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Leiston Abbey Chapel Ruins – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Eastbridge

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Leiston Abbey Chapel Ruins – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Eastbridge

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Leiston Abbey Chapel Ruins – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Eastbridge

02:35

10.1km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.77 km

View Over Minsmere

Highlight • Natural

Can get a little sticky if it's persisted

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4.08 km

Flooded Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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4.90 km

Leiston Abbey Chapel Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Should you visit RSPB Minsmere and walk the beach to the sluice you'll see the remains of a small chapel on the original site of Leiston Abbey in the distance. …

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5.52 km

Minsmere Sluice

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Minsmere River flows through Suffolk and helps create the wetlands at Minsmere RSPB Reserve.

Minsmere Sluice is tidal and allows the river to flow into the North Sea. The …

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7.23 km

Minsmere Visitor Centre

Highlight • Structure

Everything for your birdwatching needs including a good lunch. It's worth going in just for that

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9.55 km

Minsmere Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Cycle through Minsmere nature reserve and head north off road through Dunwich woods.
here you will find lots of bird activity and various bird species to be admired.

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9.93 km

Minsmere RSPB Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Minsmere is a RSPB nature reserve wetland area on the Suffolk coast. Look out for avocets, bearded tits and bitterns as well as a host of other birds and otters.

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10.1 km

The Eel's Foot Inn

Highlight • Pub

Adnams pub, open 12-3, 6-11, has an Inn and campsite.

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.47 km

3.40 km

1.95 km

1.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.07 km

3.07 km

1.22 km

829 m

692 m

258 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 9 July

26°C

17°C

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Leiston Abbey Chapel Ruins – Minsmere Nature Reserve loop from Eastbridge

View Over Minsmere

Flooded Path in Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Leiston Abbey Chapel Ruins

Minsmere Sluice

Minsmere Visitor Centre

Minsmere Nature Reserve

Minsmere RSPB Nature Reserve

The Eel's Foot Inn

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