Does Norfolk have the Most Beautiful Disused Railway Cutting in the UK?  

I love how generally you can tell where a railway line was. It marks and shapes the landscape. The history lives forever 😊

Thank you for another really enjoyable and engaging video. It does make me so sad to see the destruction of the railways in the UK and we are not doing enough to preserve them for the future.

That was amazing. I really love these disused railway sections and seeing not only the architecture but how nature has reclaimed what is hers. Another great vlog Ant, thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the walking tour today. Quite a picturesque railway and station still survive. Today’s walk was fulfilling to say the least. A beautiful aerial view of the land below. And accompanying music is soothing also. Will sleep well this evening after taking the tour with you. Always appreciate your tours, Ant. See you on the next! Cheers mate! ❤🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸

Lovely to be back in Norfolk again, I miss it. I and my brother used to spend our school holidays in Norfolk, a village called kenninghall near the Suffolk border where our grandparents lived. We would walk to Eccles road station, I'd sometimes be on Granddad's bike cycling through the quiet country lanes. You've brought back memories there Ant! Thanks so much for this video, in fact, all your videos !

Great video. Really interesting. I remember my great uncle commenting in the 1960s that he'd bought back some of the land in Northrepps which had been railways for only £40 an acre whereas his grandfather had sold it to the railways for thousands an acre. He loved local history and would've been intrigued by this.

Welcome back to Norfolk Ant great video. A lot of bridges were steel and some are still in place on other sections in Norfolk. brilliant drone footage. How much would those bridges cost to build today, the craftsmanship and quality of the work is awesome and its the same throughout the country.

Thanks for the interesting journey. I used to walk many disused railways in Warwickshire in the 1970s. Back then there was no internet or video cameras. All I have is a few still photos. But there sure were some beautiful freshly disused tracks. Many of them would have no trace left today. The building of Birmingham airport and the Exhibition Centre covered up vast areas where disused lines used to exist.

It's weird seeing a video on this particular disused railway because this was one of my frequent walking routes a couple of years back, it's a really pleasant walk, i'm not entirely sure how long that bridge has been blocked off, but for as long as I remember, you've never been able to cross the upper bridge over the canal

Excellent video Ant. The section of trackbed from North Walsham to just after Paston and Knapton has the pipeline from Bacton to North Walsham terminal running under it hence the pipe bridge over the canal

Brilliant. I love following these adventures side by side with Rail Map Online. Really brings it all into perspective. And that cutting....just wow. Thanks, again, Ant! Well done cobber.

Superb, as usual. I particularly loved the rather creepy music at the start! Many thanks.

Wow Ant that was amazing I'm trying to catch up with all your adventures the 3 arch Bridge is fantastic as was all the others what a lovely walk that was thanks for sharing looking forward to more 😀 xxx

Nice musical score. What a beautiful station building Mundesley had. Such a great pity it couldn't have been saved . . .

Great video. I've walked the Paston Way from North Walsham many times, diverting off into and walking around Pigneys Wood, before heading back to North Walsham. The bridge where you spotted the evidence of walking under it, is most likely from the cows that are moved from field to field around there.

Excellent video Ant. I live in North Walsham and the track bed is only a 5 minute walk from my house. Several years ago whilst rummaging in the undergrowth below the canal rail abutments I found 4 old railway chairs I'm sure there are probably more bits and pieces lying around. I am also a volunteer for the nearby Norfolk wildlife trust Pigneys woods. Part of our duties is to keep bramble growth to a minimum in the past on cutting to encourage different species of butterfly. As a group we were going to restore the platelayers hut, we got as far as removing the ivy but unfortunately one of the gables fell and it was rendered unsafe.I love the isolated bridge in the cutting at Trimmingham never looked at it myself but may try and get in contact with the land owner to see if I can take a look. Looking forward to your video on the North Walsham and Dilham Canal. This will be a great video for you as there are lots of old relics to see.

Married a swampy from north walsham. Nice part of nofolk .

