Starting at a single row of cottages known as Shingle Street, you'll head up the coast to the river mouth at Orford Haven before cutting inland through fields and along well-signposted tracks and lanes back to the start.

Why it's special
From the Martello tower that marks your starting point, built to protect England from invasion during the Napoleonic wars, to some well-preserved second world war pillbox defences, this walk has an impressive military pedigree. Just up the coast is Orford Ness, where the first experiments with radar were conducted in the 1930s, while Shingle Street itself has been the subject of fevered speculation ever since it was evacuated in 1940. Conspiracies include rumours of a German landing and a shoreline littered with burning bodies, schemes to protect the coastline with an impenetrable barrage of flames and the testing of experimental chemical bombs. Four dead German airmen were certainly washed up on the beach, and weapons testing did result in the Lifeboat Inn being blown up. As for the rest, the conspiracy theories rumble on.

Find the whole walk here
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jun/08/shingle-street-walking-guide-suffolk

How to get there
By car
From Ipswich, take the A12 towards Woodbridge, then the A1152 towards Melton. Take the second exit at the roundabout after the river, towards Hollesley, then follow signs to Shingle Street.

By public transport
Take the Ipswich-to-Lowestoft train and get off at Melton, but it's an 11km walk to the start, mostly on minor roads with no pavement.

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"A lovely stay and great location for exploring Suffolk. Comfortable, well equipped cottage on lovely grounds with lake, games room (which our kids loved) and goslings."

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"We had a lovely stay. The place was immaculate and very comfortable. Area is beautiful. Lovely hosts. Fully recommend"

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"Cottage was clean and comfortable and close to places we wanted to visit."

"Property was nice enough, location good and the pub opposite was lovely. The company that run the property though are terrible. Sykes Cottages trying to scam us out of money for property damage that is unreasonable and without evidence. They send a message via their website that has no way of responding to except for Whatsapp. But no one monitors or replies via whatsapp. "

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2 bedrooms, individually decorated, individually furnished, free WiFi

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"Fabulous scenery and very peaceful, lovely cottage to stay in for a trip of 2 would definitely recommend and potentially go back again. Close to the Suffolk coast and so lovely walks nearby. "

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House (2 Bedrooms) | Living room | TV, books

"This is a lovely property, perfect for a family of 4 or 5 wishing to explore Suffolk. However there are a couple of things to be aware of. The garden shown in the picture is not "private", rather it is shared amongst the 4 properties that make up Boundary Farm. So all 4 terraces adjoin each other. Not a big deal for us, but it may be to some. Secondly the wifi is not very strong. We were OK in our property as it turns out we had the only router amongst the 4 properties. But as you can imagine,...

"Had a lovely stay at Crown Cottage. This was our second time in Orford and the location is perfect with parking. The property is beautifully presented and really well equipped. Would definitely recommend"

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Best Western Ipswich Hotel

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"Lovely clean huge room beds very comfortable modern room all usual facilities.staff very kind and helpful. Quiet hotel even though a lot of people staying there.able to have dinner there which was nice and reasonable for a hotel breakfast was buffet from full English to toast and cereals and danish pastries .first time for me to stay at a best western hotel , it won’t be the last,"

The Westleton Crown

10/10 Excellent

"Our stay was a last minute decision and we were luckily to get a room for too nights. We also had our little dog with us. The staff were friendly and helpful. The breakfasts was lovey and had a good choice. They even gave our dog a sausage, which he enjoyed. The room was small but clean and tidy. The only draw back is that the room was on the top floor, with a lot of stairs to climb. It seemed extra long in the night when the god needed to go to the toilet. But we managed and it was fine."

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