Summary:
The Stour Valley Path is a long distance path in the East Anglia region of England which follows the River Stour valley downstream. The Stour which has been made famous by the great landscape painter John Constable through images such as Flatford Mill and the Haywain is one of the most scenic in England. Much of the countryside is untouched by modernity and the area of the Stour is classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. From the beginning of the trail in Newmarket the walk passes Stetchworth, Great Bradley, Little Thurlow, Great Wratting, Kedington, Stoke by Clare, Clare, Cavendish, Glemsford, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury, Lamarsh, Bures, Nayland, Stoke-by-Nayland, Stratford St Mary and Dedham to terminate at Seafield Bay, Cattawade.