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The London walking community aimed at people of working age. No need to book, just turn up!

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

Beginning in Ipswich, this walk explores  the pretty countryside and villages of South Suffolk before hopping across the border into Essex to end at Manningtree. The region is famously flat so there will be no hills.


Afternoon pub stop for drinks only. Optional pub stop at the end. 


Bring a packed lunch and a torch.


Travel: Take the 10:00 from London Liverpool Street, arrive in Ipswich at 11:05.
Buy a return to Ipswich.


Alternative option for Network Railcard Holders: Ipswich lies just outside of the Network Railcard area, so if you have one it is significantly cheaper to buy a off-peak return to Manningtree (which is within the area) and then a single from Manningtree to Ipswich.
 

Saturday, 28 February 2026
Start time:
11:10 am
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
24.1km / 15.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

Starting point

Grid reference:
TM 15702 43785
Nearest postcode:
IP2 8AN
what3words:
deep.dash.rungs
Start time:
11:10 am

Ipswich Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
TM 09404 32236
Nearest postcode:
CO11 2LE
what3words:
hedgehog.allies.boomers
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm

Manningtree Station

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking