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Benacre Ness – Kessingland Beach loop from Benacre

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Benacre Ness – Kessingland Beach loop from Benacre

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Benacre Ness – Kessingland Beach loop from Benacre

01:52

7.36km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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1.67 km

Benacre Pillbox

Highlight • Monument

Britain's coastline is scattered with pillboxes, relics of the Second World War. These coastal defences sit squat on beaches and in sand dunes, watching the sea in silence. This one …

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2.35 km

Unstable Cliffs and Alternative Footpath

Highlight • Natural

2.40 km

Benacre Sluice at Benacre National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great place to stop and admire the view up and down the coast, just be careful of the soft sand!

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2.65 km

Benacre Ness

Highlight • Viewpoint

Gravel track along the coast to the Denes.

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2.66 km

Kessingland Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

This coast has a wealth of golden sand beaches and Kessingland is no different. You can walk dogs on the beach all year round and the Suffolk Coast Path runs …

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3.32 km

Sailors Home

Highlight • Rest Area

good pub

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3.70 km

Beach

5.93 km

Regardless of what bike your riding on this route you'll need to lift it over this gate at this point unfortunately. Technically the section from the beach is footpath and here it becomes bridalway so the main gate is locked

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7.36 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.42 km

2.96 km

963 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.23 km

2.03 km

1.89 km

1.20 km

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Wednesday 27 May

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Benacre Ness – Kessingland Beach loop from Benacre

Beach at the End of the Path

Benacre Pillbox

Unstable Cliffs and Alternative Footpath

Benacre Sluice at Benacre National Nature Reserve

Benacre Ness

Kessingland Beach

Sailors Home

Footpath Gate

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