Bryant's Heath, Felmingham

Bryant's Heath sits just outside Felmingham, a proper slice of Norfolk countryside that most visitors drive straight past without realising what they're missing. It's an open area of heathland - the sort of landscape that once covered much of East Anglia before farming took over - and walking across it feels like stepping back a few centuries. The heath itself is relatively modest in size, but that's rather the point. You're not here for drama or steep gradients; you're here for the quiet satisfaction of treading ground that's been managed the same way for generations.

The appeal sits squarely with walkers and anyone interested in how Norfolk actually looked before the Victorians drained everything into oblivion. The vegetation changes seasonally - heather in late summer turns the place proper purple - and on a clear day the open aspect gives you decent sightlines across the surrounding farmland. It's not showy, and it won't hold kids' attention for more than twenty minutes, but as a stopping point between North Walsham and a longer countryside walk, it works well. Allow an hour if you're the contemplative type; half that if you're just passing through.

If you're based at Two Mills Touring Park just two miles away, or any of the nearby sites like Dilham Hall Retreats, this makes an easy morning leg-stretch before heading to the Norfolk Broads. Combine it with a proper walk in the surrounding lanes and you've got a genuine afternoon sorted. No facilities, no entrance fee, no nonsense - just heathland doing what heathland does.