Family walking on a footpath through the heather on Dunwich Heath, Suffolk — Get outside for a walk in nature this spring | © National Trust Images/James Fletcher

Walking in Suffolk

Take a stroll through Suffolk and you could be stepping back in time. At Sutton Hoo you can trace the footsteps of Anglo-Saxons, while routes around Flatford take in the landscapes and buildings that inspired 18th-century artist John Constable. A multi-use trail at Ickworth is fully accessible and weaves through woodland, or try Dunwich Heath for coastal heathland and sea views.

Cream-walled, red-tiled Willy Lott's House is reflected in the River Stour at Flatford, Suffolk, surrounded by trees showing autumn colour

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Flatford and Constable country walk

Explore the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale, captured on canvas by artist John Constable, on this relaxing walk with short and long options.

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Dunwich Heath orange trail

Follow the orange trail if you want a bit of everything on your walk, from the swathes of heather making up the heath with the rare Dartford Warbler maybe making an appearance, to the statuesque woodland where you might spot a flash of red and black as a Greater Spotted Woodpecker wings by, and the open expanse of the grassland where Stone Curlews and Hares hide amongst the swaying fronds.

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Kyson Hill and Kyson Point walk

A short walk through woodland, mudflats and upper estuarine ecosystems in this unique corner of the Suffolk coast.

Sunrise at Little Haugh, on the banks of River Deben at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, with a clump of trees on the left on a grassy field running to the river

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River View walk at Sutton Hoo (green walk)

Explore the estate surrounding the Anglo-Saxon royal burial site at Sutton Hoo on the circular River View Walk, which runs through woodland and offers views across the River Deben.

Sheep grazing with the Rotunda in the distance at Ickworth in spring, Suffolk

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Ickworth Estate | History Walk

With its history traced back to Domesday, Ickworth Estate has quite a story to tell. Originally managed as a working estate, its status today as a pleasure ground dates back only as far as the early 18th Century. Walk with us around this beautiful parkland and let your imagination fly with our stories of its development over the centuries under the care, love and sometimes eccentric attentions of the Hervey’s and St. Edmundsbury Abbey.

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Sutton Hoo woodland walk

Discover the Anglo-Saxon burial site, where a 7th-century ship was uncovered, as well as the woodland wildlife that surrounds the ancient site on the circular Sutton Hoo woodland walk.

The half-timbered exterior of Lavenham Guildhall, in Lavenham village, Suffolk

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Melford Hall to Lavenham railway walk

Follow the route of the old Great Eastern Railway from Long Melford to Lavenham and look out for a wide variety of birds and even deer if you are lucky, in their natural habitat.

Sheep in foreground with Melford Hall in background

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Melford Hall estate park walk

Take in the splendour of the ancient former hunting park of Melford Hall, and the impressive 15th-century Holy Trinity church, on this scenic walk around the estate.

Close-up of a Brown Argus butterfly on a leaf

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Lavenham Woodland walk

Spot rare butterflies and countryside views worthy of Constable, as you explore the woodland community project and an old railway line trail around Lavenham.

View of the path in the Albana Woods at Ickworth

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Ickworth Estate | Albana Walk

A short circular walk through some of the woodlands around Ickworth. If you have the energy when you walk along the Trim Trail try your hand on various fitness objects, ranging from pole climbing to ladder walks and leap frog.

The square viewing tower at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, standing beside trees, with a commanding view across the Royal Burial Ground.

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Accessible route to the Royal Burial Ground, Sutton Hoo

Discover Sutton Hoo's Royal Burial Ground, and its varied history, on a circular half-mile trail, for personal mobility vehicles, wheelchairs and pushchairs.

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Ickworth Estate | Linnet Valley Trail

This route forms the first ½ of the Multi-use track (the 2nd is the Monument Walk). Taking you past Ickworth Lodge and along the River Linnet and up past the Walled Garden and St. Mary’s Church. Buzzard and Kingfishers frequent this area of the park; Roe Deer can be seen at Dawn and Dusk.

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Ickworth Estate | Monument Trail

This route forms the second ½ of the Multi-use track (The first half is the Linnet Valley trail). Taking you to the Monument at the southern end of the park, passing St Mary’s Church, The Walled garden and returning past the Fairy Lake. One of the highlights is the spectacular view across the Linnet Valley to the Rotunda.