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S Margaret’s – All Saints’ Ramsholt Saints’ All – Shottisham Margaret’s

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magnifi cent medieval heritage. heritage. medieval cent magnifi

countryside with ’s Suffolk’s with countryside

You can also take in all the churches on a day’s cycle ride. cycle day’s a on churches the all in take also can You combine the best of the the of best the combine

footpath from Shottisham. from footpath

cycling trail leafl ets help you you help ets leafl trail cycling

walk south on the B1083 to church, or a visit to Sutton, reached by by reached Sutton, to visit a or church, Bawdsey to B1083 the on south walk

Suffolk. A series of walking and and walking of series A Suffolk.

ns — a short short a — ns diversio pleasant two shows also map The time. a at section

clusters of churches across churches of clusters Use the map overleaf to enjoy a circular walk of all the churches or relax with a a with relax or churches the all of walk circular a enjoy to overleaf map the Use

Explore further Explore Angels & Pinnacles covers six six covers Pinnacles & Angels

Turn right down Bussock Lane. This This Lane. Bussock down right Turn

church. Shottisham to you taking

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took place in the Middle Ages. Middle the in place took

gate on your left which leads to the path path the to leads which left your on gate

where Hollesley’s annual three-day fair fair three-day annual Hollesley’s where

out to heathland, you will see a small wooden wooden small a see will you heathland, to out

road. You are now at the site of Holy Stile Stile Holy of site the at now are You road.

Continue along the track and, where it opens opens it where and, track the along Continue

over a cattle grid to meet the corner of a a of corner the meet to grid cattle a over

fi eld on your right. right. your on eld fi

gate. Pass through and follow the track track the follow and through Pass gate.

footpath with trees on your left and a fenced fenced a and left your on trees with footpath

irrigator, dipping down and back up to a a to up back and down dipping irrigator,

At the wood, take the right fork along a a along fork right the take wood, the At

the top, bear right to pass under the fi eld eld fi the under pass to right bear top, the

wood.

hedgerow. Take the uphill track and, at at and, track uphill the Take hedgerow.

2 between fi elds, elds, fi between heading towards a small small a towards heading

meadow to reach a wooden gate in the the in gate wooden a reach to meadow

At the top of the hill, take the left hand track track hand left the take hill, the of top the At

Bear diagonally right across the the across right diagonally Bear

cottages, turn left up a sandy farm track. track. farm sandy a up left turn cottages,

over a stream with a metal gate. metal a with stream a over

Where the track leaves the trees at two at trees the leaves track the Where

on your right. Continue on to a bridge bridge a to on Continue right. your on

Woodbridge.

a large pond populated by exotic wildfowl wildfowl exotic by populated pond large a

from the peninsula to the river crossing and and crossing river the to peninsula the from

boardwalk with landscaped gardens and and gardens landscaped with boardwalk

ancient tree-lined track was the main highway highway main the was track tree-lined ancient

After a few yards, turn left on to a a to on left turn yards, few a After

house, bear left on to the footpath. the to on left bear house,

Follow the track and, when it meets a a meets it when and, track the Follow

century.

beaver were farmed in the early 20th 20th early the in farmed were beaver

former Fox Inn where silver fox and and fox silver where Inn Fox former

waymarked track by the 16th century 16th the by track waymarked

left. Almost immediately, turn right on to a a to on right turn immediately, Almost left.

memorial gates to the main road and turn turn and road main the to gates memorial

Leave Hollesley church through the WW2 WW2 the through church Hollesley Leave

No.6 in the series: Shottisham cluster cluster Shottisham series: the in No.6

Church Heritage Trails Trails Heritage Church

2.5 miles/4.25km 2.5

Shottisham to Hollesley

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Framlingham Clare

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Shottisham Ramsholt Woolpit Other trails in the series: series: the in trails Other

