Walks from Wickham Market
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Wickham Market Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Wickham Market by train.
Melton to Wickham Market
An all-weather route above the Deben flood plain through the picturesque village of Ufford, whose flint-and-stone flushwork church holds finely carved bench ends and a famous telescopic font cover reaching to the roof.
St Mary's Church, Ufford
Ufford
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Village shop at Campsea Ashe; Station House café at Wickham Market station (note the town and its station are a long way apart).
1 end-of-walk reward: the Dog and Duck
Walk details: East Suffolk Lines (PDF).
Wickham Market to Saxmundham
The longest and most rewarding walk in the series, through isolated, remote countryside, woodland, lush meadows and the light terrain of the Suffolk Sandlings; this option detours to the world-famous Snape Maltings, where the route meets the Sandlings Walk and the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Path.
Time: 9h (7h walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Lunch: Crown and Golden Key pubs in Snape village.
Warnings: Cross the busy A12 with caution; the valley bottom and one section near the cottage can be waterlogged or flooded in winter.
Walk details: East Suffolk Lines (PDF).
Felixstowe to Wickham Market
Kyson Hill (National Trust)
Time: 10h30 (8h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: the Saturday Walkers Club.