Saturday, 18 September 2021 - GAINSBOROUGH LINE - 4 OF 4 - SUDBURY CIRCULAR VIA LONG MELFORD - 10 miles - Leader: Nick W
The "Gainsborough Line" is a railway branch line linking Marks Tey in Essex with Sudbury in Suffolk. We shall explore the countryside around this route, known to the painter Gainsborough, over four walks utilising the four stations along this line.
This walk is a circular from the final station on the line. We start with a brief walk around the ancient market town of Sudbury followed by a walk along the Valley Trail, the route of the old railway track that used to run from Sudbury to Cambridge. We cross meadows towards Brundon Mill with its many swans and reconnect with the Valley trail to Melford Country Park for the lunch stop. We return to Sudbury along part of the Stour Valley Path.
Lunch: picnic only at Melford Country Park. There is also a small cafe for tea and coffee (cash only). Plenty of pubs and cafes for a drink at Sudbury at the end.
Nick addressing the group in Sudbury
Font is a tribute to Dodie Smith who wrote the book 0The Hundred and One Dalmatians in 1956.
