Kennett to Bury St Edmunds

A station-to-station walkCambridgeshireEast Anglia

A long and rewarding cross-country walk, presented in two stages with a break point at Barrow village for those who prefer shorter rambles. From high ground near Desning there are long views towards the Fens, the route threading fields and pastures past the earthworks of ancient Denham Castle; the second half traverses the National Trust's Ickworth estate, with its rotunda house and Capability Brown parkland.

Denham Castle: the surviving earthworks of a medieval motte-and-bailey castle.

Ickworth Estate: a National Trust estate of 1,800 acres with a striking rotunda house and parkland partly laid out by Capability Brown (National Trust; 3h30 to visit).

Bury St Edmunds

HDR Sunset Timelapse in Ickworth park. by Alex Scott 21

Lunch: Shops and pubs at Barrow, roughly the half-way point (buses from Barrow are infrequent, so check times and stops).

Tattersalls October Yearling Sale , Tattersalls Park Paddocks, Newmarket, England, United Kingdom, UK, Europe by godrick

Bury St Edmunds Abbey, Suffolk ruins and new Cathedral tower by surreydock

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

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