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River Deben Estuary – Orford Castle loop from Martlesham

River Deben Estuary – Orford Castle loop from Martlesham

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River Deben Estuary – Orford Castle loop from Martlesham

02:00

48.0km

250m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 19, 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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4.32 km

Coffeelink Café

Highlight • Cafe

The best coffee in Suffolk if not Woodbridge

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4.41 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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5.08 km

River Deben Estuary

Highlight • Viewpoint

The River Deben flows 34 miles (54 km) through the heart of Suffolk from Bedingfield to the North Sea. The river has played an important role in the region's history, …

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7.18 km

Honey & Harvey

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee stop.

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18.0 km

Bronze Sculpture in Butley Marshes

Highlight • Monument

Curious piece of installation art in beautiful reed beds..

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19.1 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

23.6 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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23.7 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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24.3 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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48.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.3 km

5.21 km

2.35 km

646 m

325 m

Surfaces

44.7 km

2.89 km

197 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 19 May

20°C

11°C

25 %

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River Deben Estuary – Orford Castle loop from Martlesham

Coffeelink Café

Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum

River Deben Estuary

Honey & Harvey

Bronze Sculpture in Butley Marshes

Orford Castle

Pump Street Bakery

Orford Quay

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