You can see the Deben estuary from the The miles-from-anywhere location of this

Lawrence

churchyard of St Margaret’s on a clear centuries old seamark churchAndrew. St up a tinysymbolise

in the north aisle by Welsh artist Meg Meg artist Welsh by aisle north the in

day. Set on a knoll above a quiet village in lane,to sh fi rewards its with the walkerfrontal altar with a World’ the of

is the modern commemorative window window commemorative modern the is

the Sandlings, the present building dates hauntingly‘Light ne fi the beautiful admire view Inside, over theporch. Rivernorth

carver in the 1950s. Especially poignant poignant Especially 1950s. the in carver

from 1313 and is said to have been built Deben.medieval late handsome the of stonework

ends, mostly the work of an Ipswich an of work the mostly ends,

by the monks of Butley Abbey, now Butley the in dragon a stalking man wild the Spot

wonderful collection of carved bench bench carved of collection wonderful Pause to admire the splendid Waller

Priory.

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entering nearby Orford Haven. Orford nearby entering 1612 and featuring rose and sunfl ower, riverbedfunds, of stonelack knownthrough as septaria.crumbling StepAlready

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symbolise St Andrew. Lawrence clear a on Margaret’s St of churchyard

The miles-from-anywhere location of this this of location miles-from-anywhere The You can see the Deben estuary from the the from estuary Deben the see can You

Other trails in the series: Ramsholt Ramsholt

Woolpit Eye Shottisham Clare

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Route 4 Angels & Pinnacles Hollesley to Shottisham 2.5 miles/4.25km Church Heritage Trails No.6 in the series: Shottisham cluster Leave Hollesley church through the WW2 memorial gates to the main road and turn left. Almost immediately, turn right on to a waymarked track by the 16th century former Fox Inn where silver fox and beaver were farmed in the early 20th century. Follow the track and, when it meets a house, bear left on to the footpath. After a few yards, turn left on to a boardwalk with landscaped gardens and ancient tree-lined track was the main highway a large pond populated by exotic wildfowl from the peninsula to the river crossing and on your right. Continue on to a bridge Woodbridge. over a stream with a metal gate. Where the track leaves the trees at two Bear diagonally right across the cottages, turn left up a sandy farm track. meadow to reach a wooden gate in the At the top of the hill, take the left hand track hedgerow. Take the uphill track and, at between fi elds, 2 heading towards a small the top, bear right to pass under the fi eld wood. irrigator, dipping down and back up to a At the wood, take the right fork along a gate. Pass through and follow the track footpath with trees on your left and a fenced over a cattle grid to meet the corner of a fi eld on your right. road. You are now at the site of Holy Stile Continue along the track and, where it opens where Hollesley’s annual three-day fair out to heathland, you will see a small wooden took place in the Middle Ages. 1 gate on your left which leads to the path Turn right down Bussock Lane. This taking you to Shottisham church.

Explore further Angels & Pinnacles covers six Use the map overleaf to enjoy a circular walk of all the churches or relax with a clusters of churches across section at a time. The map also shows two pleasant diversions — a short Suffolk. A series of walking and walk south on the B1083 to Bawdsey church, or a visit to Sutton, reached by footpath from Shottisham. cycling trail leafl ets help you You can also take in all the churches on a day’s cycle ride. combine the best of the countryside with Suffolk’s magnifi cent medieval heritage.

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S Margaret’s Shottisham – All Saints’ Ramsholt St Andrew’s Alderton – All Saints’ Hollesley Angels & Pinnacles – Church Heritage Trails

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Route 1 — 4 miles / 6.5 km Route 3 — 4.5 miles / 7.25 km S Margaret’s Shottisham to All Saints’ Ramsholt St Andrew’s Alderton to All Saints’ Hollesley

