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Welcome to the Suffolk Walking Festival
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PARTY!!! 2017 marks The Suffolk Walking Festivals 10th Birthday and we would love it if you joined us to help celebrate this wonderful event.
Heath or speed dating where you could meet new friends or partner. We are sure that the programme has a walk that will take your fancy.
We have over 100 walks on offer, providing the opportunity to explore the wonderful and diverse Suffolk countryside; stroll around medieval towns, ambles along the coast or wanders through our stunning countryside and enjoy the landscapes of our two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Families, we have a selection of walks for you around the half term period from golden mile walks between parks and museums in Lowestoft to activity routes in Ipswich and Sudbury and even a trail or two at Jimmy’s Farm. We are sure that they will be a great day out for all the family.
The Classic and Mega Challenge walks return, offering walkers the opportunity to explore the Stour Valley; a 63-mile route crossing the Suffolk countryside and dipping into Essex. Choose either to complete the route over a leisurely 4 days or if you really want to push yourself why not try it in 30 hours!
Not forgetting our launch day with a variety of 10 different walks to try at Sutton Hoo, perhaps you would enjoy being one of the first to test their latest trail which will have its debut at the launch or perhaps the gruesome grave walk is more for you?
With a variety of themed walks from Duelling Dragons in Sudbury, bird watching as you stroll around Westleton
We look forward to seeing you as you celebrate with us, make new friends, have fun, and perhaps enjoy a slice of cake or two!
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A message from our patron…. I’m really looking forward to this year’s Walking Festival and very proud to be part of it as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Over the decade the festival has grown hugely and now there are walks across the whole county and for all sorts of people - there’s bound to be something for you whether its history or nature you love or just the chance to have a sociable stroll. And if you love a longer walk you’re not forgotten either because there are also the Challenge and Mega challenge walks again this year! In these days, when we’re being encouraged to be healthy, walking is one of the things that most of us can do without it costing a fortune or being too physically demanding. All you need is some suitable footwear and a raincoat – just in case! I love the way walking gets me up close and personal to the county I live in – whether it’s strolling through the town or plodding along the coast. This year there are over 100 walks programmed so far – so have a look and book yourself in!
Lesley Dolphin
Producer/Presenter BBC Radio Suffolk
Suffolk’s Year of Walking celebrates walking in Suffolk, promotes walking events and encourages new walking opportunities. Running from May 2016 to May 2017 it has supported and profiled a diverse range of walking opportunities from Beat the Street, Pigs Gone Wild and Walking Football to health walks, ghost tours and beach litter picks. Suffolk’s Year of Walking started with the 2016 Suffolk Walking Festival and will end with the 2017 Suffolk Walking Festival. For more information visit www.suffolkyearofwalking.co.uk
The Suffolk Walking Festival are excited to announce that Suffolk Secrets have become the ‘Official Accommodation Partner’ of the festival. Suffolk Secrets, the county’s leading holiday cottage letting agency is proud to be the official accommodation partner of the tenth Suffolk Walking Festival. With over 500 cottages across the county in all the most popular destinations including Southwold, Aldeburgh, Woodbridge, Lavenham and Long Melford. Suffolk Secrets is bound to have the perfect holiday home for your next walking holiday or break. To view the full portfolio visit www.suffolk-secrets.co.uk
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GENERAL INFOMATION Partners Suffolk County Council’s Discover Suffolk team are delighted to be working in SLOW LO OW partnership with all the local authorities in Suffolk, Suffolk’s Year of Walking and Suffolk Secrets. We are grateful to our media partners EADT, Suffolk Magazine and BBC Radio Suffolk; particularly our patron Lesley Dolphin, for their ongoing promotion of our festival. Special thanks to all our walk leaders and organisations, who make the festival so enjoyable, We hope you will enjoy your walks, meet new people, and have fun. Please take a few moments to read the following:
Walk Information All stated distances and duration times are approximate. Every effort has been made to ensure they are as accurate as possible.
Children Children are welcome on most walks, those SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST AST under 16’s must be accompanied by anFA adult.
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Cancellation and Refund Policy The walk leader will be at the start of the walk regardless of the weather, but if the walk must be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, we will endeavour to contact you beforehand. Please leave a mobile phone number and an email address, when you book. Refunds will not be given unless a walk is cancelled by the organisers or their agents.
Further Information Please visit www.suffolkwalkingfestival.co.uk or email
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Disclaimer Whilst we endeavour to make all our walks as safe and as enjoyable as possible, any event attended is done so at your own risk. Due care has been exercised in organising the WALKING FESTIVAL, however the COUNCIL and sponsors accept no liability for loss, accident or injury caused to any person following the routes. You are advised to check your own personal accident cover before taking part. You should choose walks within your capabilities; the walk leaders are experienced but must take your word that you are sufficiently fit for the grade of walk you have chosen. In the event of any unforeseen circumstances, the Suffolk Walking Festival partners reserve the right to change or cancel a walk with prior notice. Designed and printed by: Vertas Design & Print, Ipswich, Suffolk. Tel: 01473 620600
Booking Your Tickets
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Sutton Hoo, where kings were buried with vast amounts of treasure, is home to the richest burial ground to ever be found in Northern Europe. There are around 18 burial mounds for you to discover on your visit to Sutton Hoo. Explore the exhibition hall and transport back in time as you view replicas of the treasures found within the site, and enjoy a wander through the burial chamber reconstruction.
With all the walks (excluding the Nightingale Night time Stroll) including admission to the exhibition and burial mounds, why not bring your family friends along to make a day of it?!”
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For the first time we are delighted to offer not 1 but 11 different launch walks to choose from, including a Gruesome Graves Walk, the perfect way for children to learn about the burial mounds or enjoy a stroll with National Trust Archaeologist Angus.
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A Nordic Walking taster session that will just SLOW LO OW help MED. ME ED you FAST FA ASTunderstand END. EN ND how beneficial Nordic walking can be and how it is far more than just walking with poles. Get a taste of how light you will feel on your feet, how the whole body is mobilised and why you need to take the time to learn the technique.
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23 Shotley Point Stroll
£8
West Stow Country Park, Icklingham Road, West Stow, SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED 11.00am Bury St Edmunds IP28 6HG
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3 miles
Free (donations) MED. ME ED SLOW LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST DAST
Join the Bury Water Meadows 10.00am GroupSLOW on an of Bury’s LO OW MED. ME EDexploration FAST FA AST END. EN ND rivers and water meadows. Discover green areas that even many locals don’t know about and also what’s unique about these rivers in Suffolk.
