted from mainland Britain). <\/span><\/p>\n

One of 10 Heritage Coasts in Cornwall, much of the Lizard is owned by the National Trust<\/a>, and several walks are detailed on the Trust\u2019s website. From one-mile strolls to a seven-mile loop around Kynance cove, these combine wildlife-watching with an insight into local seafaring history.<\/span><\/p>\n

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