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Meetings List 2025

The contact for all meetings is Tricia unless otherwise stated. Her e-mail is: tricia@womackherons.org.uk

Wednesday 30th April: Enjoy a gentle walk of about 2 miles in and around Coltishall starting at the Kings Head at 10.30am.

Walking will be on small roads and green paths. Lunch has been booked for 12.30pm at The Kings Head. Booking for the walk and/or lunch, with menu choice, needed by 23rd April. Follow this link to see the menu.

Wednesday 21st May: A choice of walks around Hickling Broad Nature Reserve followed by Lunch at the Pleasure Boat Inn, Hickling at 12.30.

Meet at the Nature Reserve, Stubb Rd, Hickling NR12 0BW at 10.30am. Walkers have the option of a 2mile round walk visiting various bird hides, or 3 shorter walks from a quarter of a mile to one and a quarter miles. Paths are generally flat and stoned, later sections are grassed. The Visitor Centre has toilets and sells light refreshments. There is plenty of parking by the Visitor Centre; entry for non-members is £4.50 (£5 with gift aid). No dogs allowed. Bring binoculars if you have them – you never know what you might see! Booking for the walks and/or lunch (with menu choice) needed by 14th May. You can see the main menu and pizza menu on this link.

Thursday 5th June: Train trip to Sheringham with lunch at The Lobster pub.

Take the train for a trip to the seaside! Meet at Wroxham station (Platform 2) to catch the train to Sheringham: trains leave Wroxham at 10.00 and 10.58 arriving at Sheringham at 10.43 and 11.40 respectively*. Parking at Wroxham is at the station or in the medium stay carpark in Station Road. Sheringham station and car park is at the top of the main street with easy access to shops, museum and beach. Enjoy free time exploring the town, have a coffee, take a paddle, stroll along the shore, then meet up at ‘The Lobster Inn’ for lunch at 12.30pm. After lunch, return trains are 14.46 or 15.45 arriving Wroxham at 15.22 and 16.25 respectively*. You will need to buy your own train tickets. Off-peak Return or Anytime Return tickets cost approximately £9pp – less if you have a railcard; there is no ticket office at Wroxham but tickets can be bought in advance online or on the day on the train. You may, of course, wish to drive to Sheringham and just join up for lunch.

Please book for lunch by 28th May and let me know if you will be travelling by train or car, and which train from Wroxham you aim to catch.

*Train times may change and will be checked nearer the time.

Saturday 21st June: Summer BBQ in the Garden at Ludham:

Bring your own food to cook, drinks, chairs and sunhats! Arrive from 12.30pm, the BBQ will be ready for cooking by 1pm.

Tuesday 8th July: Felbrigg walled garden and café lunch
Saturday 26th July: How Hill Picnic
Saturday 9th August: Cream Tea Event in Horning
Monday 18th August: Lunch and Visit to Dragon Hall, Norwich
Thursday 4th September: Lunch at the White Horse, Upton. With optional walk to Fishley
Tuesday 30th September: Optional walk at Blickling and Lunch at the Buckingham Arms
Wednesday 22nd October: AGM followed by Supper and the Stan Coles Trophy Quiz
Wednesday 19th November: End of Season Supper. The Swan, Horning.
Wednesday 3rd December: Winter Walk, See the Seals and Lunch at the Fisherman’s Return, Winterton.

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January 2025

Welcome to our new look website upgraded for 2025.

Subs are now due. The subs are unchanged at £5 per person. Please pay your subs to George at the next opportunity. See email from Tricia for details.

April 2025

Please note that we have had to change the date of the visit to the Hickling Nature Reserve and the Pleasure Boat Inn. This has now moved to the 21st May. Please update your diaries.