Town Walks

Key Buildings of Dereham

This booklet gives you a 1 3/4 mile route around the centre of Dereham to explore some key buildings associated with the town’s rich history. Co-produced by Dereham Heritage Trust and Dereham Walkers are Welcome for Heritage Open Days 2025.

Town Centre Quiz

A short walk through Dereham town centre with 30 interesting things to find. Follow the route and see if you can find them all. Perfect for curious young explorers!

Town Trail

Produced in collaboration with Dereham Walkers are Welcome and aboutDereham, this leaflet will guide you to see every town information panel, each with fascinating information about Dereham’s past and present.

Dereham Circular Walk

Produced in collaboration with Dereham Walkers are Welcome and aboutDereham, the idea for our circular walk came from the ancient tradition of ‘beating the bounds’, an Anglo-Saxon custom which traditionally involved swatting local landmarks with branches to maintain a shared mental map of parish boundaries.

The parish of Dereham covers an area of 8.3 sq miles and the parish boundary would be difficult or impossible to walk – so we made a shorter one – 4.5 miles. This walk doesn’t always go too close to the boundaries, but it does take you past many locations of interest in the town.