{"id":6552,"date":"2017-11-18T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T10:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/?p=6552"},"modified":"2017-11-18T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T11:00:23","slug":"pulham-market-to-diss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/2017\/11\/pulham-market-to-diss\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulham Market to Diss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the third and final stage of my <a href=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/the-boudicca-way\/\">hike along the the Boudicca Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Smithy dog and I hopped on the train from Ely to Norwich, walked into town and caught the bus to Pulham Market.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the hike was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.norfolkchurches.co.uk\/shimpling\/shimpling.htm\">St George&#8217;s church<\/a>, on the edge of the village of Shimpling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6562\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6562 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/geroge.jpg\" alt=\"Coat of arms\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/geroge.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/geroge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/geroge-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shimpling&#8217;s coat of arms on the churchyard gate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6564\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6564 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-church.jpg\" alt=\"Church entrance\" width=\"800\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-church.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-church-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-church-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Church entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wc-gallery\"><div id='gallery-1' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='2' class='gallery wc-gallery-captions-onhover gallery-link-none gallery-masonry galleryid-6552 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full wc-gallery-bottomspace-default wc-gallery-clear'><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-1 gallery-item-attachment-6558'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-vert.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"church door\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-vert.jpg 500w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-vert-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-vert-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChurch backdoor\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-2 gallery-item-attachment-6559'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/gravestone-vert.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"gravestone\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/gravestone-vert.jpg 500w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/gravestone-vert-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/gravestone-vert-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGravestone\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6561\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6561 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-detail.jpg\" alt=\"Back door detail\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-detail.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-detail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/door-detail-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back door detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smithy and I rest for a while, eat lunch and enjoy the peace and solitude of the the Norfolk afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6563 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith.jpg\" alt=\"Smithy dog\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-768x559.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also came across a fine display of mushrooms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wc-gallery\"><div id='gallery-2' data-gutter-width='5' data-columns='2' class='gallery wc-gallery-captions-onhover gallery-link-none gallery-masonry galleryid-6552 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full wc-gallery-bottomspace-default wc-gallery-clear'><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-1 gallery-item-attachment-6554'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"mushrroms\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert1-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class='gallery-item gallery-item-position-2 gallery-item-attachment-6555'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"mushrroms\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/mushies-vert2-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Heading home, Smithy checked fields for any aggressive cows with calves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6565\" src=\"http:\/\/martinblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-cows.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-cows.jpg 800w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-cows-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/martinblack.com\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smith-and-cows-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrive in Diss in the early evening, the Boudicca Way finally completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third and final stage of my hike along the the Boudicca 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