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Aldeburgh to Southwold loop from Saxmundham — Suffolk Coast

Aldeburgh to Southwold loop from Saxmundham — Suffolk Coast

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Aldeburgh to Southwold loop from Saxmundham — Suffolk Coast

04:12

90.5km

360m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 5, 2024

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Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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22.8 km

The Queen's Head Inn Blyford

Highlight • Pub

Not just the best pub in the area for good food but probably the most cycle friendly too. You currently have to call to book in advance for food as …

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39.6 km

Southwold can rightly lay claim to being the quintessential English seaside resort town. It has all the necessary attractions, including a working lighthouse, beach huts, award-winning pier, busy harbour, cliff top cannon and a fabulous beach.

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42.3 km

River Blyth Footbridge and Harbour View

Highlight • River

Part of the old Southwold to Halesworth train line. If you follow the line towards Walbeswick you can still see remains of the station platform as the footpath leaves the line of the track.

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53.1 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Beach

Plenty of parking here at the beach and possibly the best fish and chips in the area. There's a great walk to Walberswick from here if you head north along …

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53.5 km

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Best walked to from the cliff path.

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59.7 km

Middleton Cowboy Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

The Middleton Cowboy is the work of local metal worker Paul Richardson of "Steel Sculptures".

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65.5 km

Leiston Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

One of Suffolk’s most impressive monastic ruins, according to English Heritage, Leiston Abbey has some remarkable architectural design.

These ruins date back to 1182 and was founded by Ranulf de Glanville, Henry II’s Chief Justiciar.

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75.3 km

Thorpeness Meare

Highlight • Lake

Thorpeness Meare is a boating lake like no other. The lake with its islands and surrounds covers around sixty acres in total, with over forty acres of water.

Reassuringly, nowhere …

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78.1 km

Aldeburgh

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely seaside town with long shingle beach and a decent high street parallel to the shoreline road.

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78.6 km

South Beach, Aldeburgh

Highlight • Beach

The sand and shingle of South Beach backs on to the pretty seaside town of Aldeburgh.

Along the beach front are a number of quirky historic buildings, including the 400 …

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90.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.5 km

9.82 km

3.48 km

885 m

878 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.0 km

42.2 km

184 m

180 m

Elevation

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Monday 25 May

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Aldeburgh to Southwold loop from Saxmundham — Suffolk Coast

The Queen's Head Inn Blyford

Southwold Pier and Beach

River Blyth Footbridge and Harbour View

Dunwich Beach

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Middleton Cowboy Sculpture

Leiston Abbey

Thorpeness Meare

Aldeburgh

South Beach, Aldeburgh

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