Aldeburgh – South Beach, Aldeburgh loop from Aldeburgh

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Aldeburgh – South Beach, Aldeburgh loop from Aldeburgh

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Aldeburgh – South Beach, Aldeburgh loop from Aldeburgh

02:07

8.33km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

33 m

Aldeburgh

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely seaside town with long shingle beach and a decent high street parallel to the shoreline road.

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50 m

Moot Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

The Moot Hall is a Grade I-listed Tudor building dating to approximately 1550 that houses the Aldeburgh Museum and is still used for town council meetings.

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128 m

Aldeburgh Moot Hall and War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Two fab-looking old buildings on the seafront of Aldeburgh, I only walked by and did not stop.

Love seeing these types of structure, not one part of them look straight, a DIY'ers nightmare.

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573 m

South Beach, Aldeburgh

Highlight • Beach

The sand and shingle of South Beach backs on to the pretty seaside town of Aldeburgh.

Along the beach front are a number of quirky historic buildings, including the 400 …

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1.09 km

Munchies

Highlight • Cafe

A lovely little pastry and sandwich shop with about six tables inside a small, piped-in shop. Next door sits a dentist who immediately realized he'd found a sweet spot :-) …

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2.60 km

Two Magpies Bakery

Highlight • Restaurant

Fantastic range of cakes and pastries, as well as coffee and lunches. Top seaside lunch stop.

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8.33 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.76 km

2.83 km

419 m

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.76 km

2.51 km

880 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

14°C

9°C

76 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 41.0 km/h

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Comments

March 30, 2022,Aldeburgh sea wall loop Hike

Start at the back of The Wentworth Hotel. Walk down the main road then turn right off heading for the tennis courts and allotments. Walk through the gates at the allotment then over the fields and small wooden Bridges until you reach the sea wall. Follow to the end where you reach the sailing club. Turn right up to the …

August 27, 2024,Schöne Runde von Aldeburgh am Fluss entlang

It's a lovely walk, first along the beach and then along the dyke. The way back is along paths across the meadows. We then found a way through a residential area and then took the stairs back to the main shopping street.

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