Nordic Walking Taster, West Stow Country Park 1 hr
3 miles SLOW LO OW
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SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Dads, bring your family along 1 hr 1 mile Free to this prambling SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTwalk END. EN NDaround SLOW LO OW MED. ME EDSLOW LO OWFA FAST ASTME MED. ED EN END. NDFA FAST ASTSLOW LO OWEN END. ND ME MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Christchurch Park. Are you a new Whitton, Ipswich (location to be dad? Why not come along it may even 11.00am announced online) SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND wear out your little bundle of joy. Come along to the OneLife park Children under 12 free. 10.00am event,SLOW where children LO OW MED. ME ED you FAST FA ASTand END. EN Nyour D SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST AST END. EN ND SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST FA END. EN ND will enjoy a short route with a variety of activities that will help the whole SLOW LO OW SLOW SLOW LO LO OW MED. ME OW ED ME MED. MED. ME FAST FA ED ED AST FA FAST FAST FA AAEN END. ST ST ND SLOW LO OW END. EN END. EN NNDD ME MED. ED FAST FA ASLOW ST LO OW EN END. NME MED. DED family learn about how they can be more active and healthy. There may even be a prize or two for those that complete the route and activities. So why not bring your family along for a fun morning in the outdoors.
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of activities that will help the whole family learn about how they can be more active and healthy. There may even be a prize or two for those that complete the route and activities. So why not bring your family along for a fun morning in the outdoors.
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10.00 - event,SLOW where children LO OW MED. ME ED you FAST FA ASTand END. EN Nyour D 12.00am will enjoy a short route with a variety
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17 OneLife Family Park Event – Whitton
UP TO 4 MILE WALKS
OneLife Family Park Event - Sudbury
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Sparrows Nest Park (gate entrance), WhaploadSLOW Road, LO OW MED. ME ED Lowestoft NR32 1UX
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Stroll around Shotley, taking in theSLOW RiverME Stour the Marina. LO OW MED. ED FAST FA ASTand END. EN ND 12.00am Enjoy views of the busy Orwell and Felixstowe container port before continuing alongside the river on the Coastal Path. SLOW LO OW
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24 How to Read a Map Successfully M AY
SUN
14
2 hrs
3-4 miles SLOW LO OW
£15 MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AME MED. ST ED
END. EN N FAST FA A DST
Leiston Leisure Centre, Red House Lane, Leiston IP16 4LS SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND A walk around the common
10.00am learning using SLOW LO OW navigation MED. ME ED FAST FA AST techniques END. EN ND a 1:25000 OS map of the area. Includes an OS map to keep. SLOW LO OW
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25 Christchurch Park In All It’s Glory M AY
SUN
14
2 hrs
4 miles SLOW LO OW
£5
Christchurch Park, Soane Street Entrance, Ipswich IP4SLOW 2BXME LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST
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Free
Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds IP29 5LU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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15
2 miles
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15
2 hrs
4 miles
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A walk taking in some of the impressive Victorian buildings at SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND M AY 1-1½ hrs 1-2 miles Free the heart of Ipswich before skirting SLOW LO OW SLOW LO OW ME MED. ED MED. ME ED FA FAST AST FAST FA AST EN END. ND END. EN ND SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Christchurch Park on an uphill Heritage Centre and Museum, via route to the historic Ipswich School. goal lane, Sudbury Town SLOW LO OW Hall, MED. ME ED Old FAST FA AST END. EN ND Interesting houses line the Market Place, Sudbury CO10 1TL streets of the descent 11.00am Tour of the Bronzes which depict to Ipswich Museum, someSLOW of LO OW Sudbury’s MED. ME ED FAST FA AST fascinating END. EN ND opened in 1881 history from medieval times. to replace the SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND smaller original museum SLOW LO OW SLOW SLOW LO LO OW MED. ME OW EDSLOW LO OW MED. ME MED. ME FAST FA ED ED AST ME MED. FAST FA ED FAST FA AAEN END. ST ST ND SLOW FAST FA LO AOW END. EN ST END. EN NNDD EN END. MED. ME NED D FAST FA ASLOW ST LO OW EN END. NME MED. DED FAST FA AST END. EN ND building which 27 has links to Around the Charles Darwin Abbey of and Prince M AY Bury St Edmunds Albert. This lovingly restored 2 hrs 2 miles £5 building is passed SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST AME ST END. N DST SLOW LO OW FA MED. ED EN FAST FA A SLOW END. EN LO N OW D MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND on the return to the Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds town centre. IP33 1XP SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
14
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15
10.00am
This walk is intended to tell and showSLOW walkers former great LO OW MED. ME ED of FAST FA Athe ST END. EN ND abbey of St Edmundsbury plus associated areas. SLOW LO OW
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WED
17
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1½ hrs
34
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4 miles
Free
TUE
16
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Coupals Road, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 7UR SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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WED
2½ hrs
2½ miles
17
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3 miles
Free
Thornham Walks Overflow Car
SLOW LO OW
M AY
THU
£6
18
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MED. ME ED
Brandon Country Park, Bury Road, Brandon IP27 0SU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND 10.00am Walk with local artists looking at 10.30am the variety of landscape. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED the FAST FA ASTBreck’s END. EN ND No experience or artistic skill needed, as help will be given should needed. Free sketchbook and pencil for every participant. SLOW LO OW
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Enjoy this walk through the historical Estate with a SLOW LO OW Thornham MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND 6.00pm health walk leader. This walk will take you through a variety of beautiful habitats including: woodland, parkland and farmland.
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1-1½ hrs
17
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Sketchbook Stroll, Brandon Country Park
MAY
SLOW END. EN LO N OW D
Thornham Walk
MED. ME ED
END. EN ND
MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
WED Park, Thornham Magna IP23 8HH
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A beautiful scenic walk with a health walkME leader, and SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST starting END. EN ND 6.00pm finishing at East Town Country Park. The walk takes in the disused railway line, part of the Stour Valley footpath and the surrounding countryside. SLOW LO OW
END. EN N FAST FA A DST
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M AY
SLOW LO OW SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED ME MED. FAST FA ED AST
£4 MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AME MED. ST ED
Bus stop, The Hill, Wickham Market IP13 0RAME SLOW LO OW MED. ED
SLOW LO OW
East Town Park
MAY
2 miles SLOW LO OW
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A guided walk around Wickham 2.00pm Market, old shops SLOW LO OWwith MED. ME ED stops FAST FA AST atEN END. Nthe D that used to be in the village, to hear information about them and to view old photos.
