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Email prefix	walkingwithafocus
Frequency/Day/Time	3rd Wednesday, 10am
Venue	SE Suffolk/NE Essex
Cost
Vacancies	No

  

Distance around 5 miles; easy pace.

For each walk we aim to pause to view at least one point of interest. For example:-

• visit a church
• visit an historic site
• view the flora and fauna
• simply to take in the scenery

Leadership of the walks is rotated among group members.

 

Next Walk - 

 

The next walk is 10 o'clock Wednesday 15 January 2025. The walk starts at Waldringfield Sailing club, mainly on farm tracks and public footpaths, some uphill sections but no stiles.

 

December Walk -

 

A walk in the blustery sunshine admiring the artworks on the Ravenswood estate followed by a walk under the Orwell Bridge and along the King Charles III coastal path on the banks of the River Orwell.  

 

 

November Walk -

 

A cold but very pleasant walk in the sunshine in Tunstall Forest and Blaxhall Common.

 

 

  October Walk  - 

 

We had a lovely walk in the sunshine on the banks of the Deben and had perfect view of Waldringfield from the other side of the river - a first for many of us I believe.

 

 

 

 

 September Walk  - 

 

There was just a small gathering for our walk in the sunshine around Copdock, Washbrook and Chattisham.  

 

The Old Rectory and an old thatched cottage - Chattisham.

 

 August Walk  - 

 

Our final walk of this season was enjoyed in the sunshine by 14 of us. A walk past the Royal Hospital School along the banks of the River Stour and Alton Water.

 

 

 

 July Walk  - 

 

A interesting walk around Wickham Market which included a look inside Pettistree church to see the medieval stained glass window. A lot have the group were not familiar with the Wickham area.

 

 

 June Walk  - 

 

We had a lovely walk from Levington around Loompit Lake which included and an interesting talk about the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).  We also came across very large farm vehicles, which were going to be used to pick a field of peas overnight ready for freezing.

 

 

Pea picking tractors                                                                              SSSI talk                                                      Loompit

May Walk  - Was a look down memory lane of Felixstowe with a few stops to look at the historical pictures

 

 

Two pictures of Butlins the amusement park and the Cafe.

 The Cavendish Hotel built in the 1930's, demolished 1988, nothing built to replace it! Still an empty site next Charlie Mannings         

 

 The Manor House hotel was built in 1877 by Colonel George Tomline, who brought the railway to Felixstowe, also in 1877.  It did have a fabulous open air, sea water swimming pool.  He also created the dock basin which became Felixstowe port. The hotel was not a success and Tomline used it as a summer residence.  It eventually became the site of the current caravan park

 

  April Walk  - Starting by the pond in Polstead, the walk was around field edged paths, meadows and country lanes. Landscape - farmland, woodland, parkland and village. It also included the story of the notorious Red Barn murder

 

 

March Walk  - The weather was kinder this month! A walk through Sudbourne and Tunstall woods.

 

 

February Walk  - Cancelled due to impending weather forecast.

 

  January Walk  - We enjoyed our first walk of the year around Melton and Woodbridge.

 

December Walk  - A walk through Waldringfield, Hemley and Newborne. 

 

 

November Walk - A walk in beautiful sunshine around Witnesham

  

 

 

 

October Walk - A walk from Grundisburgh to Little Bealings through pleasant undulating countryside, with some autumnal colours.