Lavenham & the Wool Towns Walk – Three days
Pink-washed cottages, half-timbered guildhalls ornate with carvings, enormous medieval churches and winding streets clustered with pargetted confections of houses. England's Suffolk Wool Towns are the richest of legacies of bygone days of medieval merchants and manufacturing. Beautifully restored hamlets and villages line this very special walk which is steeped in history. From Bildeston on this Walking Breaks self-guided walking holiday, walk along wooded glades and green lanes to picturesque Chelsworth, then on to Lavenham the most famous of the wool towns. This is a walk through the real England – unforgettable! Read More
England
Any Day
Bed & Breakfast
£386.00
3 Days, 2 Nights
Jan - Nov
Grade 1 (Very Easy)
Overview
Pink-washed cottages, half-timbered guildhalls ornate with carvings, enormous medieval churches and winding streets clustered with pargetted confections of houses. The Suffolk Wool Towns are the richest of legacies of bygone days of medieval merchants and manufacturing. Beautifully restored hamlets and villages line this very special walk which is steeped in history. From Bildeston on this Walking Breaks self-guided walking holiday, walk along wooded glades and green lanes to picturesque Chelsworth, then on to Lavenham the most famous of the wool towns. This is a walk through the real England – unforgettable!
Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive & relax
Arrive at Bildeston, relax and explore the village. Once an important town for cloth, Bildeston is full of timber-framed cottages with fine pargetting and jettied upper storeys.
Overnight: Bildeston
Day 2 Glades, gardens & guildhalls
The day takes you through wooded glades, along green lanes and a Roman road to the pretty village of Chelsworth. Admire the cottage gardens and the gabled, thatched, timbered, tiled and colour- washed houses which face the river. Arriving at Lavenham for the night you will find yourself in a town filled with medieval houses, gracefully twisted with age. The market place looks much as it must have done in the middle ages with its cross surrounded by half timbered Guildhall and merchant’s houses.
Overnight: Lavenham
Mileage: Min 6.5 Max 8
Day 3 Highlights, hamlets & home
Time to explore Lavenham further, before setting off on your walk across the fields, passing ancient farm houses and churches on your way. As you climb the small hill out of Lavenham you gain a fine view of the town, before heading, perhaps for a lunchtime pint, to the little villages of Preston and Hitcham on your way back to Bildeston.
Mileage: Min 7 Max 7
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Dates & Prices
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PRICE INCLUDES
Ensuite accommodation as described with full English breakfast (prices based on two adults sharing)
Luggage transfer between hotels
Local assistance on call
Detailed itinerary with meticulously planned and researched routes following the Stour Valley Path and other quiet footpaths, tracks and country lanes
Route notes, descriptions and OS 1:25,000 mapping with marked routes. We pride ourselves on our detailed level of documentation which includes plenty of top tips for places to visit or relaxing and sampling the local fare along the way. We send electronic versions of these documents by email approximately two weeks before your stay so you can plan ahead and look forward to your gentle walking adventure
Please note that the price EXCLUDES
Costs of getting to and from the startpoint
Accommodation Options
Selected 3 star hotel in Bildeston and a 4 star hotel with spa facilities in Lavenham
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