Accessible for those using a motorised (sections of the SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED wheelchair FAST FA AST END. EN ND walk terrain are stony and make it difficult for standard wheelchairs)
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MED. ME ED
M AY MED. ME ED
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TUE
31 END. EN N FAST FA A DST
Free
Alton Water, Stutton
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FAST FA AST
SUN
FAST FA AST
£5
Ipswich Tourist Information END. EN ND Centre, St Stephens Church. SLOW LO OW MED. ME EDSt FA FAST AST 2.00pm Stephens Lane, Ipswich IP1 1DP
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3 miles
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29 Victorian Ipswich Town Centre to Leafy MAY Suburbs
MON
FAST FA AST
16
This is a perimeter walk with a health walkME leader, the park SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST inside END. EN ND 10.15am including most of the footpaths through the extensive woodlands. MED. ME ED
1½ hrs
MAYEN END. ND
MED. ME ED
Gentle walk along part of Alton WaterSLOW – view scenery LO OW MED. ME ED lovely FAST FA AST local END. EN ND around the Royal Hospital School and 10.00am maybe some bird watching on the reservoir.
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Talbot Trail with Beat the Street
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33 Historic Wickham Market
30 Alton Water Amble
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1-1½ hrs
MON
END. EN N FAST FA A DST
As spring bursts into life we will 13.00pm admire theME lovely the SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA ASTlandscape, END. EN ND wildlife and the magnificent trees of the first public park of Ipswich. We will recount the stories of the Augustinian Priory previously on this site, of the building of Christchurch Mansion and the generous gift of Felix Cobbold which allows us to enjoy the park today. SLOW LO OW
Nowton Park
MAY
MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AME MED. ST ED
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Westleton Heath Spring Walk 2 hrs
2 miles SLOW LO OW
Free MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AME MED. ST ED
Westleton Heath Car Park, Westleton IP17 3AU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
END. EN ND
END. EN N FAST FA A DST
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Westleton Heath National Nature reserve covers SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED around FAST FA AST END. EN ND40 hectares and includes a large area of lowland coastal heathland. The Nightjar makes Westleton its home for the summer. Join us for a walk around the heath and listen out for the extraordinary call of the Nightjar. SLOW LO OW
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Melford to Lavenham Pillbox Trail
36 MAY
THU
18
3½ hrs
4½ miles
MAY
£6
SLOW LO OW SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED ME MED. FAST FA ED AST
FAST FA AEN END. ST ND
Car Park Long Melford (next to old school) CO10 9DX SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND A history of World War II defensive
10.30am ‘stop SLOW line’ in LO OW MED. ME EDcase FAST FA ASTof invasion. END. EN ND
SAT
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MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
1-1½ hrs
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20
3-4 miles
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MAY
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20
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Poles will be provided SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED
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37 Alton Water MAY
THU
18 6.30pm
1½ hrs 3 miles SLOW LO OW
Free MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
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MED. ME ED
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3 hrs
FRI
4 miles SLOW LO OW
19
20
FAST FA AST
1½ hrs
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1½ hrs
FAST FA AST
1½ miles
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21
MED. ME ED SLOW LO SLOW OW FAST FA LO A OW ST MED. ME ED
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£10
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42
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Nordic Walking Taster, Newmarket MAY
SAT
20
1 hr
3 miles SLOW LO OW
£8 MED. ME ED SLOW LO OWFA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. ND FAST FA AST
Physioptima, 48 Bury Road, Newmarket CB8 7BTSLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Includes use of poles. SLOW LO OW
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Mindfulness Walk 1½ hrs
1½ miles SLOW LO OW
£5 SLOW LO MED. ME OW ED
MED. ME FAST FA A ED ST
Knettishall Heath, Knettishall, Thetford IP22 2TQ SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
Mindful meditation is easiest to learn After SLOW LO OWoutside MED. ME ED FAST FA Ain ST nature. END. EN ND 10.00am some instruction, we’ll be walking through the Bronze Age landscape of Knettishall Heath where Peddar’s Way starts: river, wood and fen all managed by the Suffolk Wildlife SLOW LO OW END. EN ND ME MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Trust.
END. EN ND
A Nordic Walking taster session 1.00pm that will just SLOW LO OW help MED. ME ED you FAST FA ASTunderstand END. EN ND how beneficial Nordic walking can be and how it is far more than just walking with poles! Get a taste of how light you will feel on your feet, how the whole body is mobilised and why you need to take the time to learn the technique.
MED. ME ED
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£4.50
A walk around Holywells Park
MED. ME ED
MED. ME ED
SUN
1½ miles SLOW LO OW
SLOW LO OW
MED. ME ED
SLOW END. EN LO N OW D
M AY
11.00am learning the history and SLOW LO OW about MED. ME ED FAST FA AST parks END. EN ND
SLOW END. EN LO N OW D
SUN
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SLOW LO OW
Stable Block Café, Holywells Park, Cliff Lane, Ipswich IP3 0PGME SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
£8 MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AME MED. ST ED
Recreation Ground, School Street, Stoke-By-Nayland CO6 4QY SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
heritage.
Walk through part of the Dedham Vale to visitME twoFA with SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST Achurches ST END. EN ND 2.00pm strong connections to the artist John Constable. One even has an original Constable painting! Halfway stop for afternoon tea and cake (included). SLOW LO OW
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Constables Churches
MAY
The Square, Wickham Market
END. EN ND END. EN ND
MED. ME ED
M AY
£4 MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AME MED. ST ED
A History of Holywells Park
40 MAY
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Walk around Alton Water with a health walkME leader, to do some SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST option END. EN ND bird watching on the lake, so bring binoculars. MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
SLOW LO OW
Alton Water Sports Centre Ltd, Holbrook Road, Stutton 2RYFA SLOW LO OWIP9 MED. ME ED FAST AST
SLOW LO OW
MED. ME ED
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4 miles
Discover Newmarket History and Heritage Walking Tour
SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Bill Tutte Memorial, 31 High A discovery walk along our river Street, Newmarket CB8 SLOW LO OW8LX MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND and through village, SLOW LO OW MED. ME EDthe FAST FA AST END. EN ND in search of 12.00pm herbs and plants used in traditional 10.00am Discover the history and heritage medicine and the treatment of of Newmarket from the SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND time of King common ailments. Learn about the James I to the present day and learn medicinal properties of our hedgerow how the town has developed into the plants and enjoy some wild flower international home of horse racing. identification. Suitable for all Head along to the National Heritage ages, but good mobility Centre for Horseracing and Sporting needed. Suitable for Art afterwards to explore all ages, but good Admission included in price of mobility needed. walk. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
After a 30 minute introduction to Nordic SLOW LO OW Walking, MED. ME ED FAST FA AST we END. EN NDwill start and finish our walk from Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve. We will take in scenery from Oulton Broad whilst making our way through to Nicholas Everitt Park before returning to the nature reserve.
