Orford Castle – Orford Quay loop from Derby Road

Orford Castle – Orford Quay loop from Derby Road

Moderate

5.0

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106

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Orford Castle – Orford Quay loop from Derby Road

03:31

86.4km

430m

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: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 57 m for 4 m

After 86.4 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.69 km

Coffeelink Café

Highlight • Cafe

The best coffee in Suffolk if not Woodbridge

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11.9 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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14.6 km

Honey & Harvey

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee stop.

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16.0 km

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Sutton Hoo is a National Trust site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England. Archaeologists have been excavating the area …

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45.2 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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46.0 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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46.7 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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