Walking: Summer Walks In Suffolk Walking Routes
Walks And Walking – Summer Walks In Suffolk Walking Routes
If you’re trying to find an region having a beneficial walking route then walking in Suffolk is fantastic for all forms of walks. I recently walked around the South Suffolk walking routes which includes Southwold, Walberswick, Dunwich and Aldeburgh.
Southwold
The history of Southwold dates back to the Doomsday Book as a fishing port and receiving its own town charter from King Henry VII in 1489. Over the centuries a shingle bar engulfed the harbour mouth swept in from the North Sea which prevented the town from becoming a significant port.
A fire devastated a large portion of the town in 1659 severely damaging the 12th Century St Edmunds Church whereby, even these days, these spaces have by no means been built on and give Southwold its unique charm. Gun Hill, the green directly above the sea wall to the far suitable of the pier, consists of the 6 18-pounder cannons to commemorate the Battle of Sole Bay in 1672 with Southwold Museum housing a worthwhile collection.
Walberswick
Walberswick is just the other side of Southwold Harbour and is where we stayed for this holiday. The ruins at the top of the village, the 15th Century St Andrews Church depict how huge the area utilised to be but, inside the major, the location is now a very excellent and well maintained heath and marshland. It delivers a wide and varied habitat for wildlife and birds. In 1953 the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated with its ornate metalwork village sign by the green and considering that then the location has attracted a large number of well-known celebrities.
Even so, the village is truly additional famous for the annual crabbing competition held each August; The British Open Crabbing Championship.
Dunwich
Over 1,500 years ago Dunwich was the capital of East Anglia but the harbour and virtually all of the town has been engulfed and reclaimed by the sea as a result of coastal erosion. In 1286 a sea surge hit the East Anglian Coastline, once again in 1328 and 1347, resulting in 400 houses, 8 churches, five houses of religious orders, 3 chapels and 2 hospitals destroying its principal export industry of wool and grain and ceasing the import of fish, furs and timber from the Icelandic and Baltic region.
Dunwich basically dates back as far as the 7th Century when St Felix of Burgundy founded the See of East Anglia, referenced once more inside the Doomsday Book in 1806 and although Dunwich is no extra than a village it can be still referred to as a town. A well known legend inside the region is that at specific tides it is possible to hear the sound of church bells ringing from below the sea waves.
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is really a delightful seaside town situated on the River Alde and has been made famous by 1 man, Benjamin Britten, who founded the Aldeburgh Festival of Arts in 1948.
In medieval times Aldeburgh was a busy fishing port housing the shipbuilding industries of the time. As the harbour silted up and the shingle bars evaded the coastline the location went in to decline but has now been reinvented as a weekend seaside town serving outstanding fish and chips, quaint fishing huts and all rather child friendly. The surrounding marshes make for interesting walking along with the nature reserve gives beneficial sightings of birds and wildlife.
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