The pub can be visited at the start or end of your walk and has rooms if you would like to extend your stay by the coast.
If you are looking to get outdoors this winter, you might want to take a trip to the Norfolk coastline. There are numerous walking routes and beaches to enjoy that are easily accessible as a day trip from Cambridgeshire.
The Brancaster Staithe wildlife walk features a stop at a pub that has been mentioned by the Good Food Guide. The prestigious guide released a list of Britain’s best pubs for a winter walk, including the multi-award-winning White Horse.
The walk starts at Brancaster Staithe Quay car park and takes you along a coastal path towards the harbour. Just off the coastal path, you will find the White Horse pub, where you can enjoy a meal before or after your walk.
The White Horse offers a breakfast menu for those looking to start their walk with a meal, as well as a variety of fish options on the à la carte menu for a traditional seaside experience. If you want to extend your trip, the pub has several rooms to stay i,n including a room featuring a viewing terrace and telescope for panoramic views of the tidal marshland to Scolt Head Island.
Around the harbour, you will find information signs dotted about that discuss the area’s changing fishing practices and the old malthouse. You will then walk inland towards the Deepdale Café before turning left onto Delgate Lane and towards Downs Woods.
Follow the road to the right until you come to a crossroads, and from there, you should take the footpath around the edge of Barrow Common. You might want to explore the common, as it has great views of Brancaster beach and out to sea, as well as being a good place to see geese in winter.
On the common, you might be able to spot the Second World War wreck of SS Vina on Scolt Head Island, which was used as target practice for the RAF and accidentally sank in 1944. After going around Barrow Common, you will walk back down to the coast road.
After crossing the main road, you will be at the Branodunum Roman Fort, where you will follow the path to the left and towards the sea. The fort was built around AD 230 to guard the Wash approaches and became a part of the Saxon Shore fortification system.
When you reach the coastal path again, you can turn right and carry on walking back to Brancaster Staithe Quay car park. You might like to pop back into the White Horse for one last drink while enjoying the fresh sea air before heading home.
