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Shotesham is a popular starting point for a particulaly good circular walk that takes in a good section of Boudica's Way and I'd walked this route on with my wife long before I'd decided to complete all of the Boudica's Way.
For those interested in such things, there are currently a lot of geocaches along this circular route.
11.4 Kms (7 miles) +/- 90m
This short loop, 3 Kms (2 miles), was completed on 01.01.2015 as a separate walk taking in a previously unwalked section of Boudica's Way that has been re-routed by Norfolk Trails, who have also placed a series of five geocaches on this little circular route (the re-routed section of Boudica's Way is rather more pleasant than that still shown on my 1:25000 OS map - more recently printed maps may well include this section). I did the route clockwise, going east from the church, and the state of the final section of path back into Saxlingham Nethergate was dreadful. I've walked along streams in Scotland that had less water streaming down them. In the winter months sections of Boudica's Way really do become quite flooded between Saxlingham and Tasburgh (wellies and waders being more suitable footwear for some sections than four season walking boots - even with gaiters!)
One other cautionary note, several of the fields/paddocks hereabouts are used for sheep grazing in the winter months and the fencing is "basic" - it might keep the sheep in, but it wouldn't keep a dog out. Mine's been trained to leave stock alone, but I still stay alert and stick him back on the lead where sheep are just to be on the safe side. There's still plenty of places a dog can safely have a good run off the lead in this section.
Report submitted 21.01.2015