This neat little tour is just great for getting a real taste of Suffolk. A local vineyard, a picturesque working windmill, half-timbered villages and pink thatched cottages plus gardens stately or small are all highlights of the gentle routes across smooth rural landscapes. Crowning glory however has to be the truly fabulous flint castle with redbrick, twisted Tudor chimneys in the delightful market town of Framlingham.

Accommodation is in Needham Market and the delightful market town of Framlingham.

Big blue skies and vast village greens, exceptionally quiet lanes and generally level terrain typify the borderlands of Suffolk and Norfolk. The River Waveney marks the much of the border and hugs the edge of Bressingham, home to the Blooms’ beautiful garden legacies. One of the many narrow gauge railway lines leads down through the extensive plant nursery to the river itself.

Accommodation is in Needham Market and the bustling market town of Diss (the hotel is a few miles outside the town)

Fancy mixing a bit of cycling with a comfortable hotel stay in beautiful, iconic countryside? This tour offers plenty of flexibility and scope for real relaxation and is ideal if you wish to try out a cycling holiday for the first time. The choice of gentle circular rides allows you to cover distances you feel happy with at the same time as exploring picturesque villages and countryside made famous by Constable’s brushstrokes.

* The hotel has a swimming pool, sauna and steam rooms, jacuzzi, massage & beauty treatments, fully equipped gym and two golf courses

Sketch ‘Constable Country’ roughly as the area the 19th century artist could reach on foot or horseback, and it’s not surprising that the places where he set up his easel are all within easy pedalling distance of each other around the Stour. This tour enjoys the gentlest of English landscapes, taking in historic towns, water meadows and meanders, boats and bridges and includes the sites of some of Constable’s best-loved paintings.

Accommodation is in Needham Market and the Dedham area, with visits to Flatford, Kersey and Lavenham

Your stay at the Woodbridge Tudor manor house and luxury country hotel, Seckford Hall , really sets the scene for the historic Suffolk treasures you will explore on this tour. A single centre break, it is ideal for those who want to try out a cycling holiday for the first time, or who fancy mixing gentle cycling with a relaxed stay in a magnificent setting. Our selection of 4 meticulously prepared tours lets you explore castles, coast, marshlands and market towns, estuaries and seaside as the whim takes you. Head for Framlingham Castle where Mary Tudor learnt of her accession or tour market towns or coastal villages where 16th century cottages rub shoulders with more recent neighbours.

Seckford Hall is a luxury hotel in a beautiful country setting. Its superb facilities include a swimming pool, jacuzzi and gym. Health and beauty treatments may also be booked, and there is an 18 hole golf course adjacent to the hotel.

Landscapes don’t come more calming than the rolling idylls immortalised by John Constable. Combine pedalling through these pictures with some time out discovering the half-timbered treasures of South Suffolk’s inspiring medieval villages; add a charming country retreat and you have the perfect getaway break to leave you truly energized and inspired.

Accommodation is in Needham Market and Stoke by Nayland, with visits to Flatford and East Bergholt, and Kersey or Lavenham.

Explore the gently rolling, oh-so-English landscapes immortalised by Constable and pedal at your own pace through the beautiful half-timbered villages- the legacy of Suffolk’s medieval wool trade-based wealth. This leisurely tour takes in the very best of both worlds, and being on the saddle gives it all a special immediacy and added dimension. Somehow taking time gives you time to take it all in, amidst the natural peace of country lanes and the respectful silence of person-powered pedals!

Accommodation is in Needham Market, the Dedham area and Lavenham, the most spectacular 'Wool Town'.

If you like rivers and boats with a great helping of history and local flavour then this is the Suffolk escape route for you. Enjoy castles and culture washed down with a glass of crisp local wine or refreshing real ale, then snake down from reedy creeks to the coast perhaps as you head to listen to tinkling masts on the Deben at Woodbridge or muse over the mysterious ship burial site at Sutton Hoo.

Accommodation is at Needham Market, Framlingham and Woodbridge.

Pedal up towards the Suffolk- Norfolk borders to enjoy the superb gardens at Bressingham. Maybe take a tour of the plant nursery and herbaceous borders by steam train or swap the ride on your bike momentarily for a ride on the Gallopers. Vineyards and castles, colleges and crinkle-crankle walls are all on the agenda in this super Suffolk tour which is sure to give you a real taste to return.

Accommodation is at Needham Market, Scole (a village near Diss) and Framlingham.

With its inviting waterfront, historic tide mill, great collection of browsable little shops and architectural delights down every tiny street, Woodbridge on the River Deben is a great place to spend a couple of nights and set off to explore a land of castles and kings too. The choice of circular rides proposes visits to Snape, Orford, Shingle Street, Sutton Hoo and Felixstowe as well as the delightful market town of Framlingham and its postmill at Saxtead.

Accommodation is at Needham Market and Woodbridge (2 nights).

