Ickworth Park – River Linnet loop from Bury St Edmunds

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Ickworth Park – River Linnet loop from Bury St Edmunds

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Ickworth Park – River Linnet loop from Bury St Edmunds

04:57

18.8km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 5.70 km for 9.10 km

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.48 km

Ickworth Park

Highlight • Natural

It's a vast, scenic estate to cycle through, mostly on compacted, dusty gravel, but there are chunkier bits in some parts. Entering through Horringer and exiting via Chevington worked for me.

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9.13 km

The River Linnet rises in the Ickworth Estate. A chalk stream at only 10km long, it runs into the River Lark. The National Trust are working to improve opportunities for wildlife to flourish along the river.

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9.82 km

Stoneyhill Wood

Highlight • Forest

Stoneyhill Wood lies within the wider Ickworth estate parkland and forms part of the mixed woodland that contrasts with the open, designed landscape around the Rotunda.

It's likely a combination of historic estate planting and older semi-natural woodland.

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10.5 km

Lownde Wood

Highlight • Forest

Lownde wood provides a welcome contrast section between the more open and exposed parkland. The dappled light and shift in soundscape adds variation to the experience of a larger loop around the estate.

The nearby monument overlooks the woodland.

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11.2 km

Monument to the 4th Earl of Bristol

Highlight • Monument

The monument to the 4th Earl of Bristol.

From the terrace in the Italianate Gardens, look out for a glimpse of a tall monument peeking above the trees. Situated in …

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12.0 km

Lady Katherine's Wood

Highlight • Forest

Lady Katherine’s Wood is one of the wooded sections within the wider Ickworth estate, forming part of the belt of trees that frame the open parkland around the Rotunda.
Like …

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12.3 km

Lady Katharina's Wood

Forest

12.9 km

The Fairy Lake

Lake

13.6 km

Lady Hervey's Wood Snowdrops

Highlight • Forest

Ickworth Estate is well-known for its stunning displays of snowdrops. The biggest displays can be found around the Trim Trail and Geraldine's Walk. But there are plenty to see here …

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14.5 km

Adkin's Wood

Forest

18.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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