Norton John Walker's Walk, Norton High Street, Albany Road and Ragworth Road, family walk instructions

The walk starts at the Unicorn pub, next to the duck pond. Walk towards St Mary's church with the duck pond on your left. Continue to the gateway of the church car park. On the left-hand side of the car park is the old Vicarage which is now part of Red House School.

At the entrance to the car park turn left and continue on the path again keeping the duck pond on your left and onto Darlington Lane.

Turn right onto Darlington Lane and continue past St Joseph's church.

Take the next left onto Ragworth Road. The large house on the corner was once the home of Friedelind Wagner.

Continue on Ragworth Road with St Joseph's School on the left. As you approach Greta Road turn left and continue along the road, onto the footpath.

Turn right onto the High Street. The first house you will pass on the High Street is The Priory - number 71.

Continue on this side of the High Street. There are numerous eateries on this stretch on the High Street if you would like a refreshment. At the end of the High Street, continue past Hope Street onto Norton Road, towards the Destiny Centre.

At the Destiny Centre use the pedestrian crossing to cross Norton Road and onto Greylands Avenue. Continue to the end of Greylands Avenue and just before the junction with Albany Road look to the left between the houses. You can see an old brick building. This was the grain store for one of Norton's windmills.

At Albany Road turn left. (Albany road was originally called Mill Lane). Continue to the end of the Albany Road then turn left onto South Road. Continue past the fire station then cross over the road and turn right as you reach the roundabout onto Billingham Road.

Cross over Billingham Road and continue down the bank (Tanner's Bank) to Norton Medical Centre. As you reach the access road to Norton Medical Centre look up the road, at the top of the road you will see it is now fenced off. Beyond the fence used to be the site of a glue factory.

Continue on Billingham Road past the Medical centre, as you reach the allotments follow the public footpath to the left. Continue on the path through the allotments with the brick wall on your left.

At the end of the wall turn left into Harbron Wood, recently named after the late Bob Harbron, a local historian. Keep to the footpath on the left of the wood, this will take you through to Norton High Street.

Turn left on the High Street and cross over the road at the pedestrian crossing next to the fish and chip shop.

Turn right on the High Street and one of the first houses you will see is Wellington House - number 81.

Continue along the High Street to the George and Dragon pub. Mill Street, as the street name indicates, was the site of another windmill, located at the top of the street. Again, there are no remains of the windmill visible, and the site is occupied by houses.

Continue along the High Street to the Unicorn pub and the end of the walk.