I really enjoyed this. I often walk the section from North Walsham through and past Pingneys wood, I also recognised the sections North of there too. The canal walk is good too though some sections had been closed off last time I was there. Excellent video, thank's.

Thanks for posting so much to see and all still in place. Interesting & brilliant video

Hi I live in North Walsham, Norfolk and it was great to see the old line from your perspective. You should have a look at the old Weavers Way trail that is an old connected line to this one that ran from Aylsham to Great Yarmouth. Lots of existing buildings at Felmingham and Honing Station.

Great video Ant, beautifully done

Faaaab❤❤❤and your music reflects the big sky!

Nice video Ant, just catching up with your videos, thanks for all the information you put in.

What a beautiful railway walk, even if some sections are not accessable.Great aerield shots and old photo's. Well done.

Very nice work really enjoyed this

Awesome stuff 👏🏻I am sat here dreaming about what that station and garden would look like and that station platform! wow. Why haven't they turned that into something good? At least it's still there to be seen. Brilliant. I'm no railway nut by any means but I'd have to do something with a place like that that still reminds folk of what once was. Thx Ant 😄👍🏻

Well done a great video. A bit of railway humour for you, you mentioned Midland And Great Northern Railway, M.A.G.N. some used the initials to refer to the railway as the Muddle And Get Nowhere. :)

Excellent video Ant. Glad to hear you are planning to do the canal walk as it's a beautiful part of the countryside all around there. The other former line that crosses the canal south of N Walsham that goes to Stalham also well worth a visit!

Brilliant video - enjoy the old photos

thanks, really enjoyed watching this.

Excellent. Filming , music, narration, absolutely brilliant. What a fabulous video. You are an expert at this. Well done. Should be on TV. Thank you.

I love walking old railway lines, imagining train going down the lines, trying to see 2 lines on the path! Thanks Ant 👍🏻

Another interesting video. Lovely scenery.

Hi Ant , ive a correction for you , the line in question closed in stages ,north Walsham, to Mundesley you correctly stated October 64 , but the second section, Mundesley to runton rd junction (cromer) closed easter weekend 1953. Means Mundesley became the terminus branch line from north Walsham (antingham rd junction) for the remaining 11 years of its existence, the track was lifted in 1965. Great video as always, Peter from serco.

Fantastic Video, especially nice to see the aerial footage! I live in Knapton, and have walked the entire route (North Walsham - Cromer Tunnel) many times in my younger days. You missed the Railway Terrace at Mundesley which is well worth a look! PS Paston is pronounced “Parston” by Locals! 😂

Another cracking video well done

Lovely to see you both great video really enjoyed it 😊

My husband grew up in Cromer but as I do, loves railways, this was just a fabulous video with your excellent narration Just love what you do.All the best Alex and Andy xx

I look forward to your railway adventures Ant, love your delivery and choice of locations. There something magically nostalgic about your videos. It's a lovely way to relax before sleep...so peaceful. Thank you.

Excellent video. Thanks Ant.

Epic video, outstanding Ant.

Very good - "The River Ant - nothing to do with me or the Ant" 😀 you made me laugh saying that!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂

Brilliant.Once again you've produced 2 very interesting & well researched videos.Thank you.👍

Hello my friend what a wonderful video with feeling and information you have created have it so good my friend 😁

Ant, another wonderful video. I just loved the portrayal of that station and platform - What is now compared to what was. Brilliant editing and beautiful music as usual.

Great job was good to wake up and watch local history cheers Ant nice one 👍

It's so sad to see these old branch lines left in decay. ..... Did Dick Beeching really achieve anything by closing them - apart from putting 67,000 people out of work ? .... British Railways never made any profit back then - and the rail network is still running at a loss today !! ... I do enjoy your videos and a walk back in time, Thank you.

Paston had a sugar beet refinery, which I suspect was the main source of freight traffic for the line.

Another fantastic video

Stunning. A real joy to watch. Great film, thamkyou. 🙌🏻🙏💖

Thanks for this enjoyed it.

Great video as always ant, thank you!

