For walkers the easternmost county of England offers surprising variety. You can walk among farmland, heathland, forest, river valleys, estuaries and coast. Much of the countryside has been given over to intensive agriculture, but there are still plenty of hedgerows, ponds and marshes, attracting birds and other wildlife, as well as interesting towns and villages to explore.

The walks in this book have been chosen to capture the essence of Suffolk in all its diversity. You will visit medieval wool towns such as Lavenham and Long Melford with their timber framed houses and magnificent churches. You will discover picture-book villages from Somerleyton in the north to Kersey in the south and Cavendish and Dalham in the west. You will explore the great tidal estuaries of the Debden, Orwell and Stour, and the peaceful river valleys of the Blyth, Gipping and Lark. You will follow the coast from disappearing Covehithe to bustling Felixstowe.

One of the AA County Walks series, this guide includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. There are clear, easy-to-follow route descriptions and full colour detailed sketch maps for every walk. Each walk chapter is prefaced by a practical information panel and then a section with interesting information on what to look out for during the walk. Details of places to eat and drink are provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments.

The walk locations include: Somerleyton; Covehithe; Southwold; Snape Maltings; Dunwich; Aldeburgh; Sizewell; Thorpeness; Orford Ness; South Elmham; Laxfield; Debenham; Earl Soham; Framlingham; Charsfield; Woodbridge; Sutton Hoo; Sutton Heath; Ipswich; East Bergholt; Shotley; Felixstowe Ferry; Falkenham Marshes; Landguard Point; Kersey; Polstead; Gipping Valley; Needham Lake; Eye; Hoxne; Stowmarket; Pakenham; Stowlangtoft; Knettishall Heath; Sudbury; Long Melford; Lavenham; Kettlebaston; Bury St Edmunds; Hartest; West Stow Country Park; Cavendish; Clare; Brandon; Mildenhall; Thurlow; Moulton; Denham Castle; Newmarket.

The thirty short circular walks in this guide combine some of the most beautiful scenery in Suffolk with the opportunity to enjoy a meal and a drink in a good local pub. The strolls are all under 5 miles in length and are suitable for all age groups. There is information about how to get to the start, where to park, and places of interest to visit en route or nearby. In addition, there are photographs of the pubs and sights along the way, and sketch maps with numbering to match the text.

The book offers a wealth of places to see and explore. There is Worlington, on the border of Fenland, with its slow-moving river Larke; Cavendish, a picture-postcard village, with a 600 year old pub; Rickinghall, where the village straddles an old coaching route; Polstead, whose woods in springtime are carpeted with wild flowers; and Needham Market, where the flooded gravel -pits are home to Canada geese, moorhens, coots and the occasional kingfisher and heron. To this must be added Pin Mill on the river Orwell; Framlingham, known for its castle and college buildings; Woodbridge, whose tide mill is the only one left in Britain; Mill Common, Westhall, whose fortunes changed with the coming of the railways; and Thorpeness, which was transformed into a model seaside resort in 1910.

The walk locations are: Worlington; Moulton; Lidgate; Hawkden; Cavendish; Beyton; Stanton; Polstead; Hadleigh; Bildeston; Great Finborough; Rickinghall; Thornham Magna; Stowupland; Needham Market; Bramford; East Bergholt; Pin Mill; Witnesham; Debenham; Stradbroke; Charsfield; Framlingham; Woodbridge; Sutton; Sibton; Westhall, Mill Common; Snape; Orford; Thorpeness.

On a fine day there is nothing quite like a drive to the country, followed by a leisurely walk and a hearty meal in a good local pub or café. With its glorious countryside and many fascinating reminders of its historic past, Suffolk provides a rich and diverse landscape to explore.

In this volume of 20 circular routes there is the opportunity to visit such places as Flatford and its surroundings, which have been immortalised by John Constable; South Elmham Hall and minster, which are steeped in tales of mystery and legend; and the village of Eye with its beautiful church and castle ruins. There is Sizewell, once used by the infamous Hadleigh gang for smuggling; Framlingham Castle with its thirteen towers; Lavenham, one of the finest preserved medieval towns in England; and the ruins of the Benedictine abbey with its stunning floral gardens at Bury St Edmunds.

