St Edmund Way

Essex, Suffolk

A route across Suffolk, using the Stour Valley Path (East Anglia) to Sudbury and Long Melford and then going via Lavenham and Little Welnetham to Bury St Edmunds, burial place of the martyr King Edmund slain by the Danes in 869, along the waymarked Lark Valley Path (13 miles and included on OS mapping) to the Icknield Way Path at West Stow before striking over the Brecks to Thetford and the Hereward Way.

UPDATE September 2022:
The Fen Bridge footbridge over the River Stour (Grid Reference TM 068 336) is due to be replaced in September 2022. Its closure (early 2020) and removal (since January 2022) have meant diversions via Dedham Hall.
UPDATE 20th September 2022: Fen Bridge has been replaced on schedule, and is due to re-open on October 9th 2022.

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Attributes:	Easy River
Start:	TM094322 - Manningtree, Essex
Finish:	TL784866 - Brandon, Suffolk
Web Sites:	St Edmund Way (WalkingInTheWild) website Griffmonster - St Edmunds Way posts [blog] Annierak - St Edmund Way [blog] St Edmund Way complete [YouTube video]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Suffolk's Hidden Hiking Trails  (Joe Jackson  - 2021 )
Guidebook	St Edmund Way  (Joe Jackson  - 2023 )

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