The Vicarage – Eye Castle loop from Pulham St. Mary

South Norfolk District

Pulham St. Mary

The Vicarage – Eye Castle loop from Pulham St. Mary

Easy

riders

The Vicarage – Eye Castle loop from Pulham St. Mary

01:41

37.3km

150m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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92 m

The Pennoyer Centre Café

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe is open 10.00-3.00, closed Sun. There's sometimes a function going on but the cafe is usually open even so.

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8.19 km

River View in the Countryside

Highlight • River

12.6 km

Hoxne Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Scenic little village green with a PO/shop and pub. Reputedly the place where the last Anglo-Saxon king of East Anglia, Edmund the Martyr, was killed by the Danes.

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12.9 km

Goldbrook Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

On the road from Hoxne to Cross Street lies Goldbrook Bridge, where Edmund is said to have hidden from the Danes. According to legend, a newly-wed couple spotted his spurs …

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15.2 km

Oak Plantation

Forest

18.2 km

St Peter and St Paul Church, Eye

Highlight • Other

Thought to be built in 14th century.

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18.3 km

The Vicarage

Highlight • Monument

Eye Vicarage is a fantastic building thought to date from the 1450's. It is built around a timber frame, with a Georgian southern facade and later re-modelled in the Victorian era.

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18.4 km

Eye

Highlight • Other

Lovely architecture, Quaint town

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18.5 km

Eye Castle

Highlight • Castle

Eye Castle is one of the few surviving motte-and-bailey castles from the early Norman period. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and …

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37.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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