Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins – Laxfield Village loop from Brundish

Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins – Laxfield Village loop from Brundish

Moderate

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Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins – Laxfield Village loop from Brundish

02:50

59.4km

320m

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

Start point

Bus stop

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18.0 km

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Best walked to from the cliff path.

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26.9 km

Flora Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Beer, Tea, Full English, Bacon Butty... lots of options... and the final food option on the Dunwich Dynamo (2023)

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27.5 km

Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

If you should ride through Dunwich you'll see St James's Church. It's worth stopping to take a look if nothing the interior is beautiful but it also has the ruins …

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33.8 km

Church of the Holy Trinity, Blythburgh

Highlight • Historical Site

The Church of the Holy Trinity stands in the tiny hamlet of Blythburgh in Suffolk and is a truly stunning example of a medieval church. The church features much intricate …

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43.9 km

Marlinspike Border Signs

Highlight • Monument

Best viewed on the climb out of Walpole towards Halesworth is a testament to the local humour of Suffolk.

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46.1 km

View of Heveningham Hall and Parkland

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy fantastic views of Heveningham Hall, set in a landscape park of 205 hectares. The current owner completed Lancelot Brown's ambitious plans for the site with a chain of lakes, which was rejected at the time.

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53.9 km

Laxfield Village

Highlight • Settlement

This small ancient village is a wonderful place to stop on your cycle. You must visit The King's Head pub which is famous for its unchanging interior with rooms that haven't seen significant updates in centuries.

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59.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.8 km

5.88 km

811 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.3 km