Walks of East England
| Walk | Miles | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crowland - Town, Abbey and Trinity Bridge | 1.9 | Visit an old abbey and a medieval bridge in the middle of the Fens. |
| Castle Acre - Priory, Village and Castle | 2.0 | A ramble around an attractive village on a Roman road. |
| A walk around Wisbech | 2.1 | Historic treasures and fine buildings around a pretty riverside town. |
| Thaxted and the River Chelmer | 2.6 | A walk along a river and around a charming town in rural Essex. |
| Castle Rising | 2.8 | A countryside village which was formerly a sea port, a castle ruin and rural walk in west Norfolk. |
| A walk around Boston | 2.9 | A ramble around a historic town full of fascinating buildings. |
| Pleshey Castle and Essex Way | 3.0 | Massive Norman fortifications in an out-of-the-way village. |
| Chelmondiston, River Orwell and Pin Mill | 3.2 | A walk through gorgeous Suffolk countryside and riverside to a pretty hamlet. |
| North Barsham, East Barsham and West Barsham | 3.2 | A pleasant walk around three traditional Norfolk villages. |
| A walk around Ely | 3.4 | A pleasant walk to discover Ely and its surrounding countryside. |
| A walk around Norwich | 3.6 | A walk through one of Britain's finest medieval cities. |
| Hemswell and Willoughton | 3.6 | A walk along an ancient route linking two Lincolnshire villages. |
| Sutton Hoo, River Deben and Sutton Heath | 3.6 | A walk over heath and marshland past a world famous ancient burial site. |
| Reepham and Salle Moor Hall | 3.6 | A market town with a brewing history and intriguing churches. |
| Coggeshall and the River Blackwater | 3.8 | Through a medieval town on the old Roman Stane Street. |
| Castle Hedingham Village and Countryside Walk | 3.8 | A pleasant country walk around an attractive Anglo-Saxon village. |
| Hinxton and Ickleton | 3.9 | Through tranquil countryside to historic Cambridgeshire villages. |
| Harlaxton, Grantham Canal and Denton | 3.9 | A walk through a watery landscape of big sky flatlands and lush Lincolnshire meadows. |
| Saltfleet and Skidbrooke | 4.0 | Exploring the dunes and drained fields around a former port. |
| Stoke-by-Nayland and Polstead | 4.1 | Explore two lovely villages in countryside enjoyed by Constable. |
| Tattershall, Coningsby and Tattershall Thorpe | 4.2 | Around an attractive village and close to a Battle of Britain airfield. |
| Stokesby and Muck Fleet | 4.3 | A walk through historic marshland and along the River Bure in Norfolk. |
| South Elkington and Welton Vale | 4.3 | A walk through some of Lincolnshire's finest landscapes. |
| Barnack Hills and Holes National Nature Reserve and Village | 4.3 | A nature reserve, a Roman road and a stone built village. |
| Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Greensted Green | 4.5 | A country walk from a market town to a unique Saxon church. |
| Orford and Orford Ness | 4.8 | A walk around the medieval port of Orford and its rich marshlands. |
| Swaffham Prior, Reach and Burwell Castle | 4.9 | A walk through the Fens to a medieval port and the site of a castle. |
| Surlingham Church Marsh and River Yare | 4.9 | A walk through marshes and fens beside the River Yare. |
| Graveley, Yelling and Papworth St Agnes | 5.0 | Exploring the borders of the old county of Huntingdonshire. |
| Cambridge, Colleges and River Cam | 5.0 | Walking around a famous and historic university city. |
| Horsham St Faith, Newton St Faith and Horsford | 5.0 | A walk through the countryside around a historic village. |
| Heckington and Great Hale | 5.0 | Explore a Fenland village with a unique windmill. |
| Hoxne, Billingford and Oakley | 5.0 | Walking around a border village steeped in Saxon history. |
| Purleigh, Hazeleigh and Rudley Green | 5.1 | A walk through meadows and fields under huge Essex skies. |
| Brandon, Little Ouse Path and Brandon Country Park | 5.1 | A ramble through the industrial past in a Breckland town. |
| White Notley, Faulkbourne and Cressing Temple | 5.1 | A ramble through a gentle landscape to a Templar farm. |
| Humby, Ropsley and Sapperton | 5.2 | A gentle walk in rural Lincolnshire to visit three old villages. |
| Great Bardfield, Finchingfield and Beslyns | 5.2 | Walking alongside a river and stream across open countryside. |
| East Bergholt, Dedham and Flatford Mill | 5.3 | A walk in the Stour valley, an area of artistic inspiration. |
| Walesby and Tealby | 5.3 | From the Ramblers church to a beautiful village in the Lincolnshire Wolds. |
| Horsey Mere | 5.4 | A bracing walk by broads and beaches under the Norfolk sky. |
| Walcot, Pickworth and Folkingham | 5.4 | A country walk to visit three interesting village churches. |
