• Blog Home
  • Premier Cottages Home Page
  • About
  • Sign Up for News

Premier Cottages logo

  • Local GuidesVisitor Information
    • NorthNorthern England & Scotland
      • Cheshire
      • Cumbria
      • Derbyshire
      • Durham
      • Lake District
      • Lancashire
      • Northumberland
      • Peak District
      • Scotland
      • Straffordshire
      • Yorkshire
      • Greater Manchester
    • SouthSouthern England & Channel Islands
      • Cornwall
      • Devon
      • Dorset
      • Isle of White
      • Somerset
      • Hampshire
      • Wiltshire
      • Kent
      • Surrey
      • Sussex
      • Cotswolds
    • EastEastern England
      • Norfolk
      • Suffolk
      • Lincolnshire
      • Northamptonshire
      • Cambridgeshire
    • WestWestern England, Wales & Ireland
      • Wales
        • Pembrokeshire
      • Herefordshire
      • Ireland
        • Pembrokeshire
      • Shropshire
  • Destination GuidesArea Information
    • NorthNorthern England & Scotland
      • Lake District
      • Cheshire
      • Cumbria
      • Derbyshire
      • Lancashire
      • Northumberland
      • Peak District
      • Scotland
      • Straffordshire
      • Yorkshire
      • Greater Manchester
      • Durham
    • SouthSouthern England & Channel Islands
      • Cornwall
      • Devon
      • Dorset
      • Isle of White
      • Somerset
      • Hampshire
      • Wiltshire
      • Kent
      • Surrey
      • Sussex
      • Gloucestershire
      • Cotswolds
    • EastEastern England
      • Norfolk
      • Suffolk
      • Lincolnshire
      • Northamptonshire
      • Cambridgeshire
    • WestWestern England, Wales & Ireland
      • Wales
        • Pembrokeshire
      • Ireland
        • Pembrokeshire
      • Herefordshire
      • Shropshire
  • ExperienceDiscover & Explore
    • Award Winning
    • Events
    • Family Days Out
    • Eating Out
  • CollectionsCottage Holidays
    • Accessible
    • Dog Friendly
    • Family Friendly
    • Groups
    • Just For Two
  • Visit PremierCottages.co.ukLuxury Self Catering Holiday Cottages
  1. Home
  2. Posts
  3. 2014
  4. July
  5. Getting out in Suffolk

Getting out in Suffolk

One of Suffolk's locks for canal boats to pass through

Getting out in Suffolk is easy! Constable Country has a wealth of good walks and cycle routes. One of the best cycle routes is South Suffolk Cycle Route B, which meanders across tiny lanes and includes some really steep climbs, with beautiful views across the Suffolk valleys. http://www.cycle-route.com/routes/Suffolk-Routes-103.html

There are many scenic tracks – the area is well known for its abundance of footpaths and bridleways, which cover both inland and coastal paths, and offer really enjoyable walks for both the casual rambler and serious walker.

Here are four of our favourites:

Known to us as “Griff’s walk” (as it crosses Griff Rhys Jones’ beautiful home), this is a delightful coastal walk south of the famous Royal Hospital School at Holbrook.  Park your car at the picturesque Stutton church and walk through Griff’s fabulous lawns and wild flower meadows.  Once past his duckpond, you can choose either to go straight ahead, through sheep meadows, or turn right until you meet the sea wall on the river Stour.  It can be gentle or bracing, according to the day!  The views are splendid – looking across to Wrabness in one direction or straight ahead of you are the imposing giant structures of Felixstowe Port’s derricks, and you are often treated to flocks of seabirds flying across as you walk.  When you reach Holbrook creek, you have several choices.  You can either keep left and head back towards the school and the sheep meadows, returning to Griff’s, or you can walk through to the attractive Holbrook Mill; or finally, for the ambitious, continue right round the coastal path to Shotley with its large marina where the Orwell meets the Stour.  Felixstowe docks, Languard Fort Nature Reserve and Trimley marshes are across the Orwell, and the port of Harwich is to the south.  You can board the Harwich, Felixstowe, Shotley foot ferry from here. The coastal path winds along from Shotley to Pin Mill and if you’re lucky, you may spot one of the Suffolk Barges – the Pin Mill barge race is an annual feature.

