Printed by Vertas Design and Print IP2 0UH 01473 260600 260600 01473 0UH IP2 Print and Design Vertas by Printed 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Follow advice and local signs. local and advice Follow ✔ 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 Plan ahead and be prepared. be and ahead Plan ✔ 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 Keep dogs under effective control. effective under dogs Keep ✔ 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 and take your litter home. litter your take and 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 visit your of trace no Leave ✔ 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 County Council. Council. County and follow paths. paths. follow and 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 Produced by Whepstead Parish Council and Suffolk Suffolk and Council Parish Whepstead by Produced Leave gates and property as you would find them them find would you as property and gates Leave 12 12 12 12 ✔ 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 enjoying the outdoors. the enjoying 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Consider the local community and other people people other and community local the Consider ✔ Follow us on us Follow 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Please follow the Countryside Code: Countryside the follow Please countryside at www.discoversuffolk.org.uk. www.discoversuffolk.org.uk. at countryside 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Discover many more walks and great days out in the the in out days great and walks more many Discover 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Discover Suffolk Discover 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Carpet Bowls, and the Cricket Club. Club. Cricket the and Bowls, Carpet 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 regularly used for activities including Keep Fit, Fit, Keep including activities for used regularly D 4 4 4 4 D 4 4 4 4 Stowmarket to enjoy this walk and the wider area. wider the and walk this enjoy to Stowmarket The centre is managed by the community and and community the by managed is centre The C 3 3 3 3 C 3 3 3 3 & Edmunds St Bury 211 Map Explorer O.S. Use parking at the Community Centre Centre Community the at parking (IP29 4TA). 4TA). (IP29 B 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 2 OS Explorer Map Explorer OS A 1 1 1 1 (Rede Road IP29 4SS) and there is also free free also is there and 4SS) IP29 Road (Rede A 1 1 1 1 plan your journey. journey. your plan All 3 walks start at the White Horse pub car park park car pub Horse White the at start walks 3 All www.travelineeastanglia.org.uk. (0871 200 2233) to to 2233) 200 (0871 www.travelineeastanglia.org.uk. Sundays. and timetables for www.suffolkonboard.com Visit 735760), but please note they get very busy on on busy very get they note please but 735760), Hartest-Clare. Hartest-Clare. www.thewhitehorsewhepstead.pub. (tel: 01284 01284 (tel: www.thewhitehorsewhepstead.pub. Edmunds-Horringer- St Bury 374 and Haverhill, opening and food service times (closed Mondays) Mondays) (closed times service food and opening TE LUDGA Whepstead is served by buses 15a Bury St Edmunds- St Bury 15a buses by served is Whepstead or end to your walk. Please check their website for for website their check Please walk. your to end or Public Transport Public White Horse remains and makes an excellent start start excellent an makes and remains Horse White The Stag; and The White Horse. The 17th century century 17th The Horse. White The and Stag; The the White Horse pub on Rede Road (IP29 4SS). 4SS). (IP29 Road Rede on pub Horse White the The Black Horse; The Greyhound; The Pear Tree; Tree; Pear The Greyhound; The Horse; Black The and Halls Halls and south-west of Bury St Edmunds. Parking is available at at available is Parking Edmunds. St Bury of south-west The village originally contained 5 public houses: houses: public 5 contained originally village The Whepstead lies on the B1066 approximately 5 miles miles 5 approximately B1066 the on lies Whepstead Rivers Churches, Directions You can learn more about her within this guide. guide. this within her about more learn can You Petronilla, the only such dedication in England. England. in dedication such only the Petronilla, Village Walks Village Church is of great interest being dedicated to St St to dedicated