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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Minsmere

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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Minsmere

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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Minsmere

02:17

8.90km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

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31 m

National Trust Coastguard Café, Dunwich Heath

Highlight • Cafe

One of the old coastguard cottages on Dunwich Heath operates as a café. This is a National Trust café serving a nice selection of drinks, snacks and cake.

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3.57 km

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Best walked to from the cliff path.

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3.68 km

Greyfriars Monastery Ruins

Highlight • Monument

A fascinating and ancient ruin. There are a couple of information points on site that show how the monastic site originally looked and who it was managed by. One by …

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4.08 km

Dunwich Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

small museum with the history of the place, which was once the sixth busiest port in England and fell victim to the sea.

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4.31 km

St James' Church, Dunwich

Highlight • Religious Site

Dunwich is a tiny village that hides a rich history. Once a bustling medieval port and the capital of the kingdom of East Anglia, it is thought Dunwich had a …

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4.41 km

Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

If you should ride through Dunwich you'll see St James's Church. It's worth stopping to take a look if nothing the interior is beautiful but it also has the ruins …

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4.46 km

Remains of St James's Leper Hospital and Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

5.01 km

Dunwich Beach

Highlight • Beach

Plenty of parking here at the beach and possibly the best fish and chips in the area. There's a great walk to Walberswick from here if you head north along …

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8.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.13 km

1.39 km

1.08 km

279 m

Surfaces

3.78 km

2.27 km

1.15 km

850 m

789 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 6 May

12°C

7°C

8 %

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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Minsmere

National Trust Coastguard Café, Dunwich Heath

Greyfriars Medieval Friary Ruins

Greyfriars Monastery Ruins

Dunwich Museum

St James' Church, Dunwich

Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins

Remains of St James's Leper Hospital and Chapel

Dunwich Beach

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