Home truths: Walk 43: Dingle Town Centre: Wheres Dick Macks? This is followed by a relaxing stroll along the Suffolk Coast Path back to Thorpeness. There are also local bus services, but they don't run very frequently. I woke up bright and early in my tent, and was pleased to see that the condensation that had bedevilled my tent the previous week was not present - there was a slight breeze, and I had left the tent flap partly open as it was a relatively warm night. Continue past the Golf Course and then turn right just before Mere Cottage. It's mandatory to keep dogs on a lead on the outward stretch along the disused rail line, no bad thing as there are several muddy streams running alongside, they will however . Park your car and your preconceptions at Kenton Hills. Coastal Erosion at Thorpeness - Essential Information Walk Statistics: Start location: Leiston Distance: 7.02 miles ( 11.30 km) Total Gain: 243 ft ( 74 metre) Total Descent: 243 ft ( 74 metre) Min Height: 16 ft ( 5 metre) Max Height: 69 ft ( 21 metre) Walk Time: 2 hours 28 mins Walk type: Circular Walk Grade: Easy Terrain: Maps: I have rather bad chaffing after this walk, a sysmptom of wearing the wrong underwear and the unseasonal heat. In places itmay be muddy in places in wet weather. Carbon Canyon Regional Park: 4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea, CA 92823. No Bull, Walk 54: Oundle Heritage TrailBack to School, Walk 55: Titchmarsh Village Heritage Trail: Do you dig it Alan?, Walk 56: Thrapston Town Centre: The Star Spangled Banner. This walk was fairly easy and unremarkable, as was the next stretches past the wooded Kenton Hills and north into Eastbridge. 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. Walk 56: Melton Mowbray Town Walk: Everyone loves a Pork Pie, Walk 57: St Andrews Linear Walk: The Home of Golf, Walk 58: Dundee City Walk: One City, Many Discoveries, Walk 59: Rhossili Circular: The supermodel of British beaches, Walk 60: Grantham Town Walk: This walks not for turning, Walk 61: Beverley Town Walk: Down the rabbit hole, Walk 62: Worcester City Walk: Full of Pomp & Ceremony. Can walk past cliffs on low tide. 40-mile route taking in two of the the areas most special rivers, the Orwell and the Stour, along the wildlife-rich estuaries. Also many of the families of the craftsmen who helped build the village are still there, Thorpeness was listed as the Weirdest Village in England by Bizarre magazine in 2003, 1. After a couple of hundred yards the path curves to the left, taking a more northerly course before ending after half a mile at Westerton Road. Walk 40: Cransley Reservoir Circularwho knew about that? 59-mile route through this iconic and historic heathland stretching from the outskirts of Ipswich to the seaside town of Southwold. Also on the greens the charming Dolphin Inn which was originally known as The Crown. The House in the Clouds concealed a water tank to serve the resort. After another diversion through woodland, the path descended to meet the current shoreline and beach at Dunwich. 19.8 miles. Walker. Since it was still early, I called in at Aldeburgh and Orford on the way back in order to explore them a little. The route was still 4 miles long and very enjoyable. Walk 64: Stirling City Walk: Gateway to the Highlands, Walk 65: Falkirk Town Walk: A really, wheelie great walk, Walk 66: Troon Circular: The home of the 2016 Open, Walk 67: Dean Village, Edinburgh, Town Walk: An Oasis in the middle of a bustling city, Walk 68: Holme Pierrepoint Circular: Wet n Wild near Nottingham, Walk 69: Thaxted Village Walk: Morris Men & Highway Men, Walk 70: Braintree Town Walk: Shaaaattttaaaappppa quick walk round the centre of Essex, Walk 71: Little Dunmow Circular: Bringing home the bacon & an otter surprise too, Walk 72: York City Walk: The Bars & Walls, Walk 73: Horncastle Town Walk: Present & the Past in our home town. Walk 74: Canterbury City Walk: Watch your backs! We're using our trusty Ordnance Survey map. Turn Left and follow FP24 400 m to FP20 on your left. The Vulcan public house in Sizewell or the Beach Cafe in the Sizewell car park make excellent half way refreshment stops, whilst the Dolphin public house serves good meals and has a large beer garden. Immediately past the cottages turn right to walk a few yards to meet a track. Turn right and follow the road eastwards; as it curves to the left continue straight on along a track. It re-enters an area of woodland, continuing in the same direction along the northern edge of the trees. The Scallop, Maggie Hambling's landmark sculpture on Aldeburgh beach. Walk 145: Stamford Town Trail Circular WalkWorth a weekend away! Three promoted routes can be enjoyed in the AONB; the Suffolk Coast Path, the Sandlings Walk and the Stour & Orwell Walk. Cedar Grove Park: 11385 Pioneer Rd, Tustin, CA 92782. The road ended at a T-junction, where a wide road took me past the main entrance to the Sizewell power stations. 