END. EN ND
3 hrs
SAT
£2
Carlton Marsh Nature Reserve, Burnt Hill Lane, Carlton SLOW LO OWColville MED. ME ED FAST FA AST 10.30am NR33 8HU
43
41 River Deben Herb and Flower Walk
Introduction to Nordic Walking at Carlton Marshes
MED. ME ED
Much of the walk is on disused railway routes SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTwhich END. EN ND can be difficult in places. SLOW LO OW
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THE SUFFOLK WALKING FESTIVAL 2017 L
Launch Walks (1-11) Sutton Hoo
17 13TH MAY TO 4TH JUNE 14 15 39
98
Family Walks
16 74
Up to 4 miles walks 5-10 mile walks
1
32
A143
Over 10 mile walks
A12
The St Edmund Way*
44
47
Challenge walks*
89
A134
96
42
43
A14
27
35 72 55
3
14
62
5
102
81
103
68 36 45
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Lakenheath Newmarket races Bury St Edmunds Cathedral Ixworth House Museum of East Anglian Life Framlingham Castle Southwold Pier
8 9 10 11 12 13
House in the Clouds Orford Castle Sutton Hoo Martello Tower Flatford Mill Boating on the River Stour 14 Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum
86 38
101
82
24
A12
8
33 41
A14
76 20 69
18 26 94
A1120
71
85 54
53 52
75
6
77
57 46 99
A134
31
48
A140
59 28 65 50 4
7
58
95
104
70
79 22
88
34
A143
21 2
60
67
A12
84
17 19 51 63 25 40 66 29 28 64 92 77 13 12 83
30 37 91 13
93
100 12
97
49
78
56 9
L
10
80 A14
23
87 90
61 73
11
* Approximate route only and not actual walk.
18 Up to 4 miles walks 45 M AY
SUN
21
River Stour Trust Boat/Walk Combo with Beat the Street
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SUN
SLOW LO OW
MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
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21
M AY
SUN
21
3 hrs
3½ miles SLOW LO OW
M AY
£8 MED. ME ED SLOW LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST DAST
Covehithe Church, Mill Lane NR34 7JJ (meet on grass bench) SLOW LO OW by MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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MON
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Walk along Covehithe beach localME artist at coastal FAST FA AST END. EN ND 12.00pm with a SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA ASTlooking END. EN ND erosion. Experience the artistic beauty, River Stour boat trip from Sudbury to be found on this stunning stretch to Great aboard SLOW LO OW Cornard MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND the restored of coastline to Easton Bavents. Bring John Constable Lighter disembarking your camera and a hot drink. for a guided walk back to The Granary SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND for a free tea or coffee. MED. ME ED
FAST FA AST
END. EN ND
SLOW LO OW
MED. ME ED SLOW LO OWFA FAST SLOW ALO ST OW MED. ME ED EN END. MED. ME NED DFA FAST A SLOW ST LO OWFA FAST AST END. EN N MED. ME DED EN END. NDFA FAST ASLOW ST LO OW EN END. NME MED. DED
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51 It’s a Walk in the Park (for the 50+)
Sketchbook Stroll, Covehithe
MAY
1-1½ hrs 1-2 miles LO OW SLOW LO OWME MED. EDME MED. EDFA FAST ASTFA FAST AST EN END. NDEN END. ND £5 Adult £3 Child SLOW
The Granary, Quay Lane, 11.00am Sudbury CO10 2AN SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED
Stowmarket Dementia Action Alliance Memory Walk
MED. ME ED
48
FAST FA AST
MAY
SUN
21
SLOW FAST FA LO A OW ST
SLOW MED. ME LO END. EN OW ED ND
MED. ME FAST FA AED ST
11.00am
FAST FA END. EN ANST D SLOW LO OW END. EN ND ME MED. ED
FAST FA AST
Wellbeing Walk, RSPB Minsmere END. EN ND
2½ hrs
2 miles SLOW LO OW
£20 SLOW LO MED. ME OW ED
MED. ME FAST FA A ED ST
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This is a unique walk starting 1.30pm from SLOW the with a LO OW Discovery MED. ME ED FAST FA AST Centre END. EN ND SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED SLOW LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST DAST END. EN NSLOW DLO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND 30 minute session of mindfulness Museum Of East Anglian Life, 11.00 – Iliffe Way, Stowmarket followed by a 1½ hour guided walk IP14 SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED1DE FAST FA AST END. EN ND 11.30am around RSPB Minsmere. We will then Walk of laps of museum grounds return to the centre for 30 minutes in support of awareness of SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED raising FAST FA AST END. EN ND of gentle yoga and relaxation. We Dementia locally in Stowmarket. aim to enliven your senses and help Option to do one or three miles. attune body and mind into the magic Stay on after walk for half of this wonderful coastal nature price on SLOW LO OW admission MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND the day to the reserve. This walk is supported museum and the opportunity by Suffolk Coastal District to stay for a free dementia Council. friends awareness SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND session at 3pm. Opportunity for a free SLOW LO OW SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED ME MED. ED FAST FA AST FA FAST AST END. EN ND EN END. ND NHS check SLOW LO OW Health MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND delivered by One Life Suffolk. 3 hrs
1-3 miles
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49 Nordic Walking MAY Taster, SUN Woodbridge
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Pavillion Café, The Avenue, 2.00pm Kingston Playing Fields, SLOW LO OW Woodbridge, MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Suffolk IP12 4BA
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50 MAY
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1 hr
3 miles
£8
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Needham Lake, Access from SLOW LO OW
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Needham Market IP6 8NU A Nordic Walking taster session how beneficial Nordic walking can be and how it is far more than just walking with poles! Get a taste of how light you will feel on your feet, how the whole body is mobilised and why you need to take the time to learn this technique.
Free MED. ME ED
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Poles will be provided.
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This is a perimeter walk with a health walkME leader, the park SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST inside END. EN ND 10.15am including most of the footpaths through the extensive woodlands. SLOW LO OW
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just SLOW LO OW help MED. ME ED you FAST FA ASTunderstand END. EN ND 12.00pm that will
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Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds IP29 5LU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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MON B1078, Coddenham Road,
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2 miles
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Nowton Park 1-1½ hrs
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A gentle walk for people on their own, SLOW with partners around LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST or END. EN Nfriends D the beautiful Christchurch Park. Enjoy interesting snippets of history, a visit to see if Mabel, the resident Owl is at home. Followed by a social lunch (included) at the Reg Driver Centre. Find out more about ActivLives activities, have a go at Kurling and Boccia, a greet opportunity to meet and make new friends. Please come and join us.