There’s a real sense of cycling through Suffolk history on this rather palatable tour. The Rivers Alde, Ore and Deben each hold their secrets – from Orford’s oyster-filled creeks and towering 12th century castle keep to the mysteries of the Sutton Hoo burial mounds sitting high above the Deben. There are more winding creeks and plenty of tempting tea rooms and crafts at Snape and Framlingham couples a massive curtain wall of a castle with a rather tempting vineyard.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham and the old port of Orford.

This very gentle Suffolk experience allows plenty of time to linger and explore some of Suffolk’s best-loved picturesque villages. If you’re not sure how far you can pedal, this is a really great tour to get away on. You’ll soon be rewarded with half-timbered Lavenham, Kersey’s water-splash, medieval guildhalls, inns and thatched cottages galore. Go easy, enjoy a relaxing massage or round of golf at your first hotel and look forward to winding down the lanes and the whole pace of life.

Accommodation is in Stoke-by-Nayland and the old 'Wool Towns' of Bildeston and Lavenham.

Full of local colour, this rural route leads to a stay near the heritage coast itself just a pedal push away from hauntingly beautiful heathlands, forests, creeks and shingle stretches. Highlights include historic market towns;the panorama from Framlingham’s curtain wall castle; lines of vines; rows of Southwold beach huts and an endless crinkle-crankle wall disappearing into the distance at Easton on the return stretch.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Halesworth and Westleton.

West Suffolk’s wool towns are steeped in history, nestling alongside small fleece-washing rivers in hallmark rolling countryside. This tour is as delightful as the candy-pink cottages you’ll discover en route, and takes in ancient Bury St Edmunds, a place of pilgrimage since the 11th century, renowned for its flower-filled Abbey gardens, Georgian town houses and classic shopping.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, the Dedham area, Lavenham and the charming town of Bury St Edmunds.

Enjoy the wild variety of the unspoilt Suffolk coast and the county’s best in bold and impressive castles. Drink in colourful heathlands, bird-filled marshes and the fruits of the local vineyard. Work up an appetite on riverside routes or watching fishermen land their catch on Aldeburgh beach. Experience landscapes and seascapes which inspired writers like PD James. Will you hear the bells of Dunwich’s lost churches tolling beneath the waves?

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Aldeburgh and Woodbridge

Combine a great array of imposing fortified castles with the mellowest of Stour Valley landscapes and most charming thatched and half-timbered villages which Suffolk can offer. This tour really has something for everyone from sedate rivers by the southern heritage coast to the bustle of busy Woodbridge on the Deben and chocolate-box delights of pink thatched cottages and real village greens.

Accommodation is at Needham Market, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Hadleigh and Lavenham.

Take a tour full of contrasts from one side of Suffolk to the other. From the rolling Stour Valley on the Essex border wind through country lanes, West Suffolk’s wool towns and historic Bury St Edmunds and as you get closer to the flat fertile edges of Norfolk Norfolk, the skies seem somehow even bigger and bluer. Bressingham gardens are huge and colourful too: a real treat before pedalling back through some more of Suffolk’s precious village gems.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, the Dedham area, Lavenham, Bury St Edmunds and the Diss area.

This is one breath-taking tour – not in terms of miles or terrain, but thanks to the stunning views of amazingly unspoilt coastline. Start out through rural villages and market towns full of historic surprises, before reaching Covehithe’s crumbling cliffs and heading down to timeless Southwold. Bird reserves, wild dunes and winding creeks are all part of the natural enchantment; so too the man-made confections such as eccentric Thorpeness, Aldeburgh’s famous sculpture, Orford’s hauntingly mighty castle and smart Woodbridge on the Deben.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Southwold, Aldeburgh and Woodbridge

When it comes to tours, this one’s the Suffolk selection box. Medieval villages, nostalgic steam rides and real English country gardens, mighty castles, music festivals at Snape Maltings, ship burials and quaint quaysides. Whizz down to the water-splash in Kersey; watch the world go by in Framlingham market square before climbing the curtain-wall castle. The Suffolk landscapes are rolling, flatter on the Norfolk border, the riverfronts enchanting and the seascapes almost out of this world.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, the Diss area, Framlingham, Woodbridge (2 nights) and Hadleigh.

Enjoy some of the quietest areas of north Suffolk and its Norfolk borderlands en route to the unspoilt Suffolk heritage coast, rich in history, wildlife and natural beauty. Head up to the Waveney Valley to take in the gardens at Bressingham. There are stops at Norfolk’s Diss with its ancient meare and Suffolk’s gentle Halesworth before the crumbling cliffs beckon at Covehithe and lead down via Dunwich, Aldeburgh, Orford and Shingle Street to Woodbridge on the River Deben.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, the Diss area, Halesworth, Southwold, Aldeburgh and Woodbridge.

