Suffolk, England

John Cooper · Administrator

The Suffolk Sandlings Walk

John Cooper · Administrator

Once across the Town Marshes you come to the River Blyth footpath [as I write part of ths footpath is new, as I visited it last week], this view is from the riverbank looking NW towards the water towers

Walking westwards along the north bank of the River Blyth after about a mile you will come across the footbridge that takes you into Walberswick, this bridge once took the railway from Halesworth to Southwold. This section of walk is quite stony but rewarding in that there is a lot of activity along the lane and river

John Cooper · Administrator

Walberswick to Hinton section

From the footbridge on the River Blyth you walk south towards the church of St Andrew

Here is Walberswick Church, another of those churches in this area which was once quite large 124' X 60' and over the centuries has been reduced in size, the new smaller church measuring 64' X 20' was built at the end of the 17c at a cost of £291 8s 9d

Following the footpath to Tinkers Walk to Newdelights Wood or walking directly to NDW is equally rewarding

This is a beautiful walk and as a reminder the area that you might be walking is an AONB an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Dartmoor Ponies have recently been introduced into parts of Dunwich Forest near to the start of the Newdelight Woodland Walk, I love it here....... smile

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John Cooper · Administrator

If you see this sign on a Sandlings Walk then you are definitely on the right track, the blackened Nightjar logo is the sign to look out for, I have been on Dunwich/Minsmere Heath today walking part of the Sandlings Walk, more on this later

Seen on the Sandlings Walk at Minsmere recently

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