Starting at Needham Market, this 5.5 mile (9 km) circular route takes you through ancient woodlands, along footpaths, field edges and pavements to ‘Barking and back again’. Needham Market, with its medieval high street with many original timber framed buildings behind brick facades and its Victorian station which opened in 1849, is a perfect location […]

A 7½ mile circular walk from The Star at Lidgate pub car park.  The leaflet features 2 walks with gentle hills and delightful views, that can be combined to make a longer route. Situated near the border with Cambridgeshire, Lidgate is located on an original Roman road. This beautiful small village with its fine selection […]

A 5 mile circular walk starting from Halesworth town centre car park.  The leaflet features 3 walking routes through Millennium Green to explore the eastern side of Halesworth along the River Blyth and along the old railway to Bird’s Folly. At the southern end of the Thoroughfare is the 16th century Angel Inn, and at […]

A 4 mile circular walk starting from Halesworth town centre car park.  The leaflet features 3 walking routes through Millennium Green to explore the eastern side of Halesworth along the River Blyth and along the old railway to Bird’s Folly. At the southern end of the Thoroughfare is the 16th century Angel Inn, and at […]

A 5 mile walk taking you out of the town centre via the Thoroughfare into the west area of Halesworth, one of the most rural parts of East Anglia.  The leaflet features 3 walks of varying distances that can be combined to make longer routes. At the southern end of the Thoroughfare is the 16th […]

A 6 mile walk taking you out of the town centre via the Thoroughfare into the west area of Halesworth, one of the most rural parts of East Anglia.  The leaflet features 3 walks of varying distances that can be combined to make longer routes. At the southern end of the Thoroughfare is the 16th […]

A 4½ mile circular walk starting from the village hall.  The leaflet features 2 circular walks through rural landscapes that can be combined to make a longer walking option. Henstead with Hulver Street lies on the south side of the ‘Hundred River Valley’, a peaceful place of marshes and farmland in the Suffolk Coast and […]

A 4½ mile circular walk starting from St Mary’s Church.  The leaflet features 2 circular walks through rural landscapes that can be combined to make a longer walking option. Henstead with Hulver Street lies on the south side of the ‘Hundred River Valley’, a peaceful place of marshes and farmland in the Suffolk Coast and […]

Gainsborough Trail – Meadow Walk Welcome to the Meadow Walk, the first section of the Gainsborough Trail, named after the famous Painter Thomas Gainsborough, an approximate 12.4 mile continuous walk able route will eventually encompass the whole of the Sudbury area, giving access to the best of the countryside in Sudbury, Great Cornard, Chilton and […]

Gainsborough Trail – Great Cornard Walk. This leaflet covers the Great Cornard Walk, 7 miles of varied landscapes from riverside paths, open glades and woodlands to viewpoints overlooking the landscape that inspired Thomas Gainsborough. Discover historic Bakers Mill beside the meandering Stour, ancient Danes Hole where Boudicca’s army defeated the Romans (possibly!), and chalk cliffs […]