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Christchurch Park, Soane Street Entrance (near wooden SLOW LO OWseats), MED. ME ED FAST FA AST Ipswich
Nordic Walking Taster
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Poles will be provided. SLOW LO OW
Free
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An opportunity to try out Nordic Walking. the of SLOW LO OW Learn MED. ME ED FAST FA AST techniques END. EN ND this type of walking using specially designed poles.
1 mile SLOW LO OW
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20 Up to 4 miles walks 53 M AY
1 hr
1½ miles SLOW LO OW
Free MED. ME EDSLOW LO OWFA FAST ASTME MED. ED EN END. NDFA FAST AST
Needham Lake, Access from
MON B1078, Coddenham Road,
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Needham Lake Walk
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Needham Market IP6 8NU
Enjoy an easy-going trail around Lake with aNDhealth walk SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN 6.00pm Needham leader. The lake is home to a variety of wildlife with numerous well-fed ducks around the car park. SLOW LO OW
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Helmingham Hall, Helmingham, Stowmarket IP14 6EFSLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Helmingham Hall would like to
9.30am inviteSLOW visitors aNDstroll around LO OW MED. ME ED toFA FAST Atake ST END. EN the Helmingham Hall Park with the Forester, who has a vast depth of knowledge regarding the historic and ancient trees on the estate as well as the deer and other wildlife. You will see and talk about the many wonderful veteran trees on the estate and how they have survived all these years. Our guests will then have the rest of the afternoon to explore the stunning Grade 1 listed gardens.
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RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve, Westleton, Suffolk IP17 SLOW LO OW3BY MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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24
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£5
SAT
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Mid Suffolk Tourist Information Centre, Crowe St, Stowmarket SLOW LO OW MED. ME EDIP14 FAST FA AST1DL END. EN ND
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£2
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Church Road Car Park, FAST FA AST END. EN ND Kessingland NR33 7SF SLOW LO OW
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On this walk at Kessingland we will take the fresh air SLOW LO OW inME MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND of the East 10.30am Coast. By the end of the walk you will have an improved knowledge of Kessingland and what it has to offer. SLOW LO OW
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Wickham Skeith 1¾ hrs
WED
24
2-3 miles SLOW LO OW
Free
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Wickham Skeith Village Hall, The Broadway IP23 8LX SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Nowton Park 1½ hrs
2 miles
Free
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Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds IP29 5LU SLOW LO OW
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1½ hrs
2 miles SLOW LO OW
Free (donations) SLOW MED. ME LO ED OW
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Landguard Visitor Centre, View Point Road, Felixstowe IP11 SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED3TW FAST FA AST FAST FA AST
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Join the Landguard Ranger on END. EN ND
10.00am a jaunt that takes to the most SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTyou END. EN ND Southern point of Suffolk. Discover along the way, why Landguard Nature Reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and learn about its historical significance. Dogs welcome if kept on leads. Have waterproofs ready and warm clothing, bring binoculars if you have them. Free event but welcome donations all go towards the bungalow bird feeding station.
This is a perimeter walk SLOW with aME health LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND 6.15pm walk leader, inside the park including most of the footpaths through the extensive woodlands. SLOW LO OW
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61 A Point to my Ramblings
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Join a health walk leader as you discover SLOW LO OW the MED. ME EDThornham FAST FA AST END. EN ND Estate. This 6.00pm walk will take you through a variety of beautiful habitats, including woodland, parkland and farmland.
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1½ miles
3-4 miles
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MAY
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1½-2 hrs
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24
Free
This guided walk around the 10.00am picturesque town Orford with a SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTof EN END. ND Suffolk Coast Greeter will help you discover some hidden treasures, wonderful views and lots of interesting facts along the way. MED. ME ED
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Discover Kessingland 1-1½ hrs
M AY
A new walk around the historic 10.30am market town Stowmarket, take a SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED of FA FAST AST END. EN ND look at some different areas not seen on previous walks. Taking in familiar sites and streets, whilst talking about building and there pasts.
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Jolly Sailor Pub, Quay Street, Orford IP12 2NU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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56 Explore Orford with a Suffolk Coast Greeter
Admission to gardens included ticket SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED in FA FAST AST END. EN Nprice. D SLOW LO OW
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New Historical Walk of Stowmarket
MAY
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£10 MED. ME ED SLOW LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST DAST
2½-3 hrs END. EN ND
Minsmere became an RSPB nature 10.00am reserve in April 1947 and is now one SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN N D of the UK’s premier nature reserves. Unlock 70 years of history, and discover some of the amazing wildlife that calls Minsmere home.
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2 hrs
57
Celebrate 70 Years of RSPB Minsmere
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WED
Helmingham Veteran Tree Walk
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22 Up to 4 miles walks 62 M AY
SUN
28
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Mindfulness Walk, Bradfield Woods 1½ hrs
1½ miles SLOW LO OW
MED. ME FAST FA A ED ST
Bradfield Woods, Felsham Road, Bradfield St George IP30 SLOW LO OW 0AQ MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Mindful meditation is easiest to 10.00am learnSLOW outside nature. LO OW MED. ME ED inFA FAST A ST END. EN ND After some instruction, we’ll be walking through the ancient woodland at Bradfield Woods, which contains ash stools that have been coppiced for centuries as well as a wealth of wildlife. SLOW LO OW
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SUN
28
2 miles SLOW LO OW
29
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2 miles SLOW LO OW
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01
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3 miles
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01
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00am
£5 SLOW LO MED. ME OW ED
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4 miles
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JUNE
THU
01
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Wiston Church. Then climb out of the valley to view the scene from Essex. Finally treated to tea and cake at a working farm (included in the price). FAST FA AST
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2 hrs
1½ miles
£6
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The Library, Market Hill, Sudbury CO10 2EN SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED
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The Mill Hotel, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury CO10 1BD SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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Finish at The Mill Hotel and enjoy a cream teaFA in the price). SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST A(included ST END. EN ND
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Westleton Heath Nightjar Walk 1½ hrs
1½ miles SLOW LO OW
Free SLOW LO MED. ME OW ED
Westleton Heath Car park, Westleton IP17 3AU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED
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Nightjars are summer visitors
8.30pm to UK, ME the SLOW LO OW MED. ED best FAST FA AST time END. EN ND to see and FAST FA AST END. EN NDthe
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Devils Dyke 1½ hrs
3 miles
Free
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Devils Dyke, Barbara Stradbroke Avenue, Devils Dyke CB8 SLOW LO OW 0TQ MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Enjoy this health walk around DevilsSLOW DykeME withFA views LO OW MED. ED FAST AST END. EN ND of the nearby 6.00pm racecourse. SLOW LO OW
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Discover some of the lesser known history of Framlingham SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND by following in the footsteps of the dissenters of the town who left the church after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. We will tour some of the streets where secret meetings were held in private houses or barns, often at the risk of imprisonment. We will also visit the tombs of a few of the leading figures in the movement and the sites of chapels built after the Toleration Act of 1689, including the Unitarian Meeting House, which will beEN celebrating its tercentenary in FAST FA AST END. ND 2017.
