Connect Southwold with Slow Ways

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Slow Ways linking Southwold and Aldeburgh, Beccles, Halesworth, Leiston, Lowestoft, Yoxford

England / Suffolk / Southwold

Southwold’s six Slow Ways are 46% checked

Drawn: 6/6
reviewed: 5/6
verified: 0/6
and surveyed: 0/6

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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.

Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

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Walk to Southwold from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Aldeburgh—Southwold
Aldsou one Review me Distance 23km/14mi Ascent 129m Descent 121m
Aldeburgh—Southwold
Aldsou two Pioneer me Distance 24km/15mi Ascent - Descent -
Beccles—Southwold
Becsou one Review me Distance 24km/15mi Ascent 146m Descent 147m
Halesworth—Southwold
Halsou one Verify me Distance 15km/10mi Ascent 62m Descent 70m
Leiston—Southwold
Leisou one Review me Distance 18km/11mi Ascent 127m Descent 127m
Leiston—Southwold
Leisou two Pioneer me Distance 19km/12mi Ascent 131m Descent 133m
Southwold—Lowestoft
Soulow one

Double check Distance 26km/16mi Ascent 196m Descent 187m
Yoxford—Southwold
Yoxsou one Pioneer me Distance 19km/12mi Ascent 113m Descent 114m

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Collective progress

41% of Southwold’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

8/8

drawn

5/8

reviewed

0/8

surveyed

0/8

verified

7 people have contributed to Southwold’s Slow Ways

7 people have pledged to walk and review a route

0 people have surveyed a route in Southwold

106km out of 168km have been walked and reviewed

147km of reviews have been shared in Southwold

Latest Updates

Leiston—Southwold

Samantha Holmes pledged to walk Leisou one

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Be careful to join the correct path around Dunwich and leaving Thorpeness. Generally, if you follow the coast, you'll be on track....

Callum Pope

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Aldeburgh—Southwold

Neil Summersgill added Aldsou two, a new walk from Aldeburgh to Southwold

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If coming from Benacre Wildlife reserve follow the metel finger post Footpath signs down to the reed beds then use the marsh as a Handle Bar to your left, head west ( keep it to your left) try to cross over through some light reeds ( ankle deep) Or at 5109 7979 where the metal finger posts direct you left keep straight and you will pick up the bridleway to take you onto the Main road. Be aware though this short track is not listed as a public right of way....

Rich2337

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Halesworth—Southwold

Amelia Brackenbury-Read pledged to walk Halsou one

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Halesworth—Southwold

Amelia Brackenbury-Read pledged to walk Halsou one

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Leiston—Southwold

griffmonster added Leisou two, a new walk from Leiston to Southwold

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A better option that I usually take is to use the footpath adjacent to Valley road, then use the access road to the cottages and walk through to Leiston common where there is a permissive path across Sizewell Belts and into Kenton Hills which then links back to the lane to Eastbridge - a much more pleasant and traffic free walk...

griffmonster

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Walk undertaken by two Blythburgh residents which is the mid-point for the route and from where there is a infrequent 99A bus service covering the route (excl Sundays). The footpath on the north bank of the River Blyth approaching Blythburgh (TM 452 756) is closed until August 2022 so stay on the Slow Ways path along the south bank which is now open...

Colin of Blythburgh

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Colin of Blythburgh took this photo on Halsou one

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It’s a lovely walk but two problems - the section along the busy Lowestoft Road is narrow and dangerous and not suitable for walking and the section of footpath that follows that (into Benacre) is closed....

Jon Branch

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Starting in historic Southwold; boats at Southwold Harbour; views over Bulcamp marshes; woods at Dead Man's Covert and Walberswick Nature reserve; Blythburgh's "cathedral of the marshes" and railway relics (being excavated in May 2021); grazing cattle and sheep by the river; old maltings and arts centre (The Cut) at Halesworth. Pubs advertising food (as at May 2021): Southwold, Southwold Harbour, Blythburgh, Blyford, Wenhaston and Halesworth. Going East from Blythburgh the route suggests using the South bank of the river but there is a sign saying no through route....

gwilymh

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South of Beccles, the route was wet and muddy and the footpath west of Chenery’s farm disappeared in a rapeseed field. Section west of Whitehouse Farm was seriously overgrown and nearly impenetrable....

SallyfromNorwich

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SallyfromNorwich took this photo on Becsou one

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Southwold

danravenellison surveyed Southwold

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Aldeburgh—Southwold

Slow Ways added Aldsou one, a new walk from Aldeburgh to Southwold

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Beccles—Southwold

Slow Ways added Becsou one, a new walk from Beccles to Southwold

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Halesworth—Southwold

Slow Ways added Halsou one, a new walk from Halesworth to Southwold

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Leiston—Southwold

Slow Ways added Leisou one, a new walk from Leiston to Southwold

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Southwold—Lowestoft

Slow Ways added Soulow one, a new walk from Southwold to Lowestoft

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Yoxford—Southwold

Slow Ways added Yoxsou one, a new walk from Yoxford to Southwold

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Southwold, Wed 6 November

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Southwold’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TM5081976142

Lat / Lon

52.32602° / 1.67949°

Easting / Northing

650,819E / 276,142N

Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Southwold's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town

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