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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Dunwich

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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Dunwich

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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Dunwich

01:23

5.35km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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Parking

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70 m

Flora Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Beer, Tea, Full English, Bacon Butty... lots of options... and the final food option on the Dunwich Dynamo (2023)

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512 m

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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4.52 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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4.57 km

Remains of St James's Leper Hospital and Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

4.62 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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4.85 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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5.12 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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5.25 km

Beach Café

Highlight • Beach

Chip and Fish, tea and cake. What is not to like?

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5.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.46 km

1.88 km

703 m

308 m

Surfaces

2.50 km

937 m

699 m

633 m

575 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 29 May

18°C

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Greyfriars Monastery Ruins – Dunwich Beach loop from Dunwich

Flora Tea Rooms

Greyfriars Monastery Ruins

Dunwich Leper Hospital Ruins

Remains of St James's Leper Hospital and Chapel

St James' Church, Dunwich

Dunwich Museum

Dunwich Beach

Beach Café

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