Stowmarket - Combs Ford Walk 1 2 8 3 7 4 6 5 Start location behind the Mill House, was the site of the 50 metres, where you will see a East of England Coop, Solar Supermarket 3 original Bathing Place, where a section of pink house called ‘The Timbers’, Postcode the river was sectioned off for swimming. which until recently was the home of Bill IP14 2DA Some of the wooden cladding can still be Hudson MBE, who on D-Day commanded Distance seen. Cross the road via the traffic island a landing craft tank, landing American approx. 3 miles and to your left behind what is now River tanks on Omaha beach on 5 different Gardens is the site of the Stowmarket forays. Bill never lost any of the tanks, Duration Urban District Council built Swimming a feat not achieved by other landing 1 -1.5 hours dependent on pace pool. This pool served the town from craft on the same beach. Just before 1936 to 1984 when the site was sold by Leave the Solar car park with the 1 the Town Council to developers to build Combs Ford Surgery on your right, River Gardens, the pool was succeeded turning left into Combs Lane. You will by the indoor pool at the Mid Suffolk pass the Boys Brigade HQ building Leisure Centre and opened in 1986. on your left, then turn left at the mini Locate a footpath on Pikes Meadow that roundabout, walking between the Magpie heads away from Boulters Bridge, a PH and the Gladstone PH, passing large grassy area with the River the Esso garage on your right and the 2 Rat on your left. This particular allotments on your left. Walk to Boulter’s area featured Witch Finder General, Bridge, to the left, a short distance Matthew Hopkins’ persecution of local women accused of being witches in the middle ages and at least three alleged witches were dunked near Boulter’s Bridge. The author was not aware of the outcome of these trials. Follow the footpath to the end of the meadow and emerge on to Needham Road, turning left. Walk approximately Tel: 07754 522233 07754 Tel: Bob Halls Bob you started. you 8 walk and bringing you back to where where to back you bringing and walk For Further Details Please Contact: Please Details Further For Solar Superstore, the end point of the the of point end the Superstore, Solar left you will see Combs Ford Surgery and and Surgery Ford Combs see will you left toward the next junction, where on your your on where junction, next the toward and here you should turn right and walk walk and right turn should you here and stream it will bring you to Combs Lane Lane Combs to you bring will it stream However, if you use the footpath by the the by footpath the use you if However, Road to the left, to its conclusion. conclusion. its to left, the to Road retrace your steps and follow Edgecomb Edgecomb follow and steps your retrace muddy area and if you prefer you could could you prefer you if and area muddy on your right. 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Edgecomb becomes which Avenue, left and immediately right into Verneuil Verneuil into right immediately and left this point, cross the road and go go and road the cross point, this 6 with Poplar Hill. Taking care at care Taking Hill. Poplar with Combs Ford Walk Walk Ford Combs Stowmarket Mr Hudson’s death he was due to be between houses to the left and right, and whilst there spare a thought for the awarded the highest French decoration, until just before the end of the built-up child in an unmarked grave outside the the Legion d’Honeur. area, locate a turning right into Whatfield consecrated church yard. This was a Way. At this point the footpath leads very sad story of a young girl called Mary Just metres from The Timbers you will into a field with the ancient Combs Wood Ann Bone who, years ago, ended up in see a traffic light controlled pedestrian on your left. It is well worth a visit on Ipswich Gaol after stealing ribbon and crossing; cross the road at this point go a good day with walkways throughout shoes on two separate occasions. There left and immediately right to a footpath this very attractive wood. However, is even a suggestion that she may have on your right, which will take you your guided walk takes you right into been put on the treadmill whilst in gaol. through the housing estate emerging Whatfield Way. The story goes that Mary’s child could into Glemsford Road, opposite Combs not be buried in the churchyard as Mary Primary School. Take the footpath which Follow the road down the hill bearing did not attend or accept the doctrine of is situated on the left hand side of the right into Lindsey Way, then turn left the Parish Church. Another interesting school car park and walk past the school into Naughton Gardens. At the end of feature of Combs Church is that it is the on your right to the end of the school Naughton Gardens you will come to the site of Commonwealth War graves. premises. Turn right along a narrow foot Church Meadow Nature Reserve, which path and then immediately left. Stay 5 you should enter keeping to the From this point walk along the made 4 on the footpath until you reach a path to the left, whereupon Combs up road from the church and turn T-junction (Lavenham Way). Cross Church will be on your left. If you have right into Church Road, staying on the the road at this point to where the road and going round a left then right foot path continues opposite, walking hand bend, walking to the very top end of Church Road to the junction time you might want to explore both the churchyard and the small nature reserve Tel: 07754 522233 07754 Tel: Bob Halls Bob you started. you 8 walk and bringing you back to where where to back you bringing and walk For Further Details Please Contact: Please Details Further For Solar Superstore, the end point of the the of point end the Superstore, Solar left you will see Combs Ford Surgery and and Surgery Ford Combs see will you left toward the next junction, where on your your on where junction, next the toward and here you should turn right and walk walk and right turn should you here and stream it will bring you to Combs Lane Lane Combs to you bring will it stream However, if you use the footpath by the the by footpath the use you if However, Road to the left, to its conclusion. conclusion. its to left, the to Road retrace your steps and follow Edgecomb Edgecomb follow and steps your retrace muddy area and if you prefer you could could you prefer you if and area muddy on your right. 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Edgecomb becomes which Avenue, left and immediately right into Verneuil Verneuil into right immediately and left this point, cross the road and go go and road the cross point, this 6 with Poplar Hill. Taking care at care Taking Hill. Poplar with Combs Ford Walk Walk Ford Combs Stowmarket Mr Hudson’s death he was due to be between houses to the left and right, and whilst there spare a thought for the awarded the highest French decoration, until just before the end of the built-up child in an unmarked grave outside the the Legion d’Honeur. area, locate a turning right into Whatfield consecrated church yard. This was a Way. At this point the footpath leads very sad story of a young girl called Mary Just metres from The Timbers you will into a field with the ancient Combs Wood Ann Bone who, years ago, ended up in see a traffic light controlled pedestrian on your left.