07.49. Getting there: A12 then A1094 to Aldeburgh We're using our trusty Ordnance Survey map. The area includes the estuaries of the Alde, Blyth, Deben, Orwell and Stour rivers, farmland, salt marsh, heathland, mudflats and reed beds. A country club with tennis courts, a swimming pool, a golf course & clubhouse, & many holiday homes, were built in Jacobean & Tudor Revival styles. 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. The Dolphin public house can be found straight ahead. Start Time :11:00 End time: 17:30 Distance: 13 miles Walkers: Griffmonster, Kat Weather conditions: Sunny spells, warm but a haze along the coast Path taken: Follow Redhouse Lane and Grimesey Lane out of Leiston. A Gannett Company. We can highly recommend the Meare Tearooms especially the superb home-made sausage rolls & quiches! Walk 7: Yardley Gobian Circular: Stepping back in time across the fields to The Deserted Village. When inland and once we had left Thorpeness behind it was so quiet. The Sandlings Walk was not marked on my OS maps, so I had had to trace them from the maps available online. Tiny islands on the Meare contain locations found in JM Barries novel such as the pirates lair, Wendys home, & many others which children are encouraged to play on. Walk 207: Dodford & Borough Hill (our 2nd highest)plus a Hobbit(ty) House! Next time will bypass that bit and find a prettier alternative, going out into the main parts of Aldeburgh before rejoining the coastal path. This is a circular walk. but we havent got time to sit as that storms getting closer! In 1975, Suffolk Coastal District Council, Thorpeness Estate & the Countryside Commission granted money to enable the mill to be restored. This heads in a rough southerly direction before jinking to the left and the right, before regaining a southerly direction through Greyfriar's Wood. Follow the path through the car park to the beach and turn right, you will see Aldeburgh in the distance. Ogilvie was great friends with Peter Pan author JM Barrie and his influence is here in the naming of islands in the Meare. Any reproduction, retransmissions, or republication of all or part of any document found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless the author has explicitly granted its prior written consent to so reproduce, retransmit, or republish the material. When the clear path curves to the left, continue straight on until a junction with a track is reached at TM469689. Out to sea are two towers, looking all the world like mini oil rigs, whose purpose must be something to do with the power stations - perhaps the cooling systems? Walk 14: Poole Town Centre: Cockles & Mussels alive a live oh! Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Millwright Ted Friend, of Whitmores was called in & soon restored the mill to normal with deft use of a sledge hammer, In 1972, the fantail was blown off in a storm & in September 1973 the mill was damaged by a fire on the heath where it stands. TM464560). Public footpaths - where eyes are drawn when studying an OS Explorer - have to be treated with caution. This is the magnificent North Warren RSPB. Walks include Suffolk's riverside meadows of the Stour. Sadly this ended all too soon as the track was enclosed by hedges. Good walk but who measured the distance 6+ miles not kilometres, clouds of flies, so probably more in summer, beach is large pebbles so fairly challenging and not overly comfortable to walk on along the shore, not easy to get back on the path if you want to get of the beach again steep slopes of loose pebbles to negotiate. Carpal tunnel syndrome is when the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the carpal tunnel. Walk 55: Hastings Old Town Walk: Hang onto your Winkle! I really enjoyed the stroll, as I had on my coastal walk eight years before. Cracking Circular Walks in Suffolk for your Dog 1. After half a mile of beach and dunes, we turn inland, (1) cross the road and follow the path towards the disused Saxmundham to Aldeburgh branch line of the London and North Eastern Railway. After passing Sizewell Gap the path climbed up onto the top of the cliffs, passing seaward of Sizewell Hall. Facing the pub, turn right along the road & then cross over it up the lane, Everywhere you look in this village theres eccentricity & its plain that many of the houses along here are second homes, 7. Maybe not, Walk 69: Hellidon Circular: The Peaks of our stunning County, Walk 71: Great Doddington Circular: Pubs & birds. Cross the road with care and go straight ahead. Walk 16: Three Cliffs Bay, The Gower Circular: Cerdded o gwmpas Y Gyr, Walk 17: St Davids Circular: A Pembrokeshire Pilgrimage from the UKs smallest city, Walk 18: Greenwich: From the London Eye on a Fast Boat, Walk 19: Aberdeen City Circular Walk: Any port in a storm, Walk 20: Cardiff City Circular Walk: Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Walk 21: Penarth to Lavernock Point Linear Walk: Can You Hear MeYes Loud & Clear, Walk 22: Bath City Walk: Bathing with your Beau, Walk 23: Pisa City Walk: A leaning towards