The castle at Framlingham looks even more imposing at a distance thanks to its reflection in the enormous Mere. Small Suffolk rivers once saw fleeces washed and prepared for the all-important wool trade . At the coast, wealth ports came and went with stormy tides... This tour maps Suffolk’s man-made and natural waterscapes, from castle meres to creeks, quaysides and shingle spits, Edwardian seaside resorts, Martello towers and tiny ferry boats, ship burials, boatyards and bygone Stour Valley trade routes captured on canvass by Constable himself.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Woodbridge (2 nights) and Bildeston (2 nights).

Dip into Cambridgeshire from Suffolk on this places-to-visit- packed tour which leads you through picture-perfect weavers’ villages, and across the higher heaths of England’s horse-racing capital, Newmarket, to the bustling, bike-filled university city of Cambridge. Fine art treasures abound in the stately homes and museums along the way and there’s a great crop of rural pubs and picnic stops. You’ll need to give way to horses or the occasional duck in places, and be prepared for a few gentle climbs along the quiet country lanes.

Accommodation is in Needham Market,the Suffolk Wool towns of Lavenham and Clare,on the outskirts of Cambridge (2 nights) and Bury St Edmunds.

If you don’t want to miss a Suffolk trick, this tour brings you an unbeatable combination of castles, cliffs, coastline both wild and cultured, Constable Country and the mellow moods of medieval treasure villages. The landscapes may be enormously varied, yet the cycling remains reassuringly leisurely. If you feel that your perfect tour might also need a spot of Southwold , that oh-so-English, smart and stylish seaside gem, then never fear – we’ve got that covered too in our slightly longer tour, Castles, Cliffs & Constable (Tour 9A).

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Aldeburgh (2 nights), Woodbridge, Hadleigh and Lavenham.

Make a meal of your gentle Suffolk adventure. There’s a great castle for starters in Framlingham, many delicious places to enjoy on the Heritage Coast’s varied menu, plus a rich helping of medieval wool town masterpieces for dessert. From the crumbling Covehithe cliffs all the way to haunting Shingle Street, the sea air and cycling will work wonders for your appetite. Dunwich fish and chips, Orford oysters, Aldeburgh ‘s freshest fishy catch... Suffolk is renowned for its wonderful fare. To supplement the fruits of the sea, there are local meats, cheeses and fresh fruit and veg for you to savour!

Accommodation in Needham Market, Framlingham, Southwold (2 nights), Aldeburgh, Woodbridge and Hadleigh.

There’s real variety in this Suffolk selection box with a great range of delightful and different market towns and villages for your single night stays. Visit the mighty meres at the heart of Diss and Framlingham. Enjoy some of the best herbaceous borders at Bressingham on the edge of Norfolk or in the picturesque cottage gardens of the half-timbered wool towns. Snape, Aldeburgh and Orford combine creeks, castles and concerts and the beauty of the River Stour make Constable Country a great place to push the (rowing)boat out.

Accommodation in Needham Market, the Diss area, Framlingham, Orford, Woodbridge, Hadleigh and Lavenham.

A real touring opportunity to discover Suffolk’s green and pleasant lands even along the haunting heritage coast. In Debenham, village verges vie with overhanging houses and antique shops; a white post mill sits proudly on Saxtead Green; Framlingham Castle looks out across smart college lawns; at Southwold, once ravaged by fire, green swathes now space out the houses by Gun Hill; Orford castle perches on the greenest mound and at Sutton Hoo mysterious bumps mark bygone burials close to acres of turf fields. Lavenham and the great greens of Long Melford are certainly jewels in Suffolk’s crown, but the greatest emerald perhaps has to be Constable Country with its immortalised water meadows and Stour Valley slopes.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Southwold, Aldeburgh, Woodbridge, Hadleigh and Lavenham.

Explore all the highlights of oh-so-English Suffolk and take a trip through history . The treasures of the Sutton Hoo ship burial unearth the Dark Ages; medieval merchants left leaning half-timbered legacies like Lavenham; in the 18th century the special Suffolk light and the quintessentially Englishness of the Stour Valley gave the painter, John Constable his inspiration. Suffolk is home to mighty castles and maritime tales, haunting coastlines which inspired PD James and rivers immortalised by Sir Arthur Ransome – history is all around and so much more immediate when enjoyed gently and respectfully from the saddle of your bike .

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Woodbridge (2 nights), Bildeston (2 nights) and Needham Market.

The beautiful gardens at Bressingham, home of the famous Bloom family up on the Suffolk / Norfolk borders makes for a great introduction to the many colours of Suffolk. Saxtead Green’s white windmill announces that you are near your first castle, Framlingham, then it’s off through the seasonal browns, greens and golds of rural landscapes to the sea blues of the coast, with splashes of purple heather or bright yellow gorse . The golden treasures of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial await at Sutton Hoo near Woodbridgeand Constable’s Stour Valley is as green and pleasant as England comes. Finally the pretty pink thatched cottages of the wool towns make for an idyllic background to some real English country gardens.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, the Diss area, Framlingham, Woodbridge (2 nights), Bildeston (2 nights)

Conquer a couple of estuaries with some handy ferry-hopping using long established foot ferries across the Rivers