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1½ miles
Free MED. ME ED SLOW LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST DAST
St Michael’s Church, Church
Duelling Dragons and Other Legends 2½ hrs
2-3 miles SLOW LO OW
The streets and buildings of Sudbury are steeped in ‘silk’ Find out SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST history. END. EN ND why Sudbury can proudly claim to be the silk capital of England and why the silk weavers came to the town.
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4.00pm Street. Framlingham SLOW IP13 9BJ LO OW MED. ME ED END. EN NSLOW D LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
The walk will explore the area 2.00pm around Ballingdon the oldest SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST Bridge END. EN ND part of Sudbury which started with a bronze age settlement in 2000 BC. Find out how Noah’s Ark Lane got its name and other fun facts.
Nayland Village Hall, School Lane CO6 4JH SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Through farmland and woods
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England’s Silk Capital
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10.00am to visit remote or is it SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED Wissington FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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Discover two of the high points of END. EN ND Ipswich aEDwalk SLOW LO OWin ME MED. FAST FA ASTwhich END. EN ND will take you from the upper slopes of Christchurch Park down to the historic Waterfront and up to the otherside of the valley to Hollywells Park. On the way discover some of the fascinating history of this ancient town.
3 hrs
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Come and meet new people in 2.00pm your age with no SLOW LO OW group MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND pressure, whilst walking in beautiful Suffolk parkland. Chance to make friends and have a drink at the end of the walk.
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A County Border Ramble
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Holywells Park, Ipswich (meet outside Stable Block Café) SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Start: Christchurch Park, Westerfield Road Entrance, IP4 FA 2UJ SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST AST End: Holywells Park, Stable Block IP3 0PG
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64 Speed Dating Walk, Holywells Park
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2½ hrs
MON
Walk with local artists to look 10.30am at parkland landscapes. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Advice and practical help is on hand from friendly local artists should you need a hand. No experience or artistic skill is needed, free sketchbook and pencil for each participant. SLOW LO OW
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Holywells Park, Ipswich (meet outside Stable Block Café) SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds END. EN ND IP29 5LU SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST FAST FA AST
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£5
Free SLOW LO MED. ME OW ED
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63 Sketchbook Stroll, Holywells Park 2 hrs
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1½ hrs
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71 From Church to Chapel in J UNE Framlingham with a FRI Suffolk Coast Greeter
Nowton Park
MAY
£5 SLOW LO MED. ME OW ED
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hear them is after sunset. Join us for a walk around the mysterious and magical twilight heathland of Westleton Heath Nature Research. FAST FA AST END. EN ND You may also be lucky and see bats and glow-worms too. SLOW LO OW
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03
1½ hrs
2 miles SLOW LO OW
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Southern point of Suffolk. Discover along the way, why Landguard Nature Reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and learn about its historical significance. Dogs welcome if kept on leads. Have waterproofs ready and warm clothing, bring binoculars if you have them. Free event but welcome donations all go towards the bungalow bird feeding station. MED. ME ED
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74 Introduction to Nordic Walking at The Oval SLOW LO OW SLOW LO OW MED. ME SLOW LO ED OWME MED. ED FAST FA AME MED. ST ED FA FAST AST END. EN FAST FA NADST EN END. NDEN END. ND
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03
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Cock Inn, Lavenham CO10 9SA (meet in pub front garden) SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Come and meet new people in
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Costumed guides Annie and Seth
will take you back to the year 1750, when Thomas Gainsborough, a MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND young artist is living in Sudbury with his wife and two young daughters. SLOW LO OW
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A walk from Ixworth exploring its history, including the SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND priory and former packhorse bridge, to Pakenham’s wind and water mills. Return to Ixworth past the water fowl reserve with an option for tea and cake at the end. MED. ME ED
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£10
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Organised by local hearing specialists The Hearing SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Care Centre, this beautiful walk takes in the stunning countryside between Newbourne and Waldringfield, with a stop for breakfast (included) at the Maybush Public House. Four-legged friends are very welcome, although not essential! You will be helping to raise money for hearing dogs and deaf people. SLOW LO OW
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Explore the diversity of woodlands in theSLOW Suffolk &EN Heaths Area LO OW MED. ME ED Coast FAST FA AST END. ND of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): the circular walk includes visiting a forest plantation and one of Suffolk’s few ancient woodlands where some of the trees are over 400 years old. In aid of the AONB Community & Conservation Fund. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED
Free MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST D AST
Ixworth Village Hall, High Street, Ixworth IP31 2HH SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Rendlesham Forest Visitor Car Park, Tangham IP12 SLOW 3NF LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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78 Outstanding Landscapes MAY Woodland Walk 3 hrs
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A circular walk in the countryside around Wetheringsett. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN NDStarting alongside the tracks at the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (The Middy) Museum. No trains will be running that day but the museum will be open.
£8
The Two Mills Walk around Ixworth and Pakenham
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Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum, Brockford Station, Wetheringsett, SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Stowmarket IP14 5PW
In Gainsborough’s Footsteps
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After a 30-minute introduction
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Must be aged between 35-55.
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10.30am to Nordic SLOW LO OW Walking, MED. ME ED FAST FA AST we END. EN NDwill start from The Oval and take in scenery at the most Easternly point. On our return we will walk up the hill to Belle View Park, before proceeding to Gunton Cliffs and walking down Links Hill back to The Oval for refreshments.
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whilst walking in beautiful Suffolk parkland. Chance to make friends and have a drink at the end of the walk.
