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East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Leiston Abbey – Aldeburgh loop from Aldeburgh

Road cycling routes

East Of England

Suffolk Coastal

Leiston Abbey – Aldeburgh loop from Aldeburgh

Moderate

5

riders

Leiston Abbey – Aldeburgh loop from Aldeburgh

02:17

53.4km

250m

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: July 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

444 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 …

Tip by

2

597 m

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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3

3.94 km

Thorpeness Meare

Highlight • Lake

Thorpeness Meare is a boating lake like no other. The lake with its islands and surrounds covers around sixty acres in total, with over forty acres of water.

Reassuringly, nowhere …

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4

10.6 km

Leiston Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

One of Suffolk’s most impressive monastic ruins, according to English Heritage, Leiston Abbey has some remarkable architectural design.

These ruins date back to 1182 and was founded by Ranulf de Glanville, Henry II’s Chief Justiciar.

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11.3 km

Greenhouse Plantation

Forest

6

14.5 km

Middleton Cowboy Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

The Middleton Cowboy is the work of local metal worker Paul Richardson of "Steel Sculptures".

Tip by

7

30.3 km

Yoxman Statue

Highlight • Other

42.6 km

Buckle's Wood

Forest

9

50.2 km

Beach Road past the Scallop Sculpture

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Lovely road with great views of the sea front.

Tip by

10

53.3 km

Aldeburgh

Highlight • Settlement

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

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B

53.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.7 km

6.36 km

370 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.1 km

12.3 km

< 100 m

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