Wonderful video, having lived on this walk since 1979. This is a great reminder of all the family walks, I went on when I was a child, every time we had my parents’ friends from the big smoke come and stay, we would always take them on the Knapton to the Dilham canal part of the walk. The canal had been restored and rewatered for a mile between, Bacton lock and Ebridge mill, it is regularly used for leisure by both locals and tourists, it is also a lovely walk. There are plans to rewater it all the way to Swafeild, up to the road bridge where the B1145 crosses it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this show Ant. Excellent.

Yet another quality video top drawer keep them coming top man 👍👍

Surely has to be Monsal trail? As the prettiest.

another great informative detailed disused railway walk Thanks Ant.

Great video Ant and glad to see you’re back in Norfolk again. You mentioned suggestions so I would like to suggest the WVL or waveney valley line from beccles to tivetshall, roughly 20 miles along the Norfolk Suffolk border with lots of interesting bits including mills, many stations, crossings houses and much history tied to ww2 suppling the many local airfields and an airships station. There is tons of info online and social media groups but no one has ever done a video for it and I think you would do an excellent job of it!

The milepost looked like a 1 with a single stripe marker, indicating 1 mile and a quarter. (2 stripes for half and 3 stripes for three-quarters). Some places use dots instead of vertical stripes. Cheers Ant.

Great walk and narration there Ant. Was at the three arch segmental bridge , just two weeks ago. It’s so evocative. I was also wanting to wander the trackbed up to that isolated bridge between windmill rd and where the line disappeared, but turned back as the line was full of evil gorse bushes! I will however have another try probably in the au autumn . Thanks for the video bud, was great to see . Keep trekking 💪

Great video Ant ,you should do the old line through Wetherby ,stunning cutting near Thorpe Arch ,also some of the old HnB cuttings are stunning

Brilliantly filmed and described you put such a lot of work into your videos thanks 👍🏻

Thanks for another cracking vlog very interesting and lovely story

Nice one Ant,keep em coming lad

Love your videos. So much interesting information. Have you heard of the Maldon to Witham (I tthink) branch line which I believe last ran in 1966. Part of a walk I do with my family intersects the railways old wooden tressel bridge which I believe is the only one left in the UK.

My Great Grandmother lived in N. Walsham close to Antingham Road Junction signal box. We used to visit her once or twice a year. I was fascinated by the array of signals just beyond the box, but puzzled that only one of the arms was ever actually pulled off. Mundesley was one of the first lines to get a diesel train, which we thought enormously exciting, although the last train of the day used to wake us up when it braked to change the line token at the signal box! As a Great Treat we went to Mundesley on the new train, and were very excited when it touched 60 mph! I doubt that I'd ever travelled as fast as that before! When we went we didn't know the train times so our mother sent us to the signal box to ask. I was a bit concerned about this as there were notices saying that it was 'Private', but my mother said these didn't matter, so we went to the box and actually had a long chat with the signalman (who passed a couple of trains while we were talking to him, although it could hardly be said that he was over-worked). The box actually controlled the junction for the line to the M&GN station in N. Walsham; it was removed when the M&GN was closed. There used to be an early morning goods train that came out to the signal box and then reversed back to N. Walsham, this was presumably to transfer freight between the two stations in N. Walsham. The only working that I know of that routinely used the junction was a holiday season train from London to the holiday camp at Yarmouth which ran to N. Walsham, then gained the M&GN line via Antingham Rd Junction (A somewhat roundabout route one might think!). Unfortunately I don't think we ever saw this working despite being only a few yards from the box.

Excellent video, Ant! There are a few railway relics in SE Norfolk that might be worth a look Can I suggest the Reedham Curve, the stretch of the Yarmouth to Beccles line through Fritton Woods and the swing bridge remains at Haddiscoe High Level and Beccles. Fritton Woods was a WW2 training ground and there are some trenches and other remains. Other places could be the Berney Arms station, one of the most remote in England still open, Haddiscoe Island (a 13 mile circular walk, partly next to the active line to Lowestoft) and the New Cut two miles long canal joining the Yare to the Waveney. Thanks again for putting Norfolk on your productions!

