Boxford, Edwardstone & Groton Circular Walks – Boxford Highlights

A 2½ mile circular walk starting from Boxford playing field.  The Boxford Highlights walk takes you on an exploration of the village with its splendid timber framed houses, through a section of the Box valley, and to Boxford’s church with its fascinating links to John Winthrop, a leading Puritan who founded the city of Boston […]

Blackbourn Valley Walk – Thurston Circular Walks

A 6½ mile circular walk starting from New Green Community Centre, where you will find a popular community cafe with customer toilets.  The leaflet also features a shorter option walk of 4½ miles. Thurston, like most settlements in England, has grown and changed greatly since it was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Don’t […]

Old Orchard Walk – Thurston Circular Walks

A 4½ mile circular walk starting from New Green Community Centre, where you will find a popular community cafe with customer toilets.  The leaflet also features a longer option walk of 6½ miles. Thurston, like most settlements in England, has grown and changed greatly since it was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Don’t […]

Norton Walks – A Stroll through Norton Woods

A 3.8 mile walk, starting from the village hall, around Norton taking in ancient woodland, Norton Wood.    The leaflet features 3 circular walks of varying distances that can be combined to make longer routes. The medieval parish church of St Andrew is located out in the fields, accessible through an avenue of trees.  Make […]

Norton Walks – A Circle of St Andrew’s

A 3.3 mile circular walk around the village of Norton, starting at the village hall. Take in the Medieval church and learn about the Old Rectory’s past use.  The leaflet features 3 circular walks of varying distances that can be combined to make longer routes. The medieval parish church of St Andrew is located out […]

Mills and Meadows

PLEASE NOTE : There is currently a footpath closure on this route along the Gipping Valley River Path between Lower Street Sproughton and Ship Lane, Bramford (December 2025). A 4 mile circular walk starting from Bramford Meadows Picnic Site.  This walk takes you upstream along the Gipping Valley River Path (GVPR), passing water meadows and […]

Bredfield Circular Walks – Over to Byng Walk

A 4½ mile circular walk starting from the village hall. Bredfield, a ‘broad clearing’ in Old English, has evidence of Romano-British and Saxon settlement.  Don’t miss St Andrew’s Church with its fine flint clad bell tower.  The Bredfield walks include three circuits of the village of varying lengths which take you past interesting sites including […]

Bredfield Circular Walks – Medieval Bredfield Walk

A 3½ mile circular walk starting from the village hall. Bredfield, a ‘broad clearing’ in Old English, has evidence of Romano-British and Saxon settlement.  Don’t miss St Andrew’s Church with its fine flint clad bell tower.  The Bredfield walks include three circuits of the village of varying lengths which take you past interesting sites including […]

Bredfield Circular Walks – The Fitzgerald Walk

A 5¼ mile circular walk starting from the village hall. Bredfield, a ‘broad clearing’ in Old English, has evidence of Romano-British and Saxon settlement.  Don’t miss St Andrew’s Church with its fine flint clad bell tower.  The Bredfield walks include three circuits of the village of varying lengths which take you past interesting sites including […]

The Nine Stiles Walk – Brandon

A 3½ mile walk starting from Brandon Leisure Centre – a walk in the heart of the Brecks with no stiles! This walk follows sections of the ‘Beating the Bounds’ route, a traditional walk marking the parish boundary. This walk was more recently called ‘The Nine Stiles Walk’ but the stiles have long since been removed […]