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Sizewell
Circular Walks – Directions
Walk
1 – Eastbridge • Minsmere • Dunwich Heath
8
miles - 4 hour stroll
From The Vulcan Arms, go over the stile opposite
the pub car park and cut across the field towards the power station
and the sea front car park. From here steps lead you down onto
the coastal footpath. Proceed northwards past the power station
where information boards detail the conservation and wildlife
aspects of the coastal area. Continue along the coastal footpath
towards the white Coastguard Cottages that are visible in the
distance. You will pass Minsmere sluice and Minsmere Bird Reserve,
where hides allow you viewing access of the wetlands. At the far
end of the Bird Reserve the footpath climbs up to the Coastguard
cottages where refreshments are available as well as a public
viewing room with telescope and binoculars.
From the Coastguard Cottages take the track that
leads to the public toilets and continue on past these. Keep to
this track across Dunwich Heath and through the woodland. When
you come to a road, go straight over and onto a farm track that
leads you over arable farmland. This eventually leads into more
woodland and onto a road at a sharp bend. Walk straight on up
the road and follow the road all the way into Eastbridge.
Keep on the same road out of Eastbridge until
you find a track on the left marked with a Public Footpath sign.
Take this track, bearing to the right at a pair of rundown cottages.
Follow the track through until you reach the Car Park for the
Kenton Hills nature trail. Go into the car park, and at the Eastbridge
end you will find a footpath that leads you into the woods. After
30 metres turn right and follow the blue markers located alongside
the footpath until you come to a sign directing you to The Sizewell
Belts. Walk down here, past a small pond, over a stile and across
the pasture. The path then leads you up a steep bank and onto
Leiston Common.
Looking directly across the common you will see
a small marker post located in the centre of the common. If you
walk in a straight line towards and beyond this marker you will
come to another stile. Go over this stile, turn left onto the
next footpath which will lead you down through a thicket and onto
Sandy Lane. Cross over Sandy Lane and follow the farm track up
over the hill, past the woods on the left until the track bears
round to the right. As it does so, you should see a gate on the
left with a stile next to it. Proceed over the stile and along
the lane until it junctions with a second Sandy Lane. Turn right
and the lane will bring you out on the road, 200 yards from the
pub.
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