Walking Close to Aldeburgh Guidebook

by Clive Brown
Aldeburgh is perhaps best known for its association with the composer Benjamin Britten who is buried in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul. He inaugurated the famous Aldeburgh music festival, now held at the Maltings, which attracts world class musicians and singers.

This guide is one of an extensive series of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are simple and detailed and include clear pencil drawn sketch maps. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular routes in the countryside close to Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast. The distances vary between 4 and 7.5 miles, with just one longer walk at 9.5 miles.

The walk locations are:
Thorpe Ness - 7.25 miles
Iken Cliff 6 - 6 miles
Snape Maltings - 6.25 miles
Aldeburgh Marshes - 3.75 miles
Tunstall Forest - 7.5 miles
Orford and Chantry Point - 4.75 miles
Friston and Sailor's Path - 9.5 miles
Theberton and Minsmere New Cut - 4.25 miles
Aldringham Common - 6.5 miles
Thorpeness and Alexander Wood - 5 miles

ISBN 9781907669798 Pages 24 (2013 reprinted 2020) 148mm x 210mm