Stour Valley Path (East Anglia)
A 60-mile long-distance path in the east of England following the River Stour valley downstream from its source near Newmarket to where it flows into the estuary at Cattawade. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: TL 646 636
Distance: 60 miles (96 km)
Time: 24–30 hours
Duration: 4–6 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
184 Colchester, Harwich and Clacton-on-Sea
195 Braintree and Saffron Walden
196 Sudbury, Hadleigh and Dedham Vale
197 Ipswich, Felixstowe and Harwich
210 Newmarket and Haverhill
226 Ely, Newmarket, Mildenhall and Soham
Summary
The Stour Valley Path is a long-distance path in the East Anglia region of England which follows the River Stour valley downstream. The Stour, made famous by the great landscape painter John Constable through works such as Flatford Mill and The Hay Wain, is one of the most scenic rivers in England. Much of the countryside remains untouched by modernity, and the Stour valley is classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From the beginning of the trail in Newmarket, the walk passes Stetchworth, Great Bradley, Little Thurlow, Great Wratting, Kedington, Stoke by Clare, Clare, Cavendish, Glemsford, Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury, Lamarsh, Bures, Nayland, Stoke by Nayland, Stratford St Mary, and Dedham to terminate at Seafield Bay, Cattawade.