Walk Information: | Swaffham Ecotech Centre & Castle Acre |
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Distance: |
3.2km (1.99 Miles) | Time: | 6 Hours | Time Started: | 11:00 |
Ascent: | 80m (262ft) | Highest Point: | N/A | ||
Weather: | Sunny | Walkers: | Kay, James | ||
Comments: | Todays trip out saw us going to the EcoTech Centre at Swaffham and then onto Castle Acre for a look around the castle and priory ruins. | ||||
The wind turbine at the EcoTech Centre with the viewing platform at the top (about 60m up). | |||||
As it's June most of the flowers were out creating a lovely colourful scene. | |||||
A great sense of feeling small... | |||||
About to hed up to the top now... | |||||
And what a view it is from the platform. One of the best in Norfolk with nothing to restrict the view in any direction. | |||||
A viw to the east to the other large turbine. | |||||
And a view north - Castle Acre is just over there which is where we are heading next. | |||||
See. Thats the earthwork and stone remains of Castle Acre. | |||||
Swaffham Church. | |||||
And a close up of the other turbine in one of the previous shots. | |||||
Back down - time to head to Castle Acre. | |||||
The HUGE bank and ditch around the Castle ruins. | |||||
The Castle Ruins. | |||||
Following the path into the castle. | |||||
The castle ruins with the EcoTech Centre wind turbine in the far distance - we were there earlier! | |||||
The Bailey Gate. | |||||
And the Priory Gate. | |||||
The stunning ruins of Castle Acre Priory. | |||||
A photograph of a photographer at work. | |||||
The Undercroft. | |||||
The Cloister. | |||||
The beautiful sunlit ruins of the Priory. | |||||
And a final wide shot of the ruins. |