Take the steps at the some low cliffs before reaching disused From Alderton church, walk the few yards Turn right over the bridge, following the western end of the oyster beds with views down the river to to the village shop at the crossroads at the footpath down to the sea. Keep to the church towards the Bawdsey and Old . 1 centre of the village. Across the street is path on the sea defences and turn left to Sorrel Horse pub This stretch of the river was once a busy the Swan Inn, a smugglers’ rendezvous in pass the fi rst Martello tower. 1 Head for and turn right into port where Edward III assembled his fl eet to the 18th century with heavy duties on such the second tower at the end of Shingle Church Lane. 1 invade France. After a short climb up through items as spirits. Street and refl ect that the whole commu- At the allot- woodland, descend back towards the river Take the track to the left of the shop nity of this village was given just 48 hours ments, turn left and the dock at Ramsholt, built in the19th between houses and a playing fi eld. Walk to leave their homes in 1940 when the along a foot- century for importing coal and exporting downhill and you will soon see the sea and beach was heavily mined and bombing path, passing coprolite. It had been a ferry crossing for two Martello Towers. Built 1810-12, they trials destroyed most of the buildings. through a gate. centuries. Walking along the rebuilt river- made up a chain of fortresses to defend Walk along the shingle between the sea Follow the path bank, Ramsholt church will appear on your against an anticipated invasion by Napo- and the houses to the old coastguard and, after left. At the end of the new bank, 2 leon. Continue to follow the track downhill cottages. At the small car park, make your crossing the cut across the fi elds to reach the church. and cross a wooden bridge over a ditch. way back along the sea defences, stream, bear left to a following them as they turn back inland to stile. the road. Pause for a fi ne view of Orford Cross the road and follow the private road down to Wood Castle up the coast. 2 Hall, extended in 1903 by Sir Cuthbert Quilter Route 2 — 3 miles/5 km On reaching the road, turn of Bawdsey Manor as a home for his mother. All Saints’ Ramsholt to St Andrew’s Alderton right. Follow the road as Bear right past the hall and take the footpath it turns and climbs to the left just after the entrance to the Coach Turn right out of Ramsholt church porch, passing through a wooden gate to turn left down a steep, past ‘Dumb-boy House. Pass through a wooden gate to a metal hedged path to a three-way bridleway sign. Take the left turn and follow the fi eld edge round until Cottage, where gate and follow the path up to a corner at reaching another three-way sign. smugglers Sutton Knoll, for centuries the heart of the Turn right and follow the track down to ‘The Street’, past Gamekeeper’s Cottage and the 1879 could leave Sutton village. Victorian Old School House, enlarged in 1913 to accommodate 56 children but closed in 1926. messages Turn right to follow the track alongside the Walk on past the thatched cottage, once a shop. Only a few people live here now. Continue on to without fear wood, passing the board for the Pliocene For- the bottom of the shallow valley, following the path back up to a road where you turn left by a wall. of betrayal. est. Now head down to the Deben. Note the Pause to admire distant views of Bawdsey Haven and imagine how, in medieval times, it was an Turn left at pits once dug out for coprolite (fossilised clay) international port with the monopoly on wine imports from Calais. 1 the fi rst road to improve the sandy soil in the district. Follow the road to a junction. 2 Now go straight ahead to pick up the footpath. Follow the yellow junction, and Turn left to follow the path downstream, arrows round to the right to meet up again with the road, next to a small farmhouse. Turn left on to continue to passing over Shottisham Creek, walking above the road and follow it down to Alderton church. Hollesley church.

P There is a small car park at Shottisham church, The area is served by the Suffolk Links just downhill from St Margaret’s Campsite. Wilford, bookable up to a week in advance. Details at suffolkonboard.com Nearby pubs are: Sorrel Horse, Shottish- Toilet with disabled access at There are parking spaces near Ramsholt am; Shepherd & Dog, Hollesley; Ramsholt Bawdsey Quay picnic area. 1 April-31 October only. church but no dedicated parking at Alderton The service connects with other bus Arms, Ramsholt, The Swan, Alderton and Hollesley churches, although there is services as well as the train stations at More walks and great days out at: Convenience stores are at Hollesley and www.discoversuffolk.org.uk rarely a problem fi nding space nearby. Woodbridge and Melton. Alderton.