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Santon Downham Bridge – West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village loop from Mildenhall

Santon Downham Bridge – West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village loop from Mildenhall

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Santon Downham Bridge – West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village loop from Mildenhall

02:39

57.3km

240m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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After 27.8 km for 149 m

After 37.5 km for 133 m

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Start point

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20.2 km

Santon Downham Bridge

Highlight • Trail

Santon Downham bridge was built around the start of the First World War by the Canadian army, although a bridge has been on this site since at least the 17th …

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20.5 km

Forest Road to Santon Downham

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful route, wide but with little traffic, that descends through the woods towards the village of Santon in the valley of the River Lark.

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22.8 km

Thetford Forest

Highlight • Forest

Thetford Forest is the UK's largest man-made lowland forest with 18,730 hectares (46,282 acres) to explore.

That's a huge area, with many different places to visit along the way. Most …

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28.3 km

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

Highlight • Monument

The statue of Thomas Paine was sculpted by Sir Charles Wheeler, President of the Royal Academy, and erected in 1964 in Thetford, Paine's birthplace.

Thomas Paine was an English-born American …

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37.5 km

King George V Silver Jubilee Memorial

Highlight • Monument

King's Forest was named to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary

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37.6 km

Brandon Road, The King's Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Brandon Road is a tarmac surfaced road that runs through the heart of The King's Forest from North to South, intersected by numerous gravel tracks running East to West.

The …

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46.9 km

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

Highlight • Settlement

This reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon village really allows you to step back in time. The historically-accurate buildings are situated on the site of an early Anglo-Saxon village and are surrounded …

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50.0 km

All Saints Church, Icklingham

Highlight • Religious Site

All Saints is a Grade I-listed church with a distinctive thatched-roof. The church, which has 11th century origins but largely dates to the 14th century, has not been used for …

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57.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.7 km

21.6 km

4.12 km

1.60 km

319 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.0 km

3.56 km

1.52 km

153 m

143 m

Elevation

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Santon Downham Bridge – West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village loop from Mildenhall

Santon Downham Bridge

Forest Road to Santon Downham

Thetford Forest

Thomas Paine Statue, Thetford

King George V Silver Jubilee Memorial

Brandon Road, The King's Forest

West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village

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