£2
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Denes Oval, North Denes, Whapload Road NR32 1UH SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED
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2.00pm your age with no SLOW LO OW group MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND pressure,
10.00am a jaunt that takes to the most SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTyou END. EN ND
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5 - 10 MILE WALKS
Speed Dating Walk, Lavenham
75 Free (donations)
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83 Ipswich West End to Waterfront
Clare to Cavendish Circular Walk
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Free MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST D AST
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£5
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Start: Opposite Inkerman Pub, Norwich Road, Ipswich IP1ME 4BXFA SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST AST END. EN ND End: The Brewery Tap, Cliff Road, Circular walk following the River 10.00am StourSLOW to returning to Clare 10.30am Ipswich IP3 0AT LO OW Cavendish, MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND on the Stour Valley Path. Discover the geography of Ipswich and the of SLOW LO OWhistorical MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTdevelopment END. EN ND SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND the town, from the grand houses of the SLOW LO OW SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED SLOW MED. ME LO OW ED FAST FA AST ME MED. FAST FA AED ST END. EN ND FA FAST END. EN ANST D SLOW LO OW END. EN ND ME MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND west end hills to the east end factory workers cottages. Take in the waterfront developments, from 19th century heavy industry to modern marinas and the university.
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Helmingham Estate Walk 4 hrs
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6¼ miles
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Free
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Saxmundham Railway Station, Station Approach, Saxmundham SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST IP17 1BW
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A leisurely amble through
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Helmingham Hall, Helmingham, Stowmarket IP14 6EFSLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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Within the outstanding landscape of theSLOW Dedham Vale AONB and Stour LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Valley, the Box Valley is perhaps the most picturesque of the tributary streams that flow into the Stour. This circular walk introduces delightful undulating scenery and a great variety of natural habitat in unspoiled countryside. In aid of the Stour Valley Environment Fund. *(under 12s free) SLOW LO OW FAST FA AST
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Walk from field to fermentors and learn one SLOW LO OW how MED. ME ED FAST FA AST remarkable END. EN ND brewery makes its beers. See where organic local ingredients are picked from the landscape, how sustainable technology powers the brewing process; hear of the history that inspired the recipes and sample the flavours yourself too! FAST FA AST
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A circular walk around Shotley alongSLOW parts of the LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST River END. EN ND Stour and 11.00am the River Orwell. We pass through ‘Golden Wood’ through to Shotley Church, and onto Shotley Marina. Enjoy truly unique views across to the Port of Felixstowe from the River Orwell Path. MED. ME ED
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Little Earth Project Brewery, The Edwardstone White Inn, SLOW LO OW Horse MED. ME ED FAST FA AST Mill Green, Edwardstone CO10 5PX
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The Eye Airfield Heritage Walk 4 hrs
5 miles SLOW LO OW
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Hartismere School, Castleton Way, Eye IP23 7BL SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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10.00am you back SLOW LO OW through MED. ME ED FAST FA ASTtime END. EN ND to the 2nd
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A Hop, Skip and a Pump 3½ hrs
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Car Park, Shotley Rose, The Street, END. EN ND Shotley IP9 1NL SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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This is a linear walk and participants will SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST return END. EN ND to the start point via train (train fare not included). MED. ME ED
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Stoke-by-Nayland Recreational Ground Car park, School SLOW LO OW Street MED. ME ED FAST FA AST 2.00pm CO6 4QY
countryside following field paths, farm tracks and quiet country lanes. Several stiles along the walk, so regretfully not suitable for buggies or wheelchairs. Grazing livestock may be present in meadows.
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Outstanding landscapes of the Box Valley
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Garden of Suffolk
£10.00
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7-8 miles
2½ hrs
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Admission included in ticket price. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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87 Two Rivers Walk
Helmingham Hall would like to 9.30am inviteSLOW visitors chance to LO OW MED. ME ED toFA FAST Ahave ST END. EN Nthe D enjoy a fully guided walk around the estates footpaths. Our tour leader (Head Forester) has a vast depth of knowledge regarding the historic and ancient trees on the estate as well as the deer and other wildlife. Our guests will then have the rest of the afternoon to wander around the stunning Grade 1 listed gardens.
Please note that this is a linear walk. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND
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World War when Eye Aerodrome was home to the Liberators and FAST FA AST END. EN ND Flying Fortress heavy bombers of the American Eight Air Force. You will be guided through the daily activities of life on the base during 1944 in the lead-up to the D-Day Invasion. Participants will also have the opportunity to stand in the precise locations where photographs were taken when the base was operational and compose their own ‘Then and Now’ comparison shots. Wartime Military vehicles and US Army Air Force memorabilia display at the conclusion of the tour. SLOW LO OW
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28 5-10 mile walks 89
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Along the Border and Back
M AY
3½ hrs
TUE
7½ miles
£5
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30
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Palgrave Community Centre, Upper Rose Lane, Palgrave IP22 SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA A1AP ST END. EN ND From the Suffolk village of
10.00am Palgrave, crosses SLOW LO OW this MED. ME ED circular FAST FA AST END. EN Nwalk D the border into Norfolk at Diss. It leads from the park and mere across Fair Green, along Roydon Fen and back into Suffolk at Wortham Church and Tower. SLOW LO OW
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90 Farms and Rivers Walk 2½ hrs Free
FRI
02
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Alton Water Visitor Centre, Holbrook Road, Stutton 2YRFA SLOW LO OWIP9 MED. ME ED FAST AST
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St Edmund Way 3 Day Walk
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Over 3 day period
walk around the beautiful Alton Water Reservoir. The route is hilly in places and during the wet weather can also be muddy. The mutt strut is open to all, however walkers must be physically fit and their dog must END. EN ND be used to walking long distances. This walk is not for the fair hearted, and as it is around the Reservoir, there are no short cuts.
SUN
04
2½ hrs
5 miles
MAY
SUN
14 9.30am
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Bobbits Lane Car Park, Bobbits Lane, Ipswich IP8 3UN SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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15 9.30am
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7 hrs
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26 miles
£20 MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST D AST
Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1XP SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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We set out on the final day from
meanders its way to West Stow. The END. EN ND trail then takes us through The Kings Forest and Thetford Forest to reach Brandon.