piazzas & pizzas, Walk 24: Antrim Town Walk: Irish eyes are smiling. The path is well marked and gives excellent views of the coast. The Sandlings Walk skirts Sizewell Hall, but we take the path right onto Sizewell Cliff (4) and back south towards Thorpeness. Suitable for all skill levels. Walk 9: Oundle Water Meadows Circular: Wonderful water, wildlife & willows, Walk 10: Stoke Bruerne Circular: A lovely walk for all the family around Northamptonshires jewel in the canal network, Walk 11: Salcey Forest Circular: We followed an Elephant looking for an Owl but saw neither today, Walk 12: Abthorpe Circular: Picturesque South Northamptonshire villages (1) in the Tove valley, Walk 13: Weston Circular: Picturesque South Northamptonshire villages (2) in the Tove valley, Walk 14: Bugbrooke Circular: Back to the flats of the canals, but with fantastic views over our beautiful county, Walk 15: Northampton: A brief walk around the historic town centre, Walk 16: Wellingborough town centre heritage trail, Walk 17: Thrapston & Titchmarsh Nature Reserves Circular: A twitchers paradise, Walk 18: Stony Stratford Circular: Crossing the border twice.a walk in the Great Ouse valley, Walk 20: The Bramptons & the Brampton Valley Way Circular, Walk 21: Harringworth Circular: Wonderful structures & wildlife in the Welland Valley, Walk 22: Summer Leys Circular: What a beautiful little nature reserve, Walk 23: Towcester Town & Watermeadows Walk, Walk 24: Rothwell town centrethe place of the red well. After approx. Beware of any wayward golf shots as you walk parallel along the fairways. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Look to the right to see a very large gatehouse style property which is known as West Bar. Cross the driveway and follow the unmade track/footpath to Thorpeness, you will pass by several mock-Tudor properties. The power station is operated by EDF Energy, EDFs strategic target is for 20 year life extension for Sizewell B PWR, beyond the current accounting closure date of 2035, 14. The main civil engineering contractor was John Laing plc. Thorpeness railway station, provided by the Great Eastern Railway to serve what was expected to be an expanding resort, was opened a few days before the outbreak of World War I. ), Walk 140: Barton Seagrave & Wicksteed Park, Walk 141: Little Harrowden & Hardwick Circular Walk, Walk 142: Ringstead & Denford Circular Walk, Walk 143: Bulwick Circular Walk: A pickled village & a Tea Pot Monument in Red Kite Country, Walk 144: Annie & Ninas Cotton End, Northampton Circular Walk, Walk 147: Little Irchester & Wellingborough Circular, Walk 148: Brackmills Country Park (1) The Hard Path Short Circuit, Walk 149: Brackmills Woods Country Park (2): The Alpine Perimeter Circular Walk, Walk 150: St Crispins, Marina Park & Old Duston Circular Walk, Walk 152: Quinton, Preston Deanery, Wootton, & Grange Park Circular, Walk 153: Northamptons Riverside Meadows Circular Walk, Walk 155: Collingtree, Milton Malser, Blisworth & Courteenhall Circular, Walk 156: Chelveston Circulara short walk around an old airfield with big sky views, Walk 159: Deanshanger, Wicken & Farm of the Goblin Circular, Walk 160: Quinton, Piddington, Horton & Hackleton Circular, Walk 161: Roade Cosgrove Circular: canals, fields & a ford, Walk 162: Lowick Circular including the Drayton Estate, Walk 165: Harpole, Harlestone & Nobottle Circular, Walk 166: Eydon Circularstunning scenery & just the sound of the birds, Walk 170: Tiffield, Shutlanger, Alderton, Heathencote, Towcester & Caldecote Circular, Walk 171: Alderton, Grafton Regis, Pury End & Paulerspury Circular, Walk 172: Wollaston Saxbys Cider Circular, Walk 175: Thorpe Mandeville & Thenford Circular, Walk 176: Middleton Cheney, Chacombe, Overthorpe & Warkworth Circular, Walk 177: Cottingham, East Carlton, Wilbarston & Stoke Albany Circular, Walk 179: Great Oakley, Newton, Geddington Circular, Walk 180: Stanion, Geddington Chase & Brigstock Circular, Walk 182: Barnwella short, yet beautiful stroll, Walk 183: Hinton in the Hedges circular walk, Walk 185: Stanwick Lakes: Hidden Gems Sculpture Trail, Walk 186: Stanwick Lakes: Nature Ramble Trail, Walk 188: Hunsbury Pocket Parks & Bluebell Walk, Walk 194: Creaton: The one with the Wild Flower Field Circular, Walk 196: Greens Norton, Bradden & Blakesley Circular. After a short distance it jinks to the right to reach a track; turn left and follow this track uphill and to the south. This is a stone driveway leading to several houses and the Thorpeness Golf Club. The start is the car park at the southern end of Aldeburgh at Fort Green (grid ref. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Theres some lovely placed benches along this path & most of them have been donated. 