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The cafe has closed permanently per Google maps. Hoped for a replacement but no sign of any café on the Bawdsey side now (June 2025)

good coffee stop used by lots of cyclists

The south leg is a lot of gravel roads and bridleways. Once off the ferry it's all tarmacked.

Look for the Flamingo

Execellent mix of trails, although the sandy ones are hard work

Great little ferry in a beautiful place

Created for the Millennium, a superb steel sculpture in the parish on the road to Butley. It shows St Andrew the fisherman, with a catch of herrings and eels. At his feet is the church, which is now the only church in the parish of Capel St Andrew. It bears the date 1539, when Butley Priory was dissolved.

The next crossing point upstream is Melton, so this saves a big detour! £4 one way with a bike - cash only though. The ferry shuttles back and forth across the estuary mouth on demand so you won't have to wait long. Runs Easter-April on weekends, then daily until end of September, 10am-5pm.

It's a dead end for roadies as there's only one tarmacked road to it but it's a nice ride and there's the Tinto Café horsebox at the car park, which does hot drinks, sandwiches and toasties, cakes and snacks. Officially it closes at 4pm but it was still serving at 4.30 when I was there, thankfully.

Update 2024 - Opening hours at https://www.riversidetearoomorford.co.uk/opening-times

Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.

There are some fantastic independent stores. Also the charity shops have a slightly higher standard than usual.

Very posh lunches but worth it as an occasional treat https://www.honeyandharvey.co.uk

If you are there at low tide be vary careful handling your bike on the jetty and into / out of the boat as it can be very very slippy! £4 single for cyclists.

Ferry across the estuary

Limited parking so try the harbour one down the road

With commanding views over Orford Ness, the castle stands 27m (90ft) tall and looks remarkably similar to when it was built over 700 years ago. The materials used to build the castle were brought from far and wide with some timbers coming from Scarborough and limestone from Caen in France. Legend has it the 'Wild Man of Orford' was held in the castle in the 12th century. Described as a merman he was captured by fisherman but eventually escaped.

Nice coffee & cake stop

Woodbridge is a beautiful town steeped in History. Please check out my hiking tour of the town https://www.komoot.com/tour/226143970?ref=aso

Ok if you happen to be passing.