# Wensum Way

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{{Short description|Footpath in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox hiking trail
|name=The Wensum Way
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|location=Central Norfolk
|designation=[Norfolk Trails](/source/Norfolk_Trails)
|length_mi=12
|trailheads=Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum, [Lenwade](/source/Lenwade)
|use=[Walking](/source/Walking)
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|season=All year Round 
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|website= [https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/wensumway norfolk.gov.uk]
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The '''Wensum Way''' is a 12-mile footpath route in [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk), UK, which opened in Spring 2013. It links the [Nar Valley Way](/source/Nar_Valley_Way) at [Gressenhall](/source/Gressenhall) Farm and Workhouse museum to the [Marriott's Way](/source/Marriott's_Way) at [Lenwade](/source/Lenwade).<ref name=edp>{{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}}</ref>

The route takes its name from the [River Wensum](/source/River_Wensum), in whose valley the route lies.<ref name=edp/> The [Norfolk County Council](/source/Norfolk_County_Council) has hidden [geocaches](/source/geocaching) along the trail, which passes through 26 county wildlife areas and four [Sites of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest).<ref name=reuters>{{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}}</ref> The route forms part of the [Norfolk Trails](/source/Norfolk_Trails) network.<ref name=edp/>

==See also==
* [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Norfolk_Trails/index.htm Official Norfolk Trails website]
* [Recreational walks in Norfolk](/source/Recreational_walks_in_Norfolk)

==References==
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Category:Footpaths in Norfolk

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