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Leaving The Mill HotelSLOW we LO OW will MED. ME ED cross FAST FA AST END. EN ND the ancient Sudbury Meadow and continue our journey along the River Stour, through Long Melford and Lavenham and onwards to Bury St Edmunds. MED. ME ED
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The Mill Hotel, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury SLOW LO OW CO10 1BD
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Hen Reedbeds to the Sea
M AY
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26 miles
7 hrs
TUE
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9.30am AngelSLOW Hill to LO OW MED. ME EDfollow FAST FA AST the END. EN ND River Lark as it
£20
We will set out from Manningtree Railway SLOW LO OWStation, MED. ME ED FAST FA Apassing ST END. EN ND through the delightful Dedham Vale AONB to end the day at Sudbury. MED. ME ED
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Day 3 – Bury St Edmunds – Brandon
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Day 2 – Sudbury – Bury St Edmunds
Hot drinks and cake available forSLOW £1. ME LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND MED. ME ED
26 miles
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Manningtree Train Station, Manningtree Station, Station Approach, SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Manningtree CO11 2LH
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94
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7 hrs
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5 mile walk around Wherstead and 1.45pm Bourne Park the Food Hall SLOW LO OW MED. ME EDvia FA FAST AST Suffolk END. EN ND with lovely views of the Orwell Estuary. Meet at Chantry Library, Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich at 1:30 for lifts to Bobbits Lane Car Park. The walk will leave from Bobbits Lane car park at 1:45 if you wish to meet there. We are returning to the library afterwards for hot drinks and homemade cakes and a quiz for children.
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Day 1 – Manningtree – Sudbury
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92 Bourne Park and Wherstead JUNE
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The St Edmund Way is a 79 mile, long distance path between Manningtree and Brandon, which is being walked over 3 days. There is transportation back to the start point each day, which is included in the ticket price.
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Commencing at the shipwreck this walk SLOW LO OW will MED. ME ED take FAST FA AST you END. EN NDalong the River Stour. Enjoy beautiful views, watch birds feed in low tides and stroll through marshes on this circular walk around Shotley. MED. ME ED
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The Shipwreck, Shotley Gate, Ipswich IP9 1QJ SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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Opportunity for a free NHS Health delivered by One Life SLOW LO OW check MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND Suffolk.
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10.30The Lions Charity Challenge Mutt 11.30am StruttSLOW is 8 mile LO OW anME MED. ED FAST FA AST self END. EN NDguided dog
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OVER 10 MILE WALKS
91 Lions Charity Challenge, JUNE Mutt Strutt
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6½ hrs
16 miles
Free
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Hen Reedbeds, Suffolk Wildlife Trust Car Park off A1095 SLOW LO OW near MED. ME ED Wolsey FAST FA AST END. EN ND Bridge IP18 6SH FAST FA AST
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A walk from Suffolk Wildlife Trust at SLOW LO OWreserve MED. ME ED FAST FA AST Hen END. EN NDReedbeds along Wolsey Creek and the River Blyth, to Walberswick and Southwold. Before continuing cross country to Wangford along old tracks and through ancient woodland.
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Over 10 mile walks
Classic Challenge Walk
97 We Didn’t Mean to go to Sea M AY
TUE
23
7 hrs
12 miles SLOW LO OW
£5 MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST D AST
Pin Mill Car Park, Pin Mill Lane, Chelmondiston, Suffolk 1JNFA SLOW LO OWIP9 MED. ME ED FAST AST
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Starting from the beautiful and
Ransome’s famous book, on the shores of the river Orwell in the Suffolk Coasts and Heaths AONB, we follow footpaths across the fields to the river Stour. We then walk along the shoreline to the tip of the Peninsula at Shotley, pausing by the HMS Ganges Museum at the Marina for lunch. We return to Pin Mill following sections of the Stour and Orwell Walk.
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Walking With the Saints 7 hrs
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Free MED. ME SLOW ED LO OW FA FAST AST MED. ME ED EN END. NFA FAST D AST
Car Park adjacent to Bungay Golf Course NR35 1DS SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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99 Stowmarket to Bury St Edmunds, beyond JUNE the A14
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04
7 hrs
20 miles SLOW LO OW
Stowmarket Train Station
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Edmunds Railway Station. With the option for shorter walks finishing at either Woolpit or Thurston. The walk will follow the public footpaths away from the A14, giving you an opportunity to appreciate the countryside.
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This year we are back with a new exciting challenge; the Stour Valley Path! This route follows the River Stour from the Essex, Suffolk border to Newmarket. Walkers can expect a stunning landscape as we pass through the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural beauty, enjoying the views as we climb and descend MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND through the valley.
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10.30am Railway and end SLOW LO OWStation MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND at Bury St
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The real question is how will you conquer this challenge? Perhaps you really want to push yourself and take on this route in 30 hours or perhaps you would prefer to spread it out over four days. Whichever you choose we can’t wait for you to join us as we walk through this outstanding landscape.
A walk in the Waveney Valley visiting several churches. SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND MED. ME ED
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The Mega and Classic Challenge Walks are back!!! 2016 saw participants romp down the 60 Mile long Suffolk Coast Path from Lowestoft to Felixstowe. Lots of laughs were had and the odd slice of cake and bacon roll enjoyed.
9.30am historic PinME Mill the of Arthur SLOW LO OW MED. ED FAST FA AST setting END. EN ND
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Over 4 day period
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Constable Country
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8 hrs
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THU
25 9.00am
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£18 per day
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£18
Flatford (National Trust), East Bergholt, Suffolk CO7 6UL SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST
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We start this 4 day challenge at the epicentre ‘Constable County’, as we SLOW LO OW ofME MED. ED FAST FA AST END. EN ND set out on the Stour Valley Path. The route will descend into the valley of the River Box, thought to be one of the most attractive tributaries of the Stour. As we walk through Stoke-By-Nayland take in the views of a 15th Century Church Tower and half-timbered houses. MED. ME ED
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13 miles SLOW LO OW
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26 9.00am
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Wormingford Village Hall, Main Rd, Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3AYFA SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST AST
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Mega Challenge - Walk The Stour Valley Path in under 30 Hours 30 hrs
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Newmarket (Info pack will be sent) LO OW MED. ME ED forFA FAST Athe ST END. EN ND If you are fit enoughSLOW and up challenge miles, walk along SLOW LO OW then MED. ME ED the FAST FA AST63 EN END. ND the Stour Valley Path from Newmarket to Manningtree could be for you. This is a tough challenge including long stretches walking on unpredictable surfaces and in the dark. The rewards for your endeavours are likely to be SLOW LO OW MED. ME ED FAST FA AST supurb. The Stour Valley Path criss crosses the
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Ancient Woodlands and Saxons
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Essex and Suffolk border, much of which forms the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Stour Valley area. It is likely to reveal its nationally important landscape, wildlife and supportive communities. Full details and an information pack will be available on the website prior to the start of the event. Bring packed lunch. SLOW OW END. EN NLO D
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