Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Derby Road

Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Derby Road

Moderate

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Orford Castle – Woodbridge Town Centre loop from Derby Road

02:35

64.3km

290m

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: August 15, 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 64.3 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.9 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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19.5 km

Quiet Road Through Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

Part of the back route from Woodbridge to Rendlesham Forest if you want to avoid traffic.

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27.3 km

Friar's Covert

Forest

31.8 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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31.9 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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32.5 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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52.5 km

Woodbridge Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Woodbridge is recognised as one of the gems in Suffolk's crown, combining excellent shops with superb pubs and restaurants, all on the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, making it a great base to explore the area.

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64.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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