The Suffolk Coast Path is a
long-distance footpath along the
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
Heritage Coast in England. It is long.
Previously known as the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path after the
Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty through which it runs, the path has been rebranded with new waymarkers bearing the new name
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The path runs along river and sea walls, across
marsh,
heath, foreshore and cliffs. It starts at
Felixstowe and ends at
Lowestoft
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, via
Bawdsey,
Snape Maltings,
Aldeburgh,
North Warren North Warren may refer to:
* North Warren, Pennsylvania, place in Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
* North Warren RSPB reserve, nature reserve in Suffolk, England.
* North Warren Regional High School, school and school ...
,
Thorpeness,
Minsmere
Minsmere is a place in the English county of Suffolk. It is located on the North Sea coast around north of Leiston and south-east of Westleton within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. It is the site of the Minsmere RSPB reserve and the origina ...
,
Dunwich,
Southwold and
Kessingland. It connects with the
Sandlings Walk and (via the Stour and Orwell Walk) with the
Essex Way and the
Stour Valley Path
The Stour Valley Path is a long-distance footpath in Suffolk, England, from Newmarket to Cattawade , a village near Manningtree.
The path follows the catchment area of the River Stour. The majority of the route forms part of European P ...
.
Much of
W. G. Sebald
Winfried Georg Sebald (18 May 1944 – 14 December 2001), known as W. G. Sebald or (as he preferred) Max Sebald, was a German writer and academic. At the time of his death at the age of 57, he was being cited by literary critics as one of the g ...
's novel
The Rings of Saturn describes a walking tour that roughly follows the Suffolk Coast Path.
See also
*
Long-distance footpaths in the UK
*
Sandlings Walk
*
Stour Valley Path
The Stour Valley Path is a long-distance footpath in Suffolk, England, from Newmarket to Cattawade , a village near Manningtree.
The path follows the catchment area of the River Stour. The majority of the route forms part of European P ...
References
External links
— Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB page describing restrictions and re-routing.
{{Coastal paths of Britain
Footpaths in Suffolk
Tourist attractions in Suffolk
Long-distance footpaths in England
Coastal paths in England
Suffolk coast