Needham Market to Woodbridge
A station-to-station walkSuffolkEast Anglia
A long, varied route following the River Gipping out of Needham Market towards Ipswich, then crossing farmland with woodland and several villages before reaching Woodbridge. There is a long section of road walking from Barham through Henley. Path surfaces range from grass and soil to gravel and concrete drives, with cambers, muddy sections and some faint field paths. Many kissing gates and stiles and footbridges. Follows the River Gipping through Needham Lakes. Buses serve Henley and Grundisburgh for intermediate access. Benches in several churchyards en route.
Lunch: A shop at Grundisburgh; refreshments at Baylham rare breeds farm.
Warnings: The plotted route comes onto the B1079 between blind bends near Woodbridge, a rat-run road best avoided via Hasketon. Some lanes have only intermittent verges with two cars a minute. Many kissing gates and stiles; some field paths are faint; one footbridge needs repair. The path crosses the railway via two stiles.
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Walk details: Slow Ways.