Walks in Suffolk

Walks

Somerleyton

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
A walk around the delightful estate village designed by a flamboyant Victorian railway magnate.
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Southwold

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
Around this old-fashioned holiday resort on an island surrounded by river, creek and sea.
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Walberswick

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
Taking a breather from the hustle and bustle of Southwold in a quiet village amongst the marshes.
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Snape Maltings

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
From Maltings to Sandlings
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Dunwich

Difficulty - Hard
Dog-friendly
Conjure up visions of a lost city as you stand on the cliffs gazing out to sea.
Walks

Aldeburgh

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A walk in the footsteps of Britain's best-known 20th-century composer.
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Sizewell

Difficulty - Medium
The unexpected delights of a circuit around a controversial nuclear plant.
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Thorpeness

Difficulty - Easy
Family-friendly
A stroll around the fairy-tale holiday village built by G. Stuart Ogilvie a hundred years ago.
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Orford Ness

Difficulty - Medium
An odd clash of human and natural landscapes on Europe's largest shingle spit.
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South Elmham

Difficulty - Hard
Dog-friendly
Wide open views and huge expanses of working arable farmland on a walk through Saints country.
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Laxfield

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
What better way to enjoy a summer evening than a country stroll to a Victorian pub?
Walks

Debenham

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Exploring the green lanes and pathways around a historic county town.
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Earl Soham

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A romp through the barley with the reward of a local ale at the finish.
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Framlingham

Difficulty - Easy
Enjoy views of a 12th-century castle reflected in a lake and a stroll around a handsome market town.
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Charsfield

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Read the classic book then walk the landscape around a village immortalised in literature.
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Woodbridge

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A walk along the River Deben from a historic riverside town, with views of England's last working tide mill.
Walks

Sutton Heath

Difficulty - Medium
A loop across the sandy heathland that once covered this part of Suffolk
Walks

Ipswich

Difficulty - Easy
Family-friendly
Explore the best of Ipswich old and new on this easy stroll down to the docks.
Walks

East Bergholt

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A walk through the landscape that inspired one of England's greatest artists.
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Shotley

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Views of Harwich and Felixstowe from a lonely spit between the Stour and Orwell estuaries.
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Felixstowe Ferry

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
See another side to this busy coastal resort on a pleasant walk along the Deben Estuary.
Walks

Falkenham

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A stroll from the church at Falkenham along the River Deben and back via a drunkard’s lane.
Walks

Landguard Point

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly Family-friendly
A wild walk to the very edge of Suffolk, with views over the Felixstowe Point.
Walks

Kersey

Difficulty - Hard
Dog-friendly
A lesson in Suffolk architecture on a cross-country walk from a pretty village to a historic town.
Walks

Polstead

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
On the trail of a grisly Victorian murder in the deceptively green valley of the River Box.
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Gipping Valley

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
A walk in a tranquil valley, looking out for herons, kingfishers and otters.
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Eye

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly Family-friendly
An easy walk exploring the surroundings of one of England's smallest towns.
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Hoxne

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A walk around the village where the last king of East Anglia met his untimely death.
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Stowmarket

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Rural, urban and industrial landscapes all feature on this walk, together with a fascinating museum.
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Pakenham

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
Visit a working watermill on an easy walk around gentle farmland.
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Stowlangtoft

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
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Sudbury

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
Stroll among the peaceful grazing cattle and visit the home of a famous 18th-century artist.
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Long Melford

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
A walk through farmland and woodland by a Tudor mansion and a fine church.
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Lavenham

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Explore the rolling countryside around one of Suffolk's prettiest towns.
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Kettlebaston

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
A loop taking in two fine churches and some of Suffolk’s hilliest farmland.
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Bury St Edmunds

Difficulty - Easy
Family-friendly
The spiritual capital of Suffolk has risen once again with a new cathedral tower.
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Hartest

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Discover a link with a well-known nursery rhyme on the rooftop of Suffolk.
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West Stow Country Park

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
Walk in the footsteps of the Anglo-Saxons on this forest and riverside stroll.
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Cavendish

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Fine views and the story of a great humanitarian in the Stour valley.
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Clare

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
A wool town with Saxon settlement, a priory and a railway station inside an old castle.
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Mildenhall

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly
Giant American aircraft can be seen overhead on this peaceful walk in the Lark Valley.
Walks

Thurlow

Difficulty - Easy
Dog-friendly Family-friendly
An easy walk across high farmland belonging to one of Suffolk's largest agricultural estates.
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Moulton

Difficulty - Hard
Dog-friendly
An enjoyable walk in rolling downland on the Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border.
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Barrow

Difficulty - Medium
Dog-friendly
Wide open countryside, superb views and the site of a ruined castle
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Newmarket

Difficulty - Easy
Family-friendly
A quick canter through the world of horse racing.
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North Cove

Difficulty - Easy
A rove along the Waveney in search of life on the wing.
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Rattlesden

Difficulty - Medium
A rollercoaster walk up both sides of the valley protecting an old Puritan village.