The walk locations are: St Cross South Elmham; Wenhaston; Eye; Sizewell; Aldeburgh; Easton; Newbourne; Nacton and Levington; Felixstowe Ferry; Onehouse; Combs; Needham Market; Nayland; Flatford and Dedham; Kersey; Lavenham; Long Melford; Bury St Edmunds; West Stow Country Park; Kedington.

This Jarrold-Ordnance Survey Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks throughout Suffolk. Clear and easy to follow directions are accompanied by detailed 1:25,000 scale maps from Ordnance Survey and specially commissioned photographs. GPS data for each waypoint of every walk is included. With 28 colour-coded routes to choose from, all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all situations.

The guide introduces you to the area and highlights the most scenic walks. Details are included for useful organisations, refreshment stops and places to leave your car. Although we always recommend taking the appropriate OS Explorer or Outdoor Leisure map on all walks, in the case of the Pathfinder Guides this mapping is included, with the route clearly outlined in yellow.

The walking routes include Barham, Coddenham, Carlton Marshes and the river Waveney, Flatford, Cretingham, Darmsden and the Gipping Valley, Denham Castle, Dunwich, Dingle Marshes, Framlingham, Iken and Tunstall Forest, Long Melford, Lavenham, Saxmundham, Shotley Peninsular, Sutton Hoo, Shottisham and the river Deben, Blythburgh, Worlington and West Stow.

Constable and Gainsborough captured the beautiful county of Suffolk in their famous paintings, so why not follow in their footsteps. The landscape is just as attractive today and it really is a paradise for family walks, with a wide variety of landscapes and features, from disused railway lines to open countryside, and from coastal paths to slow-moving rivers.

Each walk is a treasure hunt on foot - search for clues along the way and see who scores the most points. Spot the birds, butterflies and wild flowers, plus historic churches, old buildings, an old packhorse bridge, a tide mill, castle ruins and even an inland lighthouse. Designed with children in mind the book provides the perfect alternative to 'serious' rambles. Walks vary in distance and most start from a country park, a picnic site, or a place of particular interest. Detailed maps are included for each walk, plus useful information on refreshments and facilities available along the way.

The walk locations are: Barham; Beyton; Clare; East Bergholt; Eye; Felixstowe to Landguard Point; Gazeley, Dalham and Moulton; Hadleigh; Harleston, Shelland and Onehouse; Hoxne; Lavenham; Needham Market; Orwell Country Park; Pin Mill; Polstead; Sizewell; Southwold; Sudbury; Witnesham; Woodbridge.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks along the picturesque Stour Valley close to the town of Clare in Suffolk. The walks are between 5 and 12 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this lovely area.

The locations are: Clare, Cavendish and Hickford Hill; Steeple Bumpstead and Moyn's Park; Haverhill, Ketlington and Great Wratting; Clare and Clare Castle; Denston, Stansfield and Chipley Abbey; Castle Camps; Clare and River Stour; Hundon and Black Grove Lane; Cavendish, Glemsford and Wales End; Stoke-by-Clare and Baythorne Park.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to Stowmarket in Suffolk. The walks are between 4 and 7.5 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the delights of this lovely area.

The locations are: Great Finborough and Purple Hill; Combs Ford and Badley Walk; Finningham and Bacton; Haughley; Combs Ford and Jockey's Lane; Old Newton and the Mid Suffolk Railway track; Battisford and Nan True's Hole; Barking and Bonny Wood; Mendlesham Green and Old Hundred Lane; Great Finborough and Rattlesden River.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to Ipswich and the Shotley Peninsular. The walks are between 4 and 9 miles in length and allow you to thoroughly explore the lovely area around the river Orwell.

The locations are: Witnesham; Bramford, Abbey Oaks and Sproughton; Holbrook Bay, Alton Water and Holbrook; Tattingstone and Alton Water; Fynn Valley, Playford, Grundisburgh and Witnesham; Akenham; Tattingstone White Horse; Washbrook and Folly Lane; Playford and Rosemary Bridge; Shotley and Shotley Point.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks in Constable country, close to the River Stour and the picturesque villages of East Bergholt, Dedham and Stratford St Mary. The walks are between 4 and 8 miles in length and provide a fascinating appreciation of Dedham Vale, best known as the setting of many of John Constable's evocative paintings.

