Burnham Market Village – Bircham Windmill loop from Holme next the Sea

King'S Lynn And West Norfolk

Holme-Next-The-Sea

Burnham Market Village – Bircham Windmill loop from Holme next the Sea

Moderate

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Burnham Market Village – Bircham Windmill loop from Holme next the Sea

02:24

57.5km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Norfolk Coast National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.55 km

Thornham Deli and Village Cricket Ground

Highlight • Rest Area

Accessed across a gravel car park and without anywhere to really leave a bike. Probably a better stop for tourers than for road cyclists in cleats.

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6.91 km

Brancaster Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Fairly unexceptional parish church, noteworthy for the fact that the south wall re-uses Roman masonry blocks from the fort of Branodunum just to the east of the village.

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15.1 km

View of Brancaster Hall, the Sea, and Offshore Turbines from Norfolk Coast National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

Considering it’s a quiet NCN route it was quite busy with cars on our ride and was constantly having to stop to let cars pass by!

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17.3 km

Burnham Market Village

Highlight • Rest Area

Burnham Market is a quintessential north Norfolk town, with a lovely village square, boutique shops and some great pubs. A fine place to stop for a rest (or a beer) on a Norfolk ride.

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17.6 km

The Red Lion

Highlight • Pub

Decent beer, good pub grub and a beer garden where you can keep your bike safe.

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33.6 km

Boxton Bush Plantation

Forest

38.3 km

Bircham Stores Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

With racks for cycles and a welcoming attitude for those of us who 'clack' when we walk, the Bircham Country Store is worth a visit. Great coffee and a selection …

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39.7 km

Bircham Windmill

Highlight • Historical Site

Bircham Windmill is a spectacularly well-preserved working windmill that gives a real insight into how the mills would have looked 100 years ago. While this landscape would have housed hundreds …

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54.7 km

The Gin Trap Inn

Highlight • Pub

They've been serving "Farmers, Traders, Fishermen and Smugglers since 1668" and now cyclists.
Good Food but didn't sample any of the 100 plus gins since I was on the bike.

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