| A walk around Framlingham | 5.4 | An easy walk with fine views and a visit to a medieval castle. |
| Ickburgh, River Wissey, Thetford Forest and Mundford | 5.4 | A walk through Thetford Forest to a typical Breckland village. |
| Tetford and Somersby | 5.5 | Through the silent and woody places that surround a poets home. |
| Paglesham Eastend, Churchend, Creek, Pool and River Roach | 5.5 | Two villages and a salt marsh along Essex waterways. |
| Bungay, Earsham, Bigod Way and River Waveney | 5.5 | From a castle, over rivers and along lanes to see lakes, hills and a spa. |
| Houghton, Hemingford Abbots, Hemingford Grey and St Ives | 5.5 | A walk along the valley of the Great Ouse to St Ives. |
| Worstead, Honing Bridge and the Weavers Way | 5.6 | From a medieval village to an old canal and a long-distance path. |
| Kimbolton, Castle and Stonely | 5.6 | A walk through parkland and farmland around a beautiful small town and its castle. |
| Needham Market, Barking, Darmsden and the Gipping Valley | 5.6 | Explore the villages and countryside of the tranquil Gipping Valley. |
| Navenby, Coleby and Boothby Graffoe | 5.7 | On the Lincoln Cliff, through historic countryside once occupied by the Romans. |
| Walberswick and Southwold | 5.7 | By a river estuary on the Suffolk coast. |
| Wakes Colne, Fordstreet and Chappel | 5.8 | A secluded riverside and woodland walk in the heart of Essex. |
| Hadleigh and Kersey | 5.9 | A market town and picturesque village in south Suffolk. |
| Stiffkey Salt Marshes, Stiffkey and Cockthorpe | 6.0 | Along the Norfolk sea wall to see salt marshes. |
| Lincoln | 6.1 | Around the commons and riverbanks of an historic Roman city. |
| Harby, Skellingthorpe Woods and Doddington | 6.2 | A two county walk across arable countryside and quiet woodlands. |
| Rodbridge, Sudbury and the Valley Walk | 6.2 | A riverside stroll to an ancient market town. |
| Snape Maltings, Blaxhall Common, Tunstall Forest and Iken Cliff | 6.2 | Exploring woods and an estuary around a famous concert hall. |
| Boxworth, Lolworth, Childerley and Knapwell | 6.3 | Along ancient paths to visit the sites of five villages. |
| Bury St Edmunds and Hardwick Heath | 6.3 | Through the 11th century streets of a fine cathedral town. |
| Hough-on-the-Hill, Gelston and Carlton Scroop | 6.5 | Through an historic village and along a famous footpath. |
| Shotley, Erwarton Hall, Erwarton Bay and Shotley Gate | 6.5 | Wading birds and fine buildings on a little known peninsula. |
| Pakenham and Grimstone End | 6.6 | Through the Suffolk Fens to visit two spectacular mills. |
| Hatfield Heath and Hatfield Broad Oak | 6.7 | A refreshing walk across rolling countryside and wild heathland. |
| Wicken Fen, Upware and Wicken | 6.8 | A quiet walk through the old fens of Cambridgeshire. |
| Buckden and Grafham Water | 6.9 | From an ancient coaching town to a man-made lake. |
| Saffron Walden and Little Walden | 7.0 | A town and country walk around the rare hills of Essex. |
| Downham Market, Denver Sluice, Denver Mills and Denver | 7.1 | A fascinating Fenland town where Horatio Nelson was a schoolboy. |
| Clare and Cavendish | 7.4 | A walk joining an historic town and picturesque village in rural Suffolk. |
| Linton, Hadstock and Rivey Hill | 7.5 | A walk through pretty villages on the Cambridgeshire and Essex border. |
| Wandlebury and Babraham | 7.6 | To an Iron Age fort and an old village on the River Granta. |
| Dunwich, Heathland and Westleton Walks | 7.6 | A varied walk along cliff tops, trough woods and across heathland. |
| Burgh le Marsh, Bratoft, Gunby Hall and Orby | 7.8 | Through a lowland landscape to a haunt of ancient peace. |
| Wimpole Hall, Wimpole Park and Orwell | 7.8 | A walk along a ridge with wide views of rolling countryside. |
| Maldon, Beeleigh Abbey, Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation and Heybridge | 7.9 | A walk along canals and creeks around a Saxon hilltop town. |
| Tollesbury, Salcott and Essex Marshes | 8.1 | Over fields to a sea wall and a bird reserve in the marshes. |
| West Stow Country Park, Larkford Lakes, Brockley Corner and Culford | 8.2 | A nature reserve and ancient settlement on the edge of Breckland. |
| Walton-on-the-Naze and Frinton-on-Sea | 8.3 | Two popular resorts and a lonely headland where wildlife thrives. |
| Pretty Corner, East Runton and Sheringham | 8.7 | A varied walk through woodland and common to the North Norfolk coast. |
| Fen Ditton, Fen Rivers Way, Clayhithe and Horningsea | 9.1 | A riverside stroll through historic sites north of Cambridge. |
| Blickling Park, Blickling Mill and Aylsham | 9.1 | From a 17th-century house and gardens to a historic market town. |
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