{"id":1642,"date":"2013-05-19T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-19T11:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2014-11-22T15:21:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T15:21:22","slug":"a-suffolk-saunter-alongside-the-river-little-ouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2013\/05\/a-suffolk-saunter-alongside-the-river-little-ouse\/","title":{"rendered":"A Suffolk saunter alongside the river Little Ouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was joined on this walk by Herbert<\/a>, an old friend from Canada. \u00a0He was in the UK for a few weeks and wanted a glimpse of the lovely East Anglian countryside.<\/p>\n

We decided on a hike alongside the river Little Ouse, through Thetford forest, between the Suffolk towns of Thetford and Brandon.<\/p>\n

\"Thetford
Thetford to Brandon along the Little Ouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We joined the Little Ouse path<\/a> at Thetford.<\/p>\n

\"Little
Little Ouse path marker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Little Ouse is a delightful river, lazily winding its way through the forest.<\/p>\n

\"The
The Little Ouse at Thetford Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We stopped for a brew which gave me a chance to show off my new wood burning stove.<\/p>\n

\"A
A cuppa tea in Thetford Forest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lunch was\u00a0outside the 12th century\u00a0St Mary the Virgin church<\/a>\u00a0in the pretty ‘forest village’ of\u00a0Santon Downham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Lunch
Lunch at Santon Downham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The bridge at Santon Downham took us across the Little Ouse and onto the final leg of the hike.<\/p>\n

\"Bridge
Bridge over the Little Ouse at Santon Downham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tree debris presented the opportunity for some clowning about…<\/p>\n

\"Fooling
Fooling about…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We arrived in Brandon and made our way quickly to the Ram pub<\/a> where we enjoyed a couple of pints of bitter brewed locally at the Brandon Brewery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"A
A pint or two at the Ram in Brandon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the third time I’ve done this walk and I never tire of it. \u00a0The forest, the river, Santon Downham and a great pint at the end all add up to the perfect day’s hiking.<\/p>\n

Oh and I spotted some lovely spots for a bit of wild camping later in the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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