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Woolpit Walks

0.7 miles (1.2 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This Suffolk village is located close to the towns of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket.
Local walking highlights include Haughley Park which lies just east of the village. There's some nice woodland trails and beautiful landscaped gardens to enjoy here. You are also very near to the popular town of Stowmarket where you can continue your walking along the lovely Gipping Valley River Path.
Please scroll down for the full list of walks near and around Woolpit. The detailed maps below also show a range of footpaths, bridleways and cycle paths in the area.
There is also a video below which discovers the old jail, a past shrine, a secret holy well, and tells the tale of the mysterious Green Children of Woolpit. The 12th-century legend is an interesting tale associated with the village.

Postcode

IP30 9SA - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

Woolpit OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Woolpit Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Walks near Woolpit

  • Haughley Park - The historic Haughley Park is located just west of the Suffolk village of Haughley.

Pubs/Cafes

The Bull Inn serves high quality dishes and also provides accommodation. They have a nice garden and a car parking area too. You can find them at postcode IP30 9SA.

Photos

Green Road, Woolpit - geograph.org.uk - 4987347

Green Road, Woolpit

The Swan, Woolpit - geograph.org.uk - 4704671

The Swan, Woolpit

Woolpit, St. Mary's Church - geograph.org.uk - 4727933

Woolpit, St. Mary's Church

The Bull, Woolpit - geograph.org.uk - 4664970

The Bull, Woolpit

The Church of St Mary at Woolpit - geograph.org.uk - 4562676

The Church of St Mary at Woolpit

Woolpit village pump and shelter on The Street - geograph.org.uk - 3071123

Woolpit village pump and shelter on The Street

Footpath at Bishop Karney Green - geograph.org.uk - 1596179

Footpath at Bishop Karney Green to the south west of the village. This area is named after Bishop Arthur Baillie Lumsdaine Karney, b. 14 September 1874, d. 8 December 1963. He was the first Bishop of Johannesburg in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and the Church of England. For a short period at the start of the 20th century he was, as a young man, Rector of Woolpit. His successor as Bishop of Johannesburg was Desmond Tutu. A footpath runs across this land, acting as a short-cut between Broomhill Lane and Beyton Road.

Footpath through wheat fields, Drinkstone - geograph.org.uk - 3069724

Footpath through wheat fields, Drinkstone

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Woolpit.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)