Bordered by the coast on the East and forest to the North, there are many areas providing for varied walking interest. Recreational Paths include Icknield Way Path; Fynn Valley Walk and Angles Way. One of the more recently opened long distance paths, The Sandlings Walk, runs for 60 miles between Ipswich and Southwold passing through Britain’s rarest wildlife habitat of lowland heath in an AONB. In Southwold, take a boat trip with a difference on the ‘Coastal Voyager’; walk out on the recently refurbished pier; climb the lighthouse and walk on Gun Hill where the canons from the Battle of Sole Bay are still in place. After all of that, sample the local brew with a pint of Adnam’s finest.
Head further South to Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, and wander around the burial ground of East Anglia’s Anglo-Saxon kings. In Aldeburgh, visit the grave of Composer, Benjamin Britten, or go to a concert at Snape Maltings Concert Hall. There is picturesque walking from here too. Inland, visit Lavenham, a medieval village with Tudor townhouses, small crooked cottages and the splendid 16th Century Guildhall. Further North , lying across the border with Norfolk, in a district known as Breckland, you will find Thetford Forest. This large forested area can be explored on foot, horseback or by bicycle. There is also the opportunity to ‘Go Ape’ and ‘walk’ through the forest from some way up in the trees!
At nearby Bury St Edmunds, walk through history and learn more about the Magna Carta, or visit the Greene King Brewery.
