Lavenham - Long Melford - St Edmund Way - Lavenham
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This walk was originally submitted by Brian & Anne Sandland. Walkingworld is very grateful for Sid Marks taking over the walk, June 2021. Walk titles and route directions may have changed since the walk was first published.
You start in the beautiful old mediaeval wool town of Lavenham and follow mainly farm tracks to the edge of Long Melford. Here you can choose to visit this beautiful old town or continue via a former railway track, now part of the St Edmund Way long-distance footpath, back to Lavenham. A good part of the way is through very pleasant woodland.
Back in Lavenham you have a glimpse of the main street with its incredible variety of old architecture (including a truly 'Crooked House'). You then go through the main square past the historic guildhall. This building has served many uses, including as a prison and a workhouse. Now owned and run by the National Trust, it houses a museum and contains interesting historical facts about the guildhall, town and surrounding countryside, including the railway whose former track you follow.
England - East England - Suffolk - Countryside
Features
Ancient Monument, Birds, Butterflies, Castle, Church, Flowers, Food Shop, Gift Shop, Great Views, Industrial Archaeology, Mostly Flat, Museum, National Trust, Pub, Restaurant, Tea Shop, Toilets, Wildlife, Woodland