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Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.05346, 1.15264

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕The Blitz Tea Rooms — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Canada Goose +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Canada Goose +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Firebug, Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Alkanet, Red Dead-nettle, Lesser Celandine +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: Sailors Rest

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East: Shotley Gate to Felixstowe FerryWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Sandlings WalkWalking route89 km

Southwold to Rushmere Heath on the outskirts of Ipswich

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Stour & Orwell WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (St Augustine's route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Sandlings Walk (Heath Road route)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cox Lanepublic footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mPath type: pedestrian
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Cycling

191 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
2ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10BCycling route
Named routeRef 10BLocal cycle route
NCN51 Proposed change avoiding Duke Street, IpswichCycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dock Streetbyway open to all traffic · 23 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 23 mPath type: unclassified
Stoke Quaybyway open to all traffic · 14 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 14 mPath type: unclassified
Stoke Quaybyway open to all traffic · 185 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 185 mPath type: unclassified
Stoke Quaybyway open to all traffic · 132 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 132 mPath type: unclassified
Albion Wharfrestricted byway · 249 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 249 mSurface settPath type: pedestrian

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greyfriars Rd

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greyfriars Rd

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