Village & countryside strolls, walk & rambles, lined with hidden treasures
Walks & Trails in & around Wickham Market
Set in gloriously green countryside, dotted with hidden heritage gems, Wickham Market is simply perfect for those who enjoy a walk, no matter how gentle. Follow the footpaths to forgotten manors. Stride out on a station-to-station walk. Take the tribe on a little expedition along Suffolk’s Valley of the Kings. What about going back in time perhaps on a relaxed heritage stroll around the village? Or why not combine days exploring on foot with other ways of exploring the countryside too?
From digital app-based walks to printed trail downloads, maps and pocket guides, you’ll find everything you need here so you can start planning every size of walking adventure. Whether you choose to walk out from Wickham Market village or its station at Campsea Ashe, even linear routes are easy options, thanks to train and responsive bus transport connections.
Considering a longer countryside walk? It’s handy to grab a copy of OS Explorer map 212, or get access to digital OS mapping and footpath updates through the free Discover Suffolk App.
Village heritage walks & digital trails in Wickham Market
Enjoy the Pocket Guide’s detailed heritage stroll around Wickham Market village, full of off-the-beaten track secrets, from the old workhouse to forgotten ‘Middisford’ green, smock and water-mills and the architectural evidence of the village’s long-lost ironworks. There’s all sorts to spot, and the Pocket Guide is full of fun facts and need to know info too.
There are gentle circular walks down to the River Deben to choose from too, as well as digital trails (via free app download) including an accessible village trail without steps or stairs.
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From charming Pettistree with its impressive flint-faced church and thatched cottages to Easton with its almost endless crinkle-crankle wall and lost-in-time Letheringham, the villages around Wickham Market are just wonderful for walks too. Discover compact and picturesque estate villages, hamlets with all the medieval trimmings or the parklands of ‘Great Houses’, where you might just spy a stately pile or perhaps a lonely stable block or trace of garden archaeology that points to former grandeur.
Villages InfoClose encounters of the unexpected kind
Forest spots where UFOs were sighted; lands where Anglo-Saxon kings set up their palace home; the grisly remains of Potsford gibbet; Gallows Hill; the footprint of a forgotten foundry; village stocks by a church gate; a secret moated manor house, wartime tank park, or gateway to a lost priory…
Walk this way – and you’ll be surprised!
Deben Valley countryside around Wickham Market
Riverside walks across the water-meadows; the gentlest of countryside climbs to count the church towers; a Sunday stroll down quiet lanes to find the perfect picnic spot; an unexpected wildlife encounter that stop you in your country tracks and makes your day…. not forgetting wonderful wildflowers, dragonflies, brilliant birding and fascinating built heritage!
Whether you’re out with family, friends, little ones, or just going solo, every Deben Valley walk brings something special to the party.
Find out moreForests, heaths, rivers & nature reserve gems
With rich fertile soils on one side and the Suffolk Sandlings on the other, Wickham Market is wonderfully well-located for those in love with nature.
Conservation riverscapes, ancient woodlands, forests and plantations; huge expanses of common and heathland, ideal for stag spotting… Within just a short radius of Wickham Market, the biodiversity is immense and as for the seasonal colours – well, just come and see!
Make the connection
Enjoy a collection of fully waymarked, station to station walks from Campsea Ashe (location of Wickham Market Station, 2 miles from the village) – or hop aboard to explore more from nearby stations, to get closer to the coast, or discover Suffolk’s long distance paths.
Demand responsive transport services make it easy to get to the station from Wickham Market village. The shuttle also supports walkers looking to return from longer linear walks including those to Snape Maltings on the River Alde.
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