Dullingham to Newmarket

A station-to-station walkCambridgeshireEast Anglia

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Lonesome
Lonesome by Maurice Biggins

A walk from isolated Dullingham station to Newmarket over chalk downland, the highlight being the mighty Devil's Dyke, an Anglo-Saxon earthwork rich in chalk-grassland plants and butterflies. Passes the village of Stetchworth and a former inn by the architect Voysey.

The Devil's Dyke: a great Anglo-Saxon defensive earthwork rich in chalk-grassland plants and butterflies.

Newmarket

Sunrise over the hills
Sunrise over the hills by photowarrington

Warnings: Two miles of walking alongside the busy A1304 (avoidable by bus 12, or by following the adjoining exercise track in the afternoons when horses are absent); keep clear of racehorses.

The Library oriel window Anglesey Abbey
The Library oriel window Anglesey Abbey by kitmasterbloke
Thatched cottage in Dullingham
Thatched cottage in Dullingham by Linton Snapper

Credits

Walk details: Mid Anglia Rail Passengers Association (PDF).

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