The locations are: Dedham and Lawford Park; Dedham and Lamb Corner; Bentley and Great Martin's Hill Wood; East Bergholt and Flatford Mill; Dedham Heath; Stratford St Mary and Higham Bridge; Dedham and Black Brook; Stratford St Mary and Sprike's Grove; Capel St Mary and Gipsy Row; Stoke-by-Nayland and Thorington Street.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks in Suffolk close to the town of Bury St Edmunds. Distances vary from four to over nine miles.

The walk locations are: Felsham and Bradfield Woods; Rede; Barrow; Pakenham; Barrow and Hargrave; Chevington; Rougham; Barrow; Bury St Edmunds and Sicklesmere; Rougham Downs.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to Sudbury and the River Stour. The walks are mainly between 4 and 7 miles in length.

The locations are: Honey Tye; Boxford and Pitches Mount; Glemsford; Bulmer Tye; Bulmer; Leavenheath; Boxford and Parliament Heath; Long Melford and Kentwell Downs; Great Cornard Country Park and Loshes Meadows; Assington.

One of a range of 'no frills' local walking guide booklets which admirably achieve their objective of getting you out in the countryside amongst beautiful scenery on carefully chosen routes full of interest. The directions are clear and precise and the pencil drawn sketch maps are particularly attractive as well as practical. This guide's theme is the Middle Ages, and describes ten varied and interesting circular walks close to the medieval town of Lavenham. The walks are mainly between 4 and 6 miles in length.

The locations are: Cook's Green; Thorpe Morieux; Preston St Mary; Long Melford; Chad Brook; Shimpling Street; Brent Eleigh; Cockfield; Hartest; Bull's Wood.

Walking Close to Clare

Walking Close to Ipswich

Walking Close to Stowmarket

Walking Close to Dedham Vale

Walking Close to Bury St Edmunds

Walking Close to Sudbury

The fascinating and informative routes in this guide open a window on England's history and take the walker to a forgotten Roman city, a Saxon burial mound, the ruins of a once rich Augustinian Priory, a wealthy Suffolk wool town, Norfolk's smuggling coast; and a vital Second World War airfield. Other walks explore a Neolithic flint mining area near Thetford; a Martello tower built against a threat of a Napoleonic invasion; Framlingham Castle from where Mary Tudor raised a 13,000 strong army and marched on London to claim the throne from Lady Jane Grey; Holkham Hall where modern farming methods were born; and the Norfolk Broads, an area of outstanding beauty fashioned from 12th century peat fields.

The routes in this book are between 3.5 and 7 miles in length and are all circular. Within the walk descriptions are details on how to get to the start, where to park and where to find good refreshments. Besides the historical basis of the walks, each one also passes through some of the most beautiful countryside in England.

The walk locations are: Grimes Graves; Caistor St Edmund; Sutton Hoo; Castle Acre; Bunghay Castle; Orford Castle; Walsingham; Castle Rising; Upton; Lavenham; Framlingham Castle; Holkham Hall; Hunstanton; Felixstowe; Elmsett; Shepherds Grove.

What better way to spend a leisurely few hours than to drive to the countryside, stretch your legs and then visit a good pub for some fine food. The 40 circular routes in this book show how this can be done. Each route, starting and finishing at or near a recommended pub, is between 2.5 and 7 miles in length and takes the walker through some of the most beautiful scenery in England.

Each county offers a rich store of wonderful walks, with paths that criss-cross fields and woodland; rivers flowing through picturesque rural scenery; and farmhouses, churches and inns steeped in history. Essex boasts an extensive coastline, ancient royal hunting forests and historic castles. Suffolk offers a huge variety of landscapes to delight the eye, and beautiful villages, some of which have been immortalised in the paintings of John Constable. Norfolk, with its open, unspoilt countryside, huge skyscapes and reed-fringed broads is a birdwatcher's paradise.

The walk locations are: Essex - Arkesden; Birchanger; Stapleford Tawney; Ashdon; Mill Green; Horndon on the Hill; Stock; Fuller Street; Great Yeldham; Castle Hedingham; Gosfield; Stow Maries; Paglesham Eastend; Fingringhoe. Suffolk - Icklingham; Long Melford; Bures; Felsham; Polstead; Rickinghall; East Bergholt; Thorndon; Little Bealings; Fressingfield; Framlingham; Bungay; Butley; Thorpeness. Norfolk - Stowbridge; Bawsey; Hockwold cum Wilton; Helhoughton; Cley next the Sea; Old Buckenham; Colton; Scole; Aldborough; Crostwick; Martham; Chedgrave.