Best walks to or from Westerfield

Westerfield Station Circular via Witnesham

The outer route through the gentle, well-timbered slopes of the River Fynn valley and picturesque Suffolk villages, with oak-lined hedgerows along the way, looping via Witnesham Thicks.

13km. 4h.

Lunch: Pubs in Westerfield, Witnesham and Tuddenham.

Documented by East Suffolk Lines.

Westerfield Station to Woodbridge Station

The Fynn Valley Walk through some of the most picturesque countryside in East Anglia, with the outstanding view from the National Trust's Kyson Hill near the riverside finish at Woodbridge.

16km.

At high tide the path along Martlesham Creek may flood at Kyson Point (an alternative via Broom Hill avoids this); beware traffic where the road passes under the railway arch.

Highlights: Kyson Hill.

Lunch: Pubs along the route at Westerfield, Tuddenham, Martlesham and Woodbridge.

Documented by East Suffolk Lines.

Ipswich Station to Westerfield Station

From the redeveloping waterfront through quaint Ipswich lanes of exceptional architectural interest — including the famous pargetted Ancient House — over the slopes of Christchurch Park, then out across countryside to the village and station at Westerfield.

5km. 2h.

Highlights: Ancient House and Christchurch Mansion.

End-of-walk reward: the Railway Inn.

Documented by East Suffolk Lines.