A man has walked the length of the Norfolk border in memory of his late father – raising almost £4,000 for charity.

Dave Upton, from Lenwade, started and finished his epic 200-mile walk at Cromer Pier – completing the challenge across six legs, each approximately 35 miles.

He managed to do the first five legs on consecutive days last month, but after his right foot “ballooned” on day five he was forced to delay the final stretch until September 16.

He wore a Lincoln City cap throughout the walk – a nod to his football-loving father, William Upton, who passed away of a stroke in March this year, aged 85.

North Norfolk News: Dave Upton (left) has walked the length of the Norfolk border in memory of his late father William Upton (right), who died of a stroke aged 85 in March this yearDave Upton (left) has walked the length of the Norfolk border in memory of his late father William Upton (right), who died of a stroke aged 85 in March this year (Image: Dave Upton)

“I’d like to think he’d be really pleased and proud,” Dave said.

“There were things I saw on the walk which dad would’ve loved. It showed me places around Norfolk which I hadn’t seen before – including the stunning north Norfolk coast.”

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North Norfolk News: Dave Upton on his 200-mile charity walk of the Norfolk border, which he started and finished at Cromer PierDave Upton on his 200-mile charity walk of the Norfolk border, which he started and finished at Cromer Pier (Image: Dave Upton)

Dave has so far raised just under £4,000 for the Stroke Association.

He said many of the donations were from his family and friends, but several came from strangers he met along the way.

“It was really nice to see how kind and generous people were,” he said.

“They were all so nice.”

North Norfolk News: Dave Upton on his 200-mile charity walk of the Norfolk borderDave Upton on his 200-mile charity walk of the Norfolk border (Image: Dave Upton)

Dave, who works for a charity called Inspire, and was previously a PE teacher at Costessey High School for 15 years, said his dad was a “brilliant role model”.

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William started out working on the railways before joining the RAF, spending time overseas in Sri Lanka and Singapore.

He became an aircraft fitter at London’s Heathrow Airport, before working in Blackpool and later relocating to Norfolk with his family in 1983 to work at Norwich Airport.

You can donate to Dave's JustGiving page by searching for David Upton's 'walk for dad'. 

North Norfolk News: William UptonWilliam Upton (Image: Dave Upton)