Walks And Walking - Summer Walks In Suffolk Walking Routes

In case you are seeking an region having a high-quality walking route then walking in Suffolk is wonderful for all varieties of walks. I recently walked around the South Suffolk walking routes including Southwold, Walberswick, Dunwich and Aldeburgh.

Southwold

The history of Southwold dates back to the Doomsday Book as a fishing port and receiving its own town charter from King Henry VII in 1489. Over the centuries a shingle bar engulfed the harbour mouth swept in from the North Sea which prevented the town from becoming a major port.

A fire devastated a big portion of the town in 1659 severely damaging the 12th Century St Edmunds Church whereby, even nowadays, these spaces have in no way been built on and give Southwold its distinctive charm. Gun Hill, the green directly above the sea wall to the far right of the pier, includes the 6 18-pounder cannons to commemorate the Battle of Sole Bay in 1672 with Southwold Museum housing a worthwhile collection.

Walberswick

Walberswick is just the other side of Southwold Harbour and is where we stayed for this holiday. The ruins at the top of the village, the 15th Century St Andrews Church depict how massive the region used to be but, in the key, the area is now a quite superior and well maintained heath and marshland. It gives a wide and varied habitat for wildlife and birds. In 1953 the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated with its ornate metalwork village sign by the green and since then the area has attracted many famous celebrities.

Having said that, the village is in fact even more famous for the annual crabbing competition held every single August; The British Open Crabbing Championship.

Dunwich

Over 1,500 years ago Dunwich was the capital of East Anglia but the harbour and virtually all the town has been engulfed and reclaimed by the sea on account of coastal erosion. In 1286 a sea surge hit the East Anglian Coastline, again in 1328 and 1347, resulting in 400 homes, 8 churches, five houses of religious orders, 3 chapels and 2 hospitals destroying its key export business of wool and grain and ceasing the import of fish, furs and timber from the Icelandic and Baltic region.

Dunwich really dates back as far as the 7th Century when St Felix of Burgundy founded the See of East Anglia, referenced once again inside the Doomsday Book in 1806 and even though Dunwich is no even more than a village it truly is still referred to as a town. A well-liked legend in the location is that at certain tides you could hear the sound of church bells ringing from below the sea waves.

Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh can be a delightful seaside town located on the River Alde and has been made well-known by one man, Benjamin Britten, who founded the Aldeburgh Festival of Arts in 1948.

In medieval times Aldeburgh was a busy fishing port housing the shipbuilding industries of the time. As the harbour silted up as well as the shingle bars evaded the coastline the area went in to decline but has now been reinvented as a weekend seaside town serving exceptional fish and chips, quaint fishing huts and all particularly child friendly. The surrounding marshes make for interesting walking plus the nature reserve offers high-quality sightings of birds and wildlife.

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