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Aldeburgh Beach – Thorpeness Meare loop from Leiston

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Aldeburgh Beach – Thorpeness Meare loop from Leiston

Easy

5.0

(3)

riders

Aldeburgh Beach – Thorpeness Meare loop from Leiston

01:01

17.5km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.74 km

The Meare Boating Lake

Highlight • Lake

Thorpness is set around The Meare, an artificial lake lined with colourful wooden boats.

Tip by

4.95 km

Thorpeness Meare Shop and Tearooms

Highlight • Restaurant

The little cafe by the pond is really quirky and the food is great. We love it especially in the colder months when you need warming up.

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5.02 km

The Kitchen at Thorpeness

Highlight • Cafe

The Kitchen @Thorpness: thekitchenatgroup.co.uk/thorpeness

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6.46 km

Aldeburgh Beach

Highlight • Natural

7.20 km

The Scallop Sculpture, Aldeburgh Beach

Highlight • Monument

Installed in 2003, the Scallop is a beautiful piece of art that reflects the coastal light wonderfully. It was sculpted by local artist Maggi Hambling in memory of the composer …

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9.43 km

Aldeburgh High Street

Highlight • Settlement

12.7 km

Thorpeness Meare

Highlight • Lake

Thorpeness Meare is a boating lake like no other. The lake with its islands and surrounds covers around sixty acres in total, with over forty acres of water.

Reassuringly, nowhere …

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12.8 km

Kitchen of Thorpenness

Highlight • Cafe

17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

3.31 km

944 m

505 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

775 m

651 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

27°C

16°C

0 %

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Aldeburgh Beach – Thorpeness Meare loop from Leiston

The Meare Boating Lake

Thorpeness Meare Shop and Tearooms

The Kitchen at Thorpeness

Aldeburgh Beach

The Scallop Sculpture, Aldeburgh Beach

Aldeburgh High Street

Thorpeness Meare

Kitchen of Thorpenness

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