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Good views from the higher ground with a fast drop down on a generally empty road.

Lovely setting, in a converted farm building by a small lake next to a caravan/motorhome campsite. 50m off the main road down a smooth and level gravel driveway. Indoor seating or outdoor picnic tables by the lake. Open 9.30am-4pm, Tue-Sat.

Pleasant, shady spot. Only a few meters from the road but the ground is grass/mud so not the easiest to access in road cleats unless in dry summer conditions.

The Ixworth village sign that we see on this corner presents the context of this village throughout time. On each of its sides, we can observe a representative image from a significant period of history for the village and its community.

To get to the church, you have to take a small driveway from the main street, which will lead you to the church and a small churchyard with the War Memorial. Regarding the church, the tower stands out, dating from the late 15th century.

This is the older of the two mills in the village of Pakenham, the watermill. Not just in Pakenham, but we're talking about the oldest operational watermill in Suffolk. Currently, it offers guided tours, and you can even purchase the flours they produce on-site. More information at: https://pakenhamwatermill.org.uk/

Quintessential Suffolk: wide, rolling views, and pig farms. An avenue of trees has just been planted along the road so come back in a couple of decades to see the change.

Foodie pub with a large beer garden (tucked off through an arched gate to the right). Good bet for a lunch or refreshment stop.

Quiet route through the trees.

Love a free house. Large beer garden at rear.

Sadly the pink VW is no more.

Pretty rough and ready but one of the few convenience stores in the area. Closes between 2 and 3pm each day and at 1pm on Sundays.

No shop front signage so keep a look out or it’s easy to miss it.

Quite a grand church with elaborate stonework. There’s a cafe just to the north (Thu-Sat only) and a general store just to the south.

Only open Thursdays to Saturdays and closes at 2.30 but a nice little place if you catch it.

Stop & pay tribute to this memorial, hidden away on country roads with little traffic to disturb you.

Roadside commemoration for the US bomber crews who flew from the former RAF Knettishall.

Good view out across the valleys of the Little Ouse & Waveney near their common origin point towards the low hills of Norfolk beyond.

Scenic Suffolk village with lots of grand half timbered houses, many with inscriptions engraved on the timbers.

Village store. Open 0700 to 2000 Mon-Sat 0700 to 1700 Sun