Ordnance Survey maps are available from all good booksellers and outdoor stores or visit our online shop www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/al. Explore the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale, captured on canvas by artist John Constable, on this relaxing walk with short and long options. Sutton Hoo (Woodbridge, England): Hours, Address, Free - Tripadvisor @|*X ;>v/\RPfnz8M?+Qj/oS_ poGg Z`_2MS/N !Ac. Touch map for interactive view. Go right, then just past the old stable block (left) take path left between trees to leave Sutton Hoo site through gate, on waymarked footpath onto a farm drive (10). Shottisham - Sutton - River Deben - Ramsholt - Shottisham - Walkingworld This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Use alternative roadside path if necessary. Miranda Krestovnikoff said she had come across a fantastic array of wildlife during her river walk Picture: EYE FILM (Image: Archant). Beyond Wilford Bridge, steep steps lead down to a boardwalk through a jungle of tall reeds and towering bamboos. This is a popular trail for walking, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day. Brown came back on May 8, 1939 to continue the excavation, this time focusing on the largest hill, Mound 1, which concealed what became known as the Sutton Hoo burial ship. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Sutton Hoo is thought to be the burial ground of the early seventh-century rulers of one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, which had grown up in the aftermath of the Roman imperial presence in Britain. We then combine this with your weight and the estimated duration of the activity, taking into account the length of the route and the hills involved, to estimate the total Calories burned. It was descending into a perilous state of decay but with the help of a lottery grant was fully refurbished in 2004 and now welcomes visitors. It also shows that the world of great halls, glittering treasures and formidable warriors described in Anglo-Saxon poetry was not a myth. . MORE ROUTES NEARBY Create a free plotaroute.com account to plot and share routes like this SIGN UP FOR FREE Sutton Hoo - Ramsholt Loop Walking route mapped by Peter Clarke 4 years ago Like so many traces of the past, they will soon be smoothed away by time and the tide. Continue past roundabout to Wilford Bridge and regain river wall, retracing steps to station/ Melton Riverside car park. A place both revered and feared by our ancestors at times, Sutton Hoo is not only believed to be the ship burial site of a Wuffinga king and his warriors, but also a sandy, no-man's land that witnessed ruthless executions. The 255-acre estate of Sutton Hoo, is the site of an Anglo-Saxon royal burial site dating back 1300 years. You can swing round by the burial mounds, wander the new woodland Riverside Walk, and learn more about its fascinating history and mystery. If you're craving a longer walk, 16 miles, follow No 1 'backwards' from Sutton to Sutton Hoo and, after a coffee, continue to Methersage Quay and then follow the river all the way to Ramsholt Arms (check the website for opening times).