Sutton Hoo
Circular walk
This is the Sutton Hoo Long Walk trail. The walk covers a hugely mixed landscape, from grassland to woodland. The area is part of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
OS map available here.
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Useful Information
How to get there: On B1083, Melton to Bawdsey. Follow signs from A12 north of Woodbridge.
Grid Reference: TM 290 492
Nearest Postcode: IP12 3DJ
Parking: Sutton Hoo car park.
Facilities: Toilets in visitor centre.
The Walk
A walk through mixed landscape.
Map with thanks to Ordnance Survey.
Walk
1 From the main courtyard, head past the sculpture of the ship burial and take the path heading down the valley. At the bottom and at a T-junction, turn left. After the farm, take the footpath to the right. Follow the path upward, before taking a left to follow the path along the river wall to Ferry Cliff Woods.
2 At the end, climb up some stepsto the top of the cliff. Take a left and follow the path to the right and around the edge of the woods, keeping to the treeline. After crossing a field, and before reaching the trees, take the path along the field, with the wood kept to your left.
3 At the end of the wood, take the path crossing the field to a gap in the hedge, then left onto a path which takes you to a road. Remain on the road, until you join up with the main road, where you should turn left.
4 When you reach the end of the woods, turn left and take the path to the top of the field. Pass by the National Trust Sutton Hoo sign, taking a sharp right through the gate. Follow the path back to the walk start point.
Similar Walks
Two further walks to consider in the East of England.
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