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Kessingland Beach and Cliffs – Southwold Beach Huts loop from Kessingland

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Kessingland Beach and Cliffs – Southwold Beach Huts loop from Kessingland

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Kessingland Beach and Cliffs – Southwold Beach Huts loop from Kessingland

05:10

20.2km

80m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 8.68 km for 48 m

After 11.4 km for 48 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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262 m

Sailors Home Pub, Kessingland

Highlight • Pub

It's a nice little pub, stopped off here when the rain started. Unusually it stocked Belhaven beers which tasted great, they also had hand-drawn barrel beers which I do like to see.

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964 m

Kessingland Beach and Cliffs

Highlight • Beach

Near Lowestoft, yet very quiet, Kessingland Beach is long, sandy and wide with cliffs stretching behind. It feels very wild ad unspoilt. Even so, there are still a number of …

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6.10 km

All Saints' and St Margaret's Church, Pakefield

Highlight • Religious Site

This thatched church sits atop the cliffs at Pakefield in Suffolk and has done since medieval times. There has been a church on this site since before Roman occupation although …

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11.6 km

Triton Statue

Highlight • Monument

According to Greek myths, Triton was the son of Poseidon – both sea gods. This sculpture was commissioned in 1850 and is now a listed structure. The Bath stone it's …

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12.0 km

Seafront Café in Lowestoft

Highlight • Cafe

Proper tea, coffee and a bacon roll. Definitely the best food along the seafront at present

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12.9 km

Southwold Beach Huts

Highlight • Structure

Great to go jogging past beech huts

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18.0 km

Kessingland Beach Nesting Birds Area

Highlight • Natural

The RSPB have cordoned of an area of beach at Kessingland ready for the arrival of the nesting Terns. If you walk with a dog make sure its always on …

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18.0 km

Pakefield Beach Stairs

Highlight • Rest Area

slippery when wet and slippery when dry. No running, jumping or falling. Three points of contact at all times.

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20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

5.41 km

1.21 km

1.15 km

704 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

1.80 km

1.76 km

1.43 km

1.37 km

233 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 10 August

21°C

11°C

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Kessingland Beach and Cliffs – Southwold Beach Huts loop from Kessingland

Sailors Home Pub, Kessingland

Kessingland Beach and Cliffs

All Saints' and St Margaret's Church, Pakefield

Triton Statue

Seafront Café in Lowestoft

Southwold Beach Huts

Kessingland Beach Nesting Birds Area

Pakefield Beach Stairs

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