being interest great of is Church ON BILDEST VENHAM LA XTED BO it passed into the hands of the Drury family. The The family. Drury the of hands the into passed it Whepstead Whepstead the Monasteries in the 16th century, after which which after century, 16th the in Monasteries the L WSHAL LA WLINGE CO property of Bury Abbey until the Dissolution of of Dissolution the until Abbey Bury of property A134 A143 OUGH FINBOR countryside. It was once the the once was It countryside. WHEPSTEAD T GREA Circular Walks Circular CHEDBURGH set in gently rolling Suffolk Suffolk rolling gently in set A11 k Par village is a small community community small a is village OUSDEN th or Ickw k Par Nowton where willow grows’ and the the and grows’ willow where OOLPIT W HORRINGER ALHAM D MENDLESHAM EDMUNDS A14 Whepstead means ‘the place place ‘the means Whepstead A14 Y ST Y BUR NEWMARKET A14 Welcome A143 A140 Location A142 WO IX H RT A11 B1113 L RICKINGHAL A143 HEPW OR TH A134 1 1 1 1 A A143 E AL TESD BO ARNINGHAM B 2 2 2 2 B Moated Doveden Hall has been known by Just before the3 bridge3 3 over3 theC River Lark turn right ON WEST MARKET A11 The River Lark WalkDISS B1113 A140 various names including Dorrington, Duffin onto a footpath4 4 . The4 footpath4 D leads you beside the A1066 5 5 5 5 D R and Doveden. In 1292 THETFOR its land was given to river through a small wooded area, favoured by grey CULA WA IR LK C 6 6 6 6 DISTANCE: 2½ miles (4.5km) the Abbey in Bury St Edmunds to support squirrels and birds. Throughout 1the year1 1 snowdrops,1 A St Petronilla’s Chapel and leper hospital. 7 7 7 7 C bluebells and wild garlic grow alongside the path. I K 2 2 R 2 2 B L C A U L W A DURATION: 1½ hours approx. R 8 8 8 8 Originally built of timber frame, it had major There is a bench by a small meadow3 3 managed3 3 Cfor 9 9 9 9 alterations in the late 16th century. wildlife where you can enjoy a short4 4break.4 Ignore4 D the 10 10 10 10 From the White Horse1 pub1 car1 park1 A turn right on to footbridge on the left over the river5 5 and5 continue5 11 11 11 11 Rede Road. After the2 hedge2 boundary2 2 B of Black Horse along the footpath. 6 6 6 6 Continue along Chedburgh Road, passing Saxham 12 12 12 12 Cottage (once The Black3 3Horse),3 3turnC right onto the 7 7 7 7 House on the right. 13 13 13 13 footpath1 1 . Continue1 1 A4 along4 the4 footpath4 D with the tree 8 8 8 8 At Plumpton14 14 Hall14 in14 Whepstead is the source 2 2 2 2 B5 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 belt on your right and open fields on your left until you 15 15 15 15 3 3 3 3 C6 6 6 6 The views on the left are of the fields once of the River Lark. The river’s10 waters10 10 eventually10 reach a gate. 16 16 16 16 4 4 4 4 D7 7 7 7 owned by the Abbey, and of Doveden Wood, an flow into The Wash at Kings11 Lynn11 11after11 passing 17 17 17 17 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 ancient woodland that shelters much wildlife. through Bury St Edmund’s12 Abbey12 Gardens,12 12 West Go through the gate and over the stile to continue along 18 18 18 18 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 Stow and Lackford Lakes, 13and 13Mildenhall13 13 before the narrowing footpath next to a1 paddock.1 1 The1 Afootpath Saxham House is a Grade II listed house (c.1520) 19 19 19 19 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 joining the Great Ouse at Ely.14 The14 river14 14 has been comes out on to Chedburgh Road2 2 . Turn2 2rightB and with 20th century alterations but the ancient 20 20 20 20 11 11 11 11 15 15 15 15 follow8 the8 road,8 passing8 in front3 of Ark3 House,3 3 PloversC construction is still visible with render removed used for navigation since Roman times when 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 and Broadgate Farm. Doveden 4Hall4 and4 its 4farmD and most of its hall still surviving. it was used to transport building stone. Locks 13 13 13 13 17 17 17 17 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 and staunches built in the 17th and early 18th buildings11 11are 11on the11 left.14 14 14 14 18 18 18 18 6 6 6 6 centuries improved navigation but the increasing 12 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 Continue1 1 along1 1 ChedburghA Road which becomes Old 19 19 19 19 7 7 7 7 importance of the railways brought an end to 13 13 13 13 16 16 16 16 School2 2 Road.2 Turn2 B left at the T- junction onto Rede 20 20 20 20 8 8 8 8 navigation by the 1920s.