Wensum Way
{{Short description|Footpath in Norfolk, England}}
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|name=The Wensum Way
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|location=Central Norfolk
|designation=Norfolk Trails
|length_mi=12
|trailheads=Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum, Lenwade
|use=Walking
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|season=All year Round
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|website= [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Norfolk_Trails/Wensum_Way/index.htm norfolk.gov.uk]
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The Wensum Way is a 12-mile footpath route in Norfolk, UK, which opened in Spring 2013. It links the Nar Valley Way at Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum to the Marriott's Way at Lenwade.{{cite news|title= New Wensum Way footpath will fill 'missing link' in Norfolk Trails network |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/environment/new_wensum_way_footpath_will_fill_missing_link_in_norfolk_trails_network_1_1830795|agency=Eastern Daily Press|date=28 January 2013}}
The route takes its name from the River Wensum, in whose valley the route lies. The Norfolk County Council has hidden geocaches along the trail, which passes through 26 county wildlife areas and four Sites of Special Scientific Interest.{{cite news|title= Norfolk County Council: Wensum Way – the Last Piece of the Norfolk Trails Puzzle |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/04/norfolk-county-council-idUSnBw045409a+100+BSW20131004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022173802/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/04/norfolk-county-council-idUSnBw045409a+100+BSW20131004|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2014|work=Reuters|date=10 October 2013}} The route forms part of the Norfolk Trails network.
See also
- [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Norfolk_Trails/index.htm Official Norfolk Trails website]
- Recreational walks in Norfolk
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