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Tuesday, 8 February 2022

Suffolk Coast Path Challenge Walk Part 1

Suffolk Coast Path Challenge Walk Part 1A 2 day challenge walk to complete the Suffolk Coast PathThe first day of a 2 day challenge walk to walk the Suffolk Coast from Languard Fort to the county boundary at Hopton. This first day terminates at approximately the half way point of Sizewe...

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Stour and Orwell Walk - Ipswich to Shotley Gate

A 14 mile walk along the banks of the River Orwell in Suffolk between Ipswich and Shotley GateThe Stour and Orwell path is an extension to the southern end of the Suffolk Coast Path and follows the coast and heaths along the estuaries of the Orwell and the Stour rivers. This particular walk focuses...

Saturday, 27 March 2021

Foxhall Mill Stream Circular Walk

Short circular walk following the Mill Stream through Foxhall, IpswichOne branch of The Sandlings Path that leads into Ipswich, follows a route across Foxhall Heath. This small walk uses the path as the basis of a circular walk through this natural woodland location....

Friday, 26 March 2021

Foxhall and Brookhill Wood Walk

Short circular walk around heaths and woodlands of Foxhall, IpswichA pleasant stroll around the heaths and woodlands around Foxhall, to the east of Ipswich. The walk is short but nonetheless a pleasant way to while a way an hour or two. Natural woodland, babbling stream and if you look very carefully...

Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Stour and Orwell Walk - Felixstowe to Ipswich

A 17 mile walk along the banks of the Orwell River in Suffolk starting at Felixstowe and ending in the centre of IpswichThe Stour and Orwell path is an extension to the southern end of the Suffolk Coast Path and follows the coast along the estuaries of the Orwell and the Stour. The start of the walk...

Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Alton Water Reservoir Walk

An 8 mile walk around Suffolk's Alton Water ReservoirLocated on the Shotley peninsular, the Alton Water Reservoir provides an easy walk around its water. A self contained circular route that needs little in the way of maps. Just keep the water on your left and keep walking! The mixed variety of landscapes...

Monday, 21 January 2019

An Amble up the Deben Estuary

A 13 mile walk along the River Deben in Suffolk, starting at Felixstowe and ending in MartleshamThe lovely walk along the Deben estuary. Although parts are inaccessible due to breaches of the flood banks, the mix of riverside paths, country lanes and footpaths provides an ideal mix of landscapes to...

Saturday, 29 December 2018

Deben Estuary - Melton to Bawdsey

A 15 mile river side walk along the Deben Estuary in Suffolk between the villages of Melton and BawdseyThis walk follows river side footpaths with spectacular views across the estuary. Unfortunately at Ramsholt there is no public access and one needs to divert through to the village of Alderton with...

Gipping Valley Way - Needham Market to Ipswich

A 13 mile walk following Suffolk's River Gipping between Needham Market and IpswichA riverside walk tracing the route of the River Gipping as it heads through Suffolk to join the tidal waters of the Orwell at Ipswich. A gentle ambling route that twists and turns through the countryside which presents...

Thursday, 20 December 2018

The Sandlings Walk - Martlesham to Rushmere Heath

A 4.5 mile walk across heathland from Martlesham to Rushmere Heath on the eastern fringes of IpswichLike most modern towns, Ipswich is suffering from a seemingly endless amount of urban sprawl that envelops the traditional villages that once surrounded it. However, this walk follows heathland that is...

Saturday, 15 December 2018

Suffolk Coast Path - Snape to Felixstowe

A 20 mile walk along the Suffolk Coast Path between Snape and FelixstoweThis is the most remote section of the Suffolk Coast Path and follows the Butley River down to Shingle Street and then continues along the coast to the ferry at Bawdsey. There is an eerie sense of foreboding when walking this section....

Tuesday, 4 December 2018

A Walk to Languard Fort

A 10 mile walk from Trimley to Languard Fort via Felixstowe FerryThis walk navigates from the village of Trimley down to Kings Fleet and along the banks of the River Deben to Felixstowe Ferry, the setting of an old Black Shuck tale from many years ago which is a feature to this walk. A coastal walk...

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

The Fonnereau Way to Ipswich

A 12 mile walk between Woodbridge and Ipswich incorporating sections from the Fonnereau Way, the Sandlings and the Fynn Valley WayThis walk links the railway stations of Woodbridge, Westerfield and Ipswich with scenic views along the estuary at Woodbridge and the Fynn Valley before entering Ipswich...

Fynn Valley Circular Walk

A 16 mile walk along the Suffolk Fynn Valley between Woodbridge and Witnesham, with a return route via Grundisburgh and Hasketon.The Fynn Valley Walk is an official waymarked route following the course of the River Fynn from Witnesham to Martlesham then continuing through to Woodbridge along the banks...

Sunday, 26 August 2018

Sandlings Walk - Rushmere to Melton Walk Summary

The Suffolk Sandlings path between Rushmere, on the eastern side of Ipswich, and MeltonThe Sandlings is a long distance path linking Ipswich and Southwold through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.A starting point is provided at Rushmere Heath, close to Ipswich Hospital...

Friday, 17 August 2018

Stour and Orwell Walk - Cattawade to Shotley Gate Walk Summery

A walk along the Stour estuary following the Stour and Orwell long distance path.The Stour and Orwell Walk is a long distance trail that follows the estuaries of South Suffolk. This 42 mile trail links Felixstowe and Manningtree and this specific walk is the southern most section that follows the north...

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In Search of Sizewell Chapel

A 10 mile walk following the southern side of the parish boundary of Leiston in Suffolk This walk follows the route of a 17th century peramb...

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