A Relaxed Meander at Blythburgh, Suffolk
Often when you’re travelling you pass lots of spots that you are curious about - footpaths that might lead somewhere, tracks that look inviting and bodies of water that beg to be enjoyed.
I was travelling from south of Norwich to the Suffolk Coast to capture some of this beautiful coastline and surroundings and I’d been recommended this walk on the All Trails app. Sometimes you want to go somewhere off the. This walk was my introduction to Suffolk and was such a lovely, peaceful way to start my Suffolk explorations setting the tone for a calm, appreciative amble off beaten track feeling like a local who is out walking the dog.
Blythburgh is a village with a big history. It was an important port, with a tax of 300 herring each year and was home to a priory established by Augustine monks of which you can still see ruins today.
Starting off at the White Hart - parking in an unobvious unmarked car park directly opposite - you start this walk between a few houses sitting on the edge of the estuary.
I loved the golden tones and the wispy textures. I spotted a heron wading around the marshes and a few other birds I’m yet to identify. The bird hide was closed when I was here otherwise I would have stayed a while.
3/4 the way around this walk you come to the Blythburgh Church - I have to admit I’m not a church person but even this impressed me. What I found more delightful though was the car slotted into a hedge perfectly and the Citreon that snaked around the corner as I took a picture of the church.
