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Thorpeness Village and the Meare – Aldeburgh loop from Leiston

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Thorpeness Village and the Meare – Aldeburgh loop from Leiston

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Thorpeness Village and the Meare – Aldeburgh loop from Leiston

01:57

18.4km

60m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

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4.49 km

The Meare Boating Lake

Highlight • Lake

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

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4.67 km

Thorpeness Village and the Meare

Highlight • Lake

Good cafes in Thorpeness

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4.70 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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6.30 km

Aldeburgh Beach

Highlight • Natural

7.74 km

Aldeburgh

Highlight • Settlement

Lovely seaside town with long shingle beach and a decent high street parallel to the shoreline road.

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7.79 km

Aldeburgh Moot Hall and War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Two fab-looking old buildings on the seafront of Aldeburgh, I only walked by and did not stop.

Love seeing these types of structure, not one part of them look straight, a DIY'ers nightmare.

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11.3 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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13.7 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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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.80 km

3.90 km

2.91 km

2.75 km

732 m

187 m

110 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

2.03 km

1.60 km

1.42 km

466 m

246 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 3 July

27°C

14°C

0 %

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Thorpeness Village and the Meare – Aldeburgh loop from Leiston

The Meare Boating Lake

Thorpeness Village and the Meare

Thorpeness Meare Shop and Tearooms

Aldeburgh Beach

Aldeburgh

Aldeburgh Moot Hall and War Memorial

The Scallop Sculpture, Aldeburgh Beach

Thorpeness Meare

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