Tickets are now on sale for The Suffolk Walking Festival 2023 as it celebrates its 15th year.
This year’s festival boasts a 16-day programme and offers over 70 walks across 350 miles of Suffolk’s beautiful landscapes. With lots of weekend, evening and family walks. The programme has accessible, short, medium, long-distance walks, and more challenging walks – so there is something for everyone.
From learning about the ancient tradition of ‘Beating the Bounds’ to exploring the heart of The Brecks with its gorse-covered sandy chalk soils characterised by purple heathland, tall pines and rare wildlife, this year’s festival appeals to a wide range of individuals.
There is a range of shorter urban strolls, and for those looking to stretch their legs, several spectacular riverside walks and valley yomps. Also returning this year are ever the popular Walk n’ Water River trips with a boat in Sudbury; an exclusive walk with Sweep the sheepdog on Orford Ness; a twilight safari in an ancient woodland; and the intriguing stories of ancient smugglers and shipping routes on Dunwich Heath.
Councillor Paul West, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding, said: “The Suffolk Walking Festival returns more diverse than ever in its 15th year since beginning, holding its title as one of the longest running festivals of its kind in the UK. We see the festival grow in popularity year after year, so don’t delay in grabbing your tickets for one or more of the exciting walks planned. The festival highlights some of Suffolk’s most beautiful locations so it’s a great way to explore, get active and meet others doing the same.”
The festival kicks off at Thornham Walks on Saturday 13 May with refreshments and 5 launch jaunts. It then runs every day until 28 May.
For more details on the programme, to sign up to newsletters, and to buy tickets, click here.
Whether you’re stuck for things to do, or simply looking for new ways to entertain the little ones this Easter, we’ve pulled together a variety of chocolate fuelled fun activities that we know that the whole family will love!
Success of Multi-Town Light Art Project Heralds New Era of Cultural Collaboration Across Fenland and West Suffolk, where communities gathered to experience their familiar surroundings in an extraordinary new light.
European Champion Sprinter Bradsell has had his first mares scanned in foal including Final Rendezvous, a half-sister to Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes winner La Lune, and Lady Eleanor, a daughter of multiple stakes winner Firenze.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of a Newmarket landmark which, at a time of huge change for the town, was seen to represent a link between its past and its future.
NARS, otherwise known as the National Association of Racing Staff, is an independent union for stable staff employed by licensed racehorse trainers.
A colourful exhibition of exquisite embroidery from the archives of the Community of the Sisters of the Church is on public display for the very first time in Ely Cathedral’s Lady Chapel.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you have yet to make those romantic plans, whether it be with a loved one, or simply time with friends, then fear not, as we’ve pulled together a list of Valentine’s offerings we think are well worth checking out.
Small, but perfectly formed, snowdrops are a joy to behold on a winter walk through the Cambridgeshire countryside.
Our Latest
