Wymondham Abbey – Wymondham Market Cross loop from Spooner Row

South Norfolk District

Wymondham

Wymondham Abbey – Wymondham Market Cross loop from Spooner Row

Hard

riders

Wymondham Abbey – Wymondham Market Cross loop from Spooner Row

06:02

139km

730m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.64 km for 127 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.43 km

Wymondham Abbey Station

Highlight • Structure

Wymondham Abbey is the southern terminus of the Mid-Norfolk Railway Heritage line.

There aren't any facilities here.

The signal box at the junction with the Breckland line is about 1km down the line to the South.

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5.71 km

Wymondham Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

The monastery was originally founded in 1107 by William d'Aubigny, butler to King Henry I. King Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries brought about the closure of Wymondham Abbey, which …

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6.40 km

Wymondham Market Cross

Highlight • Historical Site

Wymondham is an historic market town, having more listed buildings than any similar-sized town in Norfolk, including the 17th C. octagonal market cross.

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54.8 km

Litcham Deli

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to stop and get a coffee & food. ( closed Monday's)

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73.4 km

Harnser Wood

Forest

84.3 km

Alderford Common

Forest

95.5 km

Reepham

Highlight • Settlement

102 km

Lyng Watermill

Highlight • Other

Lyng mill was built as a flour mill in the early 1400s but over the centuries it was operated as both a flour mill and a paper mill.

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108 km

River Wensum Bridge Rest Spot

Highlight • River

When I visited on a sunny April day, the river here was full of a couple of families paddleboarding and swimming, looked like a nice wild swimming spot. There's a …

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