Suitable for all skill levels. It was good, and the servings size was suitably large. I remembered the shingle beach (if not walking along it) with fondness from my coastal walk, along with the pleasant cafe behind it. A day's parking cost 2.50, quite reasonable, and after paying I shouldered my rucksack and set off down the road. We then did the walk but decided to to cut it short half way round to rejoin the coastal path. Public footpaths - where eyes are drawn when studying an OS Explorer - have to be treated with caution. The road ended at a T-junction, where a wide road took me past the main entrance to the Sizewell power stations. It passes a caravan site on the right and then Sizewell Hall. Walk 206: Blisworth & Stoke Bruerne Circular Missing out that awful road! Near the Dower House it became a surfaced road, which passed Sizewell Hall, now a Christian Conference Centre but once the home of the Ogilvie family who built Thorpeness. Notes Walk 92: Middleton Village Walk: On yer bike! Turn left and follow this road southwards; after half a mile turn right to follow a footpath that winds between the road on the right and the cliffs on the left. Besides a large main pond, there are several channels with landings marked with names of the Peter Pan theme. To join the path climb the cliff directly after passing Cliff House, which is the large white house overlooking the cliffs. It crosses a track, and then curves to the right to head southwestwards before ending at Minsmere Road. Explore 28 beautiful walks across Suffolk with the OS Pathfinder Guidebooks, graded by length and ranging from under 3 to 10 miles. This walk starts at the Scallop, round and through Thorpeness, taking in parts of the Thorpeness North Walk and South Walk, as well as short sections of the Suffolk Coast Path and Sandlings Walk. Walk 116: Trafalgar Square to St Pauls Cathedral Linear, Walk 117: Shrewsbury Town Centre: 660+ listed buildings to discover, Walk 118 / 118: The City of London (1): The Eastern part, Walk 119: The City of London (2): The fascinating Western part, Walk 120: Eton Town Centre: Up against the WallEton & its college, Walk 121: Spitalfields Circular: A melting pot of history. The Meare was dug to a shallow depth for increased safety, A variety of boats may be rented to enjoy the facility, many of which are original boats dating from the first creation of the Meare, & were named by the local workmen who dug out the lake, In August the Meare serves as the location for the Thorpeness Regatta which usually takes place around the same time as the carnival in neighbouring Aldeburgh & attracts many visitors. Walk 139: Tintagel Circular: Its a legend, Walk 140: London, Tower Hill to Canary Wharf. Stour & Orwell Walk The custom route elevation is created when you use the distance calculator (above) to draw a line. It is also the first Pressurised Water Reactor to be built in Britain, a sign that it was built for power generation rather than creating nuclear weapons materials. This 6.5 mile (10.5Km) circular walk takes you to some of the very best coastal scenery in the Suffolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Parking: in Aldeburgh (beach car park) Route starting point: Fort Green Car Park, Slaughden Road, Aldeburgh IP15 5DE. An easy flat circular walk from the Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh along a disused railway line to Thorpeness, returning back to Aldeburgh along the beach. THE WALK 1 Walk north along the road and turn second left onto Uplands Road. The walks include the countryside, coast, and estuaries of the County. The stonework above ground are hardly the most impressive structures, but their survival against the sea and time is noteworthy. Easily-accessible paths. Just south of Thorpeness, our path merges with the Sandlings Walk, then flirts with the western shore of Thorpeness Meare on its way north to Sizewell. It has changed little, so that generations can visit and revisit, creating fond memories. Its smelly but youll get a great welcome, Walk 131: RavennaJust incredible mosaics, Walk 133: Turville circularCome in if youre sexy & love Jesus, Walk 134: Henley on Thames CircularBeatles, Pudding Stones & Princess Anne, Walk 135: Tarr Steps, Exmoor, Circular Walkgive it a Clap(per), Walk 136: Curry Rivel Circulara monument to Cider, Walk 137: The Broomway Linear WalkOne of the most dangerous paths in the UK. Walk 94: St James Linear: Fancy going clubbing gentlemen (& occasionally ladies)? This fabulous Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Suffolk is a great place for walking and birdwatching. Can walk past cliffs on low tide. As the path runs out climb the cliff to your right and then turn left along the cliff top to enter Thorpeness via North End Avenue. After another diversion through woodland, the path descended to meet the current shoreline and beach at Dunwich. After squeezing past the old coastguard cottages, whose cafe was doing a roaring trade in the sunshine, the path descended down to a floodbank that separated the low levels of the Minsmere Nature Reserve from the sea. This eventually squeezes between the Coastguard Cottages and the cliff top. Landranger number 156 (Saxmundham, Aldeburgh & Southwold), Wickham Market Station to Darsham Station. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. On the rights some beautiful almshouses, Margaret Ogilvie Almshouses were erected in 1926, originally for workmen by Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie as part of his fantasy holiday village, 5. The carpal tunnel is an opening in your wrist that is formed by the carpal bones on the bottom of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament across the top of the wrist. The nearest postcode is IP16 4NR. A magnet for dog walkers, cyclists and strollers, the trails left in the wake of Beeching's axe are sheltered and safe, with nothing more taxing than gentle inclines. The trail neared the old whitewashed coastguard cottages on the heath, now a National Trust visitor's centre. The route uses a section of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path, details of which can be found on this website. Just before the cottages are reached, turn half-left along a clear track that heads north-northwestwards across the heathland. Walk Id: 4223762 (SK02) Ipswich . If youre in this part of Suffolk we can