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Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Ipswich

Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Ipswich

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Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Ipswich

03:18

77.6km

400m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 77.5 km for 262 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.1 km

Coffeelink Café

Highlight • Cafe

The best coffee in Suffolk if not Woodbridge

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14.3 km

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum

Highlight • Museum

This is Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum.

Woodbridge was one of the first tide mills in the country, and was unquestionably the last one working – operating for well over 800 …

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42.6 km

Due to conservation works Orford Castle is currently (August 2022) enshrouded in scaffolding.

The unique polygonal tower keep of Orford Castle stands beside the pretty town and former port, developed …

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43.4 km

Orford Quay

Highlight • Structure

Great view across the estuary of the Alde/Ore to Orford Ness, now a nature reserve but formerly an MOD atomic weapons research centre, with the silhouettes of the ‘pagoda’ weapons test structures on the horizon.

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44.1 km

Pump Street Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely little artisan bakery with some of the best baked goods in Suffolk, washed down with real coffee and teas.
Money Saving Tip: If the weather is good, take away and sit in the village to enjoy the views.

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48.5 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

60.5 km

Honey & Harvey

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee stop.

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63.5 km

Woodbridge Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Woodbridge is recognised as one of the gems in Suffolk's crown, combining excellent shops with superb pubs and restaurants, all on the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, making it a great base to explore the area.

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77.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.1 km

3.67 km

2.65 km

538 m

397 m

361 m

Surfaces

69.5 km

7.95 km

141 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

21°C

12°C

23 %

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Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Ipswich

Tree-Lined Country Road

Coffeelink Café

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum

Orford Castle

Orford Quay

Pump Street Bakery

Honey & Harvey

Woodbridge Town Centre

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