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KNP Haulage Depot – Thurgarton Sheep Wash loop from Thurgarton

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KNP Haulage Depot – Thurgarton Sheep Wash loop from Thurgarton

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KNP Haulage Depot – Thurgarton Sheep Wash loop from Thurgarton

03:48

14.1km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.88 km

Bench With a View of the Fields

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.43 km

Bench With View of the Fields

Highlight • Viewpoint

Off the path is a hidden bench with pleasant view

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3.15 km

KNP Haulage Depot

Highlight • Structure

This might be the base for a haulage business or wagon trailors might simply be parked up for storage here. Big new farm storage sheds are located here also

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3.48 km

Thurgarton Former WWI Airfield

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a former MoD airfield also known as the Flying Field. Number 38 Squadron used Thurgarton during WW1 until 1918.

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7.29 km

Cross Keys Pub

Highlight • Pub

7.40 km

Epperstone Penfold

Highlight • Historical Site

10.3 km

Thurgarton Sheep Wash

Highlight • Historical Site

An unusual survivor, with extensive construction, thought to be the second-oldest surviving in Britain, dating from the late 17th century.

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10.6 km

Souther Wood

Forest

12.9 km

Thurgarton Priory and Parish Church

Highlight • Religious Site

This Augustinian priory was founded in 1119-39. It was closed by Henry Vlll in 1538. The red-brick Georgian country house was built in 1777 and is attached to a remnant …

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14.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.78 km

1.99 km

1.94 km

1.33 km

110 m

Surfaces

7.12 km

3.95 km

2.68 km

239 m

110 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

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Comments

November 3, 2024,Thurgarton Epperstone WW1 Airfield loop

This walk goes to Epperstone, to the top of the valley that Thurgarton sits in, takes in Thurgarton Priory, a WW1 airfield and the second-oldest sheepwash in the UK.

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KNP Haulage Depot – Thurgarton Sheep Wash loop from Thurgarton

Bench With a View of the Fields

Bench With View of the Fields

KNP Haulage Depot

Thurgarton Former WWI Airfield

Cross Keys Pub

Epperstone Penfold

Thurgarton Sheep Wash

Thurgarton Priory and Parish Church

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