Newmarket — Bury St Edmunds
Newbur one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.
Know of a better route? Share it here.
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This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 4
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Newmarket
Grid Ref
TL6456563539
Lat / Lon
52.24544° / 0.40906°
Easting / Northing
564,565E / 263,539N
What3Words
reader.riding.forgiving
Bury St Edmunds
Grid Ref
TL8551564230
Lat / Lon
52.24499° / 0.71595°
Easting / Northing
585,515E / 264,230N
What3Words
booklets.glove.plastic
Newbur One's land is
| Newmarket | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL6456563539 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.24544° / 0.40906° |
| Easting / Northing | 564,565E / 263,539N |
| What3Words | reader.riding.forgiving |
| Bury St Edmunds | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL8551564230 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.24499° / 0.71595° |
| Easting / Northing | 585,515E / 264,230N |
| What3Words | booklets.glove.plastic |
| Arable | 62.5% |
| Pasture | 4.2% |
| Urban | 33.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Hoddog
03 Sep 2021Full disclosure: I haven't actually tried to walk this as a route. The reason for this is that I wouldn't want to. I live locally so know this area well. The vast majority of the route uses fairly narrow country roads, predominately with no lighting or pavements. I have cycled all sections of the route that are on public roads and even as a cyclist, some parts are unpleasant due to the speed and volume of cars.
Public footpaths between Newmarket and Bury St Eds are sadly lacking. The route plan appears accurate, but it is not safe. As it is primarily on public roads, there are no real access issues.
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Daisy C
28 Jun 2023Hi Hoddog. I've come up with an alternative, route, maybe you could look it over? https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2294237.
It uses 'Lady Hervey Walk' through Ickfield Park. It's not all on R of Ways though, and perhaps N Trust would make you pay to see the Park grounds.
There are four short no-pavement road sections mid-route (marked) but each looks ok-ish on Google St View.
The biggie is around Newmarket. I think getting there from Ashley is do-able by road using those particularly wide flat verges that are popular round there. I cycle too, albeit urban routes, maybe it'd feel safer on those verges than being on those roads, which do look a bit like race tracks. G S View makes it look plausible to me! And on the opposite side of Newmarket the Stour Valley Path official route uses one on Barbara S. Rd.
This route shows the shortest option, via Moulton Road, there is 3.5km of those verges but they do get narrower for a short while just outside Newmarket. Total 35km!
If that's no good there's something similar via Cheveley -> first slightly south via bridleway (not Park Rd) -> Duchess Drive -> Centre Drive ~~~> Park Lane. Only 2km on verges, but longer at 37.5km.
Otherwise Ashley Rd has a pavement all the way, you could walk along 3km of it, then C Drive and round via Pk Ln again. It's a little over 35km total. I only hesitate because maps suggest it's the busiest road of those three and it's such a long walk.
Any suggestions welcome. Thanks Daisy
Hoddog
29 Jun 2023Hi Daisy, this does look like a better route - thanks for looking. The rights of way through the National Trust site aren't completely clear - there are a couple of public footpaths (not well marked), but you ultimately have to use their tracks in places. There's a public footpath from the south end of Horringer into the NT land - it includes a pavemented road section, and avoids going in the main entrance gate.
I've only once been stopped by a member of staff, and that was at the ticket booth at the bottom of the main drive. But there should definitely be a warning on your route that it could happen. Using National Trust tracks, it's possible to avoid the road section between Lownde Wood and Chevington.
From Birds End, I'd suggest going west on the road, then northwest up the bridleway toward Denham then on road and footpaths to Dalham - it cuts out the long bit toward Barrow. By my calculation, that would cut it down to 30.5km, which is more achievable.
Getting into Newmarket, I think your route looks as good as any. It's easier to go down the main road, and it has nice wide verges to walk on by the race track.
Some of the footpaths on proposed routes I don't know. Some of those I have used before can get pretty muddy in winter - but arguably nicer and safer than the road in the original route.
Daisy C
04 Jul 2023Hi Hoddog, this is great - thank you! I'm going to add in your suggestions, but perhaps I can come back to you if need be. Sorry for delayed response, apparently only the reviewer gets an email for a new comment, not the commenter.
Daisy C
11 Jul 2023Wait what, they tried to turn you back at the lodge? It's on Open Access Land!
I tinkered a bit near Birds End as I've had some very muddy experiences on bridleways. If you think it's still doable I'll upload it with a note re the NT stuff.
Daisy C
11 Jul 2023https://www.plotaroute.com/route/2314863?units=km
Hoddog
11 Jul 2023They didn't actually turn me back or charge me that time, as it was clear I was just walking through. The land ownership/access isn't clear, so I wouldn't be surprised if a different member of staff does try to charge walkers. The only ticket option on the National Trust website is for the whole estate, including house, formal gardens and parkland (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/suffolk/ickworth-estate#place-prices). Walkers could turn left as soon as they pass the gates at the top of the drive, and walk around Lady Hervey's Wood and Lownde Wood - this would at least avoid passing the ticket booth.
Other than that, it looks like a viable route and more pleasant than the original.
Daisy C
15 Jul 2023It's uploaded. Knole Park is an NT place not too far from here on another Slow Way, it's not OA land but there are a lot I was a bit uncertain to go in, the queue of cars and te
Daisy C
15 Jul 2023D**n I pressed the send button by mistake. Upshot is Ticket Booth Guy gave a big smile and said "Of course, walkers are welcome"
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