In the heart of Constable Country, you are spoilt for choice with circular walks around Dedham, Flatford and East Bergholt.  One special walk is highly recommended.  Park the car at East Bergholt Church, close to the birthplace and studio of John Constable.  Walk down Flatford Lane a short distance until you reach Fen Lane – you are now travelling in the very steps which Constable took to Dedham Grammar school each day.  

The largest expanse of water in Suffolk is Alton Water, with an eight mile perimeter.  It offers not only walks, but tracks for cyclists and a variety of water sports.  Enthusiasts can enjoy fishing, birdwatching, cross country cycling, sailing, and even watch the Great East Swim.  There are many little parking spots around the reservoir, together with a main entrance, so you can explore short sections at your leisure if you don’t want to walk the entire eight miles.

The final walk is one we call Tracy’s Walk.  You can park near the waterworks running down from Whalebone Corner in Langham.  Walk over the large bridge and the tiny footbridge over the stream, and where the path splits and runs through meadows, keep straight on.  Follow the track to a T junction and turn left until you reach the B1068.  Dog-leg across and walk up Snowy Lane, a really lovely path which is part of St Edmund Way.  At the top, after walking through a tunnel of trees, Withermarsh Green is to your right – a very pretty hamlet with a large green and thatched cottages.  Keep left and follow the path across farmland, crossing the next lane and bridleway, where you can either go straight ahead towards Stoke by Nayland or turn right to make a circular walk.

Hazel Theobald, Coral’s Barn, Suffolk. http://www.premiercottages.co.uk/cottages/corals-barn.aspx Hazel Theobald, Coral’s Barn

Summary
[image] Article Name Getting out in Suffolk
Author Anne Wiltshire
Description

Getting out in Suffolk is easy! Constable Country has a wealth of good walks and cycle routes.

Venues in CambridgeshireThrills and Spills in Wales
 
You Might Also Like
Accommodation for the Rugby World Cup
Attractions at the Heart of The Peak District
 
Comments
  1. Jessica
    10/23/2015 10:56:13 AM

    Maecenas eget dolor id ligula condimentum rhoncus ac ac ligula. Maecenas dui augue, tempor et rhoncus id, sollicitudin id mi.

Post a comment

Please correct the following:

July 16, 2014
Holiday
Destination Guides
Dog Friendly
Family Days Out
Family Friendly
Just For Two
Accessible
Award Winning
Suffolk
East
Local Guides
Walking, This is a great holiday!, Suffolk, active holiday, cycle-holiday,
Archive
  • January 2021 (1)
  • January 2020 (3)
  • February 2020 (4)
  • March 2020 (3)
  • July 2020 (1)
  • September 2020 (1)
  • October 2020 (2)
  • January 2019 (1)
  • February 2019 (3)
  • March 2019 (2)
  • April 2019 (3)
  • May 2019 (1)
  • June 2019 (4)
  • July 2019 (3)
  • August 2019 (5)
  • September 2019 (3)
  • October 2019 (5)
  • November 2019 (4)
  • December 2019 (3)
  • February 2018 (2)
  • March 2018 (1)
  • May 2018 (1)
  • June 2018 (1)
  • July 2018 (1)
  • September 2018 (1)
  • October 2018 (2)
  • November 2018 (1)
  • January 2017 (1)
  • May 2017 (5)
  • July 2017 (4)
  • August 2017 (1)
  • September 2017 (1)
  • October 2017 (1)
  • January 2016 (1)
  • April 2016 2016 (1)
  • May 2016 2016 (1)
  • January 2014 (6)
  • February 2014 (5)
  • March 2014 (7)
  • April 2014 (13)
  • May 2014 (16)
  • June 2014 (4)
  • July 2014 (5)
  • August 2014 (13)
  • September 2014 (15)
  • October 2014 (1)
  • November 2014 (8)
  • December 2014 (11)
  • January 2015 (2)
  • February 2015 (11)
  • March 2015 (7)
  • April 2015 (2)
  • May 2015 (3)
  • June 2015 (7)
  • August 2015 (2)
  • October 2015 (1)
  • December 2015 (1)
Links
  • Visit the Premier Cottages Website
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Youtube
Most Recent
Get Wild: Curing our Nature Deficit in 2021
January 14, 2021
5 Reasons Self-Catering Beats Hotel Holidays
November 13, 2020
Archives
Registered Office
Evans & Partners, 9 Bank Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8LS Reg. No: 5173245
Sponsored Charity
Premier Cottages Supporting MacMillan Cancer Support