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. Continue through the trees to the end of the lane & turning left, walk down to the green. From the meare cross over the B1353 and you will see a pay and display car park. Go straight on through the gate which is ahead of you and marked Aldringham Walks. After that I drove back to the campsite, still suffering from the chaffing. page for any recent changes. This walk starts off at the Thorpeness car park at TM472594. After crossing a road the path entered some woodland, emerging out onto another road on the outskirts of Dunwich. Join a track that heads eastwards across the heath, slowly curving to take a more east-southeasterly course before reaching the old coastguard cottages (now a National Trust visitors centre). The path descended down onto the foreshore for a short distance, before climbing back up onto the cliffs near Thorpe Ness. On the way I passed close to the extraordinary House in the Clouds, a house built below a water tank. Our free to download leaflets offer a range of circular walks, and are listed below in alphabetical order. 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. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Walk 127: Brisbane, Australia, Circular Walk, Walk 128: Cairns, Australia Circular Walk, Walk 129: Chester City Circular: What have the Romans done for us?, Walk 130: Rotorua New Zealand. Its protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981) & must not be picked without permission from the landowner, 16. ALLTRAILS and the AllTrails Mountain Design are registered trademarks of AllTrails, LLC in the United States as well as certain other jurisdictions. The walk is reproduced with kind permission of the Suffolk Coast Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty, from a project funded by the Coastal Communities Fund. Promote your accommodation or other business, share your Trail photos and favourite places. Description Getting There Nearby Collect the golden ticket points toward the Discover Suffolk Challenge in 2023! eventually I dragged myself away for the walk back down to Thorpeness. It really is a mixed bag of everything that makes the AONB so special. Explore 28 beautiful walks across Suffolk with the OS Pathfinder Guidebooks, graded by length and ranging from under 3 to 10 miles. Although this site includes links providing convenient direct access to other Internet sites, I do not endorse, approve, certify or make warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the information on these sites. The railway line was part of the Aldeburgh branch line which ran from Saxmundham to Aldeburgh, it was closed in 1966. This is a circular walk starting in Thorpeness, with its many interesting and quirky properties, crossing woodland and grazing marshes before reaching Sizewell. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Like 2,362 other rural stations, it was recommended for closure by Dr Beeching and fell silent on September 12 1966. We recommend you use our leaflets alongside the relevant OS map (noted in each guide) or the Discover Suffolk app. Continue through the bracken and eventually this will lead to a second gate. Walk 199: Foxfield Country Park: Accessible for All & in All weathers, Walk 201: Hardingstone Pocket Parka short, accessible for all, stroll in Narnia, Walk 202: Paulerspury & Pury End Circular, Walk 203: Sutton Bassett & Ashley Circular. Mind the sheep poo though!! It was an enjoyable stroll back into the wonderful village of Thorpeness, with its eclectic collection of buildings. Walk 137: Moulton Village Walk how beautiful! Todays walk starts right in the middle of the village at the place inspired by the story of Peter Pan by JM Barrie, who was a personal family friendThe Meare, Walk round the back of the tearooms to the lake which is man-made. As usual my appetite had been non-existent this morning, so I had not had much to eat. 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. Walk 76: Daventry Town Centre: Daventry callingDaventry calling, Walk 77: Middleton Cheney Circular: No Bull, Walk 78: Crick Village Walk: Everybody knew everybody, Walk 79: Rushden Town Centre: Not feeling bluea look at Rushdens notoriety, Walk 80: Wollaston Village Walk: Who are you, Walk 82: Rothersthorpe Circular: Bull or No Bull, Walk 83: Braunston Circular: Canals & Floating breakfasts, Walk 84: Geddington Circular: In the Willows, Walk 85: Rockingham Village: Up the hill & back down again, Walk 86: East Haddon Circular: Get away from it all, Walk 87: The Harlestones Circular: Inspiring Jane Austen, Walk 88: Syresham Village Walk: Know your heritage. It emerges from the woodland and continues between fields, with power lines on the left. Soon the going became harder as shingle dominated the path with only occasional grass. Be inspired and book short walks and breaks, longer walks and escapes or use the interactive map to plan your own trip using the distance calculator. Walk 144: Grasmere & Rydal Waters & the Coffin Route Circular walk. Much of the bulk of the stations are hidden by vegetation-covered banks, and the sea is also out of sight behind similar banks. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. 