Dunwich beach and forest-Circular Walk-1.5 hours- 9/10

Approx 4 Miles

Park on car park on Dunwich Beach, not Dunwich Heath

Walk back through Dunwich to the church.

At this junction there is a signposted bridle path, follow this.

Pass cottages on your left and you will then come to a house on your right. At a signposted footpath by the house turn right. This takes you around the garden of the house then across boggy ground over railway sleepers. I like this part.

After the railway sleepers you cross a little bridge and are in the forest. Walk on for 100 yards and turn left onto a path through the trees. Not up the hill ahead.

Follow the path through the trees and enjoy the forest.

You will come to a stone bridleway /path at right angles to your forest path. Turn right going uphill. Continue along this path and eventually it will turn around to your left around a group of trees or just beforehand you can turn left through a well defined tree tunnel. As you come out of the trees turn left along the path.

Follow path, down and up and eventually you will come to a wooden seat with a path signposted left across a small valley. Take this left turn path.

Follow path down track and across side of a field until you come through a small wooden gate with a map signpost.

Path then is either turn left or straight on. Go straight on and continue until you come to another broad stone path at right angles. Turn left here.

Follow path for 100 yards until you come to another map board and take the path to the right through trees.

You will pass by a cottage in the woods and eventually come to the other end of the bridal path where you started your walk by the church.The path is signposted. Take this path to return down the bridleway to Dunwich church.

If by the church you turn left you can walk 200 yds to a little plant nursery with a wonderful tea broom with homemade cake. You will not be disappointed!

Hope Im not telling you to suck eggs but whenever I go near a forest I always take a compass. Otherwise the terrain can be very confusing.

If you do this walk I hope my instructions are ok and don’t get you lost!!

Afterwards you can always pop over to Southwold and sample a few pints of Adnams brewed in the town.

Stuart