I love these railway walks but doesn't do me much good ,sitting in my chair instead of getting out there and doing it myself?!😆 I do like those elips arched brick bridges though, Brunel used them on the Maidenhead viaduct, his critics said they would collapse ?!🧐

Another vital link closed North Walsham is now very busy..

another excellent video👍 it's ashame that these villages had a railway that once served them what caused it to close beeching 🤔

A vary good video of Does Norfolk have the Most Beautiful Disused Railway Cutting in the UK?💛💛

Really interesting video! Can I ask though, that last triple arched bridge in Trimingham, can you 'legally' walk on the track bed above it? My daughter and I climbed up the side of it, but it looked really overgrown so we weren't sure. Could be private farmland?!! Also, in Trimingham, did you notice that someone appears to have nicked the 'golf ball'? Shame! I used to love seeing that on the way to Mundesley. 🙁🙁

love this

Great stuff Ant👍 Why do we get so glassy eyed when we spot a disused station that needs to be brought back to life🤔🤣🤣🤣 They were some quite big stations by the look of those brilliant photos. Future canal walk yes please!!!!!

In East Yorkshire the Council couldn't wait to fill the cuttings with all the rubbish they could find so the Yorkshire Wolds doesn't have the cuttings etc. It had the additional attraction of ensuring that the railway would be far more difficult to restore.

Time they were brought back.

iD be cutting all that greenery away and showing the bridge again and platforms

Walsham and Dilham loos worth a video..

do the railways stations and lines around buxton :)

Brilliant video Ant - one question that's been bugging me for a while , do you have a co-conspirator with you that drives round to the end to pick you up? Or do you walk the whole route in reverse?

Can't believe you didn't show us what you had for lunch, big fan of Scotch Eggs myself.

Excellent presentation. Makes me want to spray Beeching & Marples woz ere on every disused structure😡

Can't you ask the farmer for permission to walk at the tractor track next to the cut in? Amazing find! 👍🏻😀

None of these should have closed Sheri gham is very busy and aling with NNR is a magnet and very busy. My late parents retired, to sheringham a beautiful area..

Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it very much. Anyone interested in the history of the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway and also the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway should look for the "M&GN Circle". RU-vid won't let me post a link to our website (perhaps we sound like a terrorist organisation...), but we're a historical study group, formed in August 1959 and dedicated to recording all aspects of the two railways. We have probably got the largest collection of information about the lines in existence. Google should find us easily. We're not the same body as the M&GN Society at Sheringham because we don't get involved in railway preservation, although we have many overlapping interests.

I've been trying to explore what is left of the Upway to Abbotsbury line here in Dorset. I'm doing it in fits and starts as. A. I'm not as fit as I was an B. Some of it is on private land.

wonder how hard that would be to re purpose ant

They must have heard you were coming because all the fly tipping had been cleared 🤣

IMO, a massive shame that this line was closed as it could have been used as part of the Norwich - Cromer/Norwich service, especially during the summer months.

Mile markers eg one you showed means 1mile and a quarter next one would be1+11 then 1+111 then11 for 2miles probably from North Walsham 1+11=mile and half ,1+111=mile and 3 quarters and so on

Where is Pt 1? Link?

11:46 Blackbird ?

Calling a cutting "the most beautiful in the UK "is rather an odd thing to do. After cycling and walking many hundreds, if not thousands of miles of trails and canals, most cuttings, except if exceptionally deep, or steep, or both, tend to look the same from inside, so naming one the most beautiful is virtually impossible. However, for sheer beauty, and a sheer engineering masterpiece, The Monsal Trail blows everything else out of the water, and if it's just cuttings your after, it has a few very deep, near vertical sided limestone cuttings, that surpass anything else I have ever seen on a trail. There is also a cutting at Neston, on the Wirral Way that takes some beating. As your title is a question, my answer is "No".

It's all becoming so obvious to me..

A railroad bridge is someone's private property? Ridiculous.

No

'Train station', it's a bloody railway station!!

So much history destroyed