Green Walks in England: East and East Anglia (central)

This area is that part of the region within the CB, CO and IP postcode areas to the west of the main rail line between London and Ipswich, but excluding the IP24, IP25, IP26 and IP27 postcode districts.

Neighbouring regions are

• England East and East Anglia
  • North
  • South
  • South-east
• England: East Midlands
  • South-east

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

• Angles Way
  A walk of 150km between Great Yarmouth and Thetford, following the valleys of the River Waveney and the River Little Ouse.
• Cambridge Ring
  A walk of 30km which encircles Cambridge.
• Clopton Way
  A 19km walk between Wimpole and Gamlingay.
• Hereward Way
  A walk of 180km between Oakham and Harling Road station, commemorating the resistance of Hereward the Wake (1035-72) to the Normans.
• Icknield Way Trail
  A walk of 193km between Ivinghoe Beacon and Knettishall Heath.
• Lark Valley Path
  A 24km route between Mildenhall and Bury St Edmunds.
• Wimpole Way
  A 21km walk between Cambridge and Wimpole.

Hubs

Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include

Bury St Edmunds	Bury St Edmunds serves as a hub for the northern part of the area.
Cambridge	Cambridge serves as a hub for the western part of the area.
Colchester	Colchester serves as a hub for the south of the area.
Ipswich	Ipswich serves as a hub for the north-eastern part of the area.

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