really recommend here & Southwold so go & you wont be disappointed, Now onto Aldeburgh for some well deserved fish n chips, Come & visit our beautiful, unknown County, One of our group members sent me this & I just love it so much. It served the village of Thorpeness, north of Aldeburgh before it had a mains water supply. A little overgrown in places but a nice easy stroll. Description. Phone: 01394 445225 | Email: schaonb@suffolk.gov.uk. We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. Well because we got absolutely drenched by the cloudburst we got caught in & had to change in the car! Toggle between the options below to show available markers. Although they denote a right of way they can undo the unwary. This is a popular trail for birding, hiking, and walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. Continue south along this road and follow it as it curves sharply to the right. Dismantled railways are different. Near Dower House at TM473616 it joins a surfaced road. Turn right and follow this road as it heads in a rough northerly direction. Leave the car park and cross Thorpe Road into Church Farm Road (signposted Ipswich) and walk a short distance until you see the entrance to Church Farm Holiday Park. 60-mile route from Felixstowe to Lowestoft, exploring all of the beauty and wonder along the glorious Suffolk Coast. Our free to download leaflets offer a range of circular walks, and are listed below in alphabetical order. Walk 26: Sulgrave Village Circular Walkfull of Stars & Stripes, Walk 27: Kings Sutton village walka must see southern Northants village, Walk 29: Raunds town centrememories of times gone by, Walk 31: Wadenhoe Circular: Kingfishers & just a stunning walk. Enjoy this 5.4-mile loop trail near Thorpeness, Suffolk. Walk 40: Cransley Reservoir Circularwho knew about that? This heads in a rough southerly direction before jinking to the left and the right, before regaining a southerly direction through Greyfriar's Wood. We head off - wife Clare, dog Farley and me - north towards Thorpeness. It was little used, except by golfers, & closed in 1966, For three generations Thorpeness remained mostly in the private ownership of the Ogilvie family, with houses only being sold from the estate to friends as holiday homes. From the Beach Cafe cross onto the beach area and then turn right to travel south along the Suffolk Coastal Path. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The dome is 65m tall. The start is the car park at the southern end of Aldeburgh at Fort Green (grid ref. Walk 112: Hull City Centre Circular: Exploring the Land of Green Gingera city of culture, Walk 113: Tenbury Wells: A beautiful town, Walk 114: Sherwood Forest Circular: Robin Hood, Robin Hood. End time. Walk 123: Market Harborough Town Walk: A wander around a lovely little gem. Why didnt we take any more photos? Walk 57: Boddington Reservoir Circular: You wanna a flake with that luv? Walk 6: Great & Little Brington Circular: A wave to Diana.. Hambleton Peninsula Circular: Ambling on the shores of Rutland Water, Walk 83: Mayfair: Get me to the church on time, Walk 84: Stratford upon Avon Town Walk: To walk or not to walkthat is the question, Walk 85: Kings Cross & Camden Circular: Harry meets Amy & back (to black), Walk 86: Bradford City Walk: Tikka moment to (Aloo) Go(bi) & have a look Bradford. At TM451667 turn right along a surfaced track that heads northwestwards through Hangmans New Wood; when the track curves to the right, continue straight on up Saunder's Hill along an unsurfaced track. Walk 14: Poole Town Centre: Cockles & Mussels alive a live oh! Theres some lovely placed benches along this path & most of them have been donated. Its noted for its populations of Eurasian bittern, European nightjar & other bird species. Thorpeness Meare from the west in 1920, about 10 years after it was created. Many people were out and about, walking past and through the nature reserves. Each guide offers a comprehensive handy to a different part of this special landscape. We recommend you use our leaflets alongside the relevant OS map (noted in each guide) or the Discover Suffolk app. If you're hungry after your walk it is well worth going to the Aldeburgh Fish & Chip Shop, be warned they are very popular so be prepared to queue! The path crosses a couple of small streams on footbridges and enters some woodland; it skirts westwards along a track past Goose Hill on the right, although it is hardly worth calling a hill. The walk is mostly level on public footpaths and permissive routes, and an old railway line. Pass the old windmill on your left and The House in the Clouds on your right. There are no stiles or gates along the route and no livestock. If you find any information on any of these routes that is inaccurate, or you wish to add anything, then please email me. It re-enters an area of woodland, continuing in the same direction along the northern edge of the trees. Nice sea breeze on the coast path back to Thorpeness. Beware. Its protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981) & must not be picked without permission from the landowner, 16. It was a relief to find that my feet, troubled after yesterday's walk, were feeling much better in fresh and correctly-fitting socks. After a few miles of fairly uninteresting walking, it was a relief when the trail started to enter better terrain, initially by following a track through woodland before it opened out, descending down to a stream and entering perhaps the best stretch of heath on the entire trail, across Dunwich Heath. Check our Promoted Route Updates page for any recent changes. The House in the Clouds was originally built as a water tower in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill which you will see on the opposite side of the path, it was converted to a house in 1979 and is now rented out as a holiday home. So thats the end of our lovely walk around the fantasy village of Thorpeness. As usual my appetite had been non-existent this morning, so I had not had much to eat. The House in the Clouds concealed a water tank to serve the resort. Although Thorpeness nestles in a duned landscape and salty air, it has freshwater coursing in its veins. This track heads northeastwards, initially with some woodland on the right. 3.71 mi +33 ft -33 ft 1h45 Easy Starting point in Aldringham cum Thorpe - Suffolk .