Start: Holt Railway Station (NR25 6AJ) Grid ref. TG 094 395
(S) The first part of this walk from Holt Station diverges from the railway as unfortunately there is no path that keeps close to the route of the track. This therefore entails a short distance along the main road (A148) where, just before the path meets the road, in the garden of the house just before the shop is an old railway carriage, fully restored as a studio shed. The adjacent bungalow is aptly named The Old Railway Carriage and this is the base of artist Chris White. Soon after this little discovery, the route (Bridge road) leads away from the main road left.
(1) Then turns right onto a track known as Warren Road that leads down to Kelling Warren. The trains can be heard from this long straight lane, thundering through the distant woodland with trails of steam rising above the trees. (A)
(2) The path now follows close to the route of the railway, which initially is hidden in the cutting some 40 feet below as the path heads up the hill. There is a short steep descent and ramble through the woodland to Kelling Halt station. An amazing panorama is beheld here with clear views from Weybourne village with its distinctive windmill round to Sheringham and the blue sea providing a fitting backdrop to such an idyllic scene.
(3) A short walk leads past a small lake and ones attention is drawn away from the railway to this tranquil scene where the calm waters present themselves amid the hills and trees. It is known as the Bottom Pond or the Fishing Pond and there are five platforms for the avid angler to try their game in this well stocked water.
Continuing along the path as it follows the track, one comes to a large gulley where the springs issue to form Spring Beck, a watercourse that trickles down the hills to seep into the sea at Weybourne Hope. The path then follows around a domestic house with large lawns to the left and an embankment to the right. (B)
(4) Crossing the road there is a permissive path that runs alongside the station platform with access into the station and across the bridge. This provides a welcome refreshment point with a small cafe where one can purchase teas and coffees and then sit and watch the trains go by.
Continuing along the permissive path, the route diverges from the railway line to follow a course alongside the perimeter of Weybourne Wood and then around Cracking Hill to the entrance into Sheringham Park where one takes a left turn to follow the path alongside Oak Wood.
(5) Look out for the Gazebo (C), hidden away in the woodland but publicly accessible. Beyond the Gazebo, as the path turns, there is a brick pillbox with a soldier lurking in a window and surveying the landscape through a pair of eyeglasses. Its a nice touch. The path emerges onto the road where one needs to cross over to the opposite side.
(6) Follow the path along the field side and onto the track down to the coast. This crosses over the railway with the line in a cutting and a brick bridge with a parapet that provides easy viewing of the line on both sides (D).
(7) Reach the cost and turn right. The final section of the walk follows the coast with a challenging climb over Skelding Hill and down into Sheringham. The line is in view for most of this section providing a view of a full train amidst the backdrop of the hills above. As you reach East Cliff into Sheringham, turn right along Hight Street walk Straight on Station road to reach the Railway Station. (E)