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. Start time. They are all colour marked with paint - GREEN, RED, BLUE and YELLOW - and can be walked either clockwise or anti-clockwise. Walk 119: The Lyveden Waystepping back in history, Walk 120: Collyweston Circularsearching for the lost palace, Walk 122: Nassington Circular this one will get you In the Mood!, Walk 123: Charlton Circular Walk: A stunning short stroll, Walk 124: Gretton & Kirby Hall circular walk, Walk 126: Grafton Underwood & Warkton Circular, Walk 129: Pitsford Reservoir Circular Walk, Walk 130: Yardley Hastings & Castle Ashby Circular, Walk 131: Everdon Fawsley Preston Capes Circular (Get ready to roll! It was a relief when I reached the stretch of path that passed the power stations once more. We saw several birds of prey whilst sitting there, 12. Great location in city of Walnut, Los Angeles County. Grid reference: TM452602. After half a mile it enters the small hamlet of Eastbridge, passing the wonderfully-named Eels Foot Inn. After lunch we walked up to the golf hotel and did the 9 hole crazy golf course. Again I enjoyed the way that the B power station seemed to blend in with its surroundings, although the A station was just as ugly from this angle. 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. 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. So thats the end of our lovely walk around the fantasy village of Thorpeness. All walks are free to download and print and all routes have GPS files. When the top of the cliffs is reached, turn right to follow the cliff edge south through trees. After a mile and a quarter, and close to the B1353, a concrete statiion platform lies derelict among trees and autumn leaves. The path narrows now as it winds its way through the golf course, Some of the tree roots appear to be pulling the bank up in a rather strange way, 10. FIND YOUR WAY OUTSIDE is a trademark of AllTrails, LLC. Walk 32: Litchborough & Farthingstone Circular a little cardio exercise! It continues for a mile, slowly curving to take a more northeasterly course between hedges. Mike Trippitt is a journalist who enjoys exploring the county, especially with his clumber spaniel, Farley No trains today, the disused Saxmundham to Aldeburgh branch line of the London and North Eastern Railway (Image: Archant) I went in and ordered a meal, and I chatted to the barman as I hungrily scoffed down the food. 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. Nice sea breeze on the coast path back to Thorpeness. 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. There are no stiles or gates along the route and no livestock. I had marked it as going over the hill, just south of the trig pillar, but the signs on the ground pointed down a track that skirted the edge of the trees. The Meare Shop and Tearoom and The Dolphin are also close to the route. The Scallop, Maggie Hambling's landmark sculpture on Aldeburgh beach. Explore the Trails highlights and watch the Trail video. Thorpeness is on the Suffolk Coast 2 miles north of Aldeburgh and at the east end of the B1353. The bikes in the picture above were owned by some people we met who were sat looking across the nature reserve. (Image: Archant). We did the smaller circuit out of Thorpeness (cutting across half way down, per the map and not going as far as Aldeburgh) and this was 3.1 miles taking just over an hour. Description. As usual the horse was slightly unnerved by my approach; the walking poles strapped to my pack making me seem not quite human to them (also meaning that they are a very good judge of character!). 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. Walk 2: Collingtree Circular: A golf course, open fields, villages, a canal, pocket parks, Walk 3: Braunston Circular: An ancient footpath, a gunpowder plot, a tale of woes, fab jams & marmalades & a canal finish. But head just coast-side of Leiston and there's one circular walk that's strangely fascinating and full of anticipation, a path which opens up a different world at every turn and, at every push of a kissing gate, reveals something else to fall in love with. 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. A circular stroll from Aldeburgh to Thorpeness, via the old, disused railway line is perfect for early autumn. (2) Flanked by pines, copses and bracken-lined margins, the permissive footpath travels north towards Thorpeness. 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 1: Castle Ashby Circular (6.5 miles, 2hrs): A fantastic walk including a stately home, great tea rooms, rivers, wildlife, spooky graveyards & a secret placeshhh! ALLTRAILS and the AllTrails Mountain Design are registered trademarks of AllTrails, LLC in the United States as well as certain other jurisdictions. It approaches the ruins of a friary and turns to the right, with some woodland on the left; after a short distance it turns to the left through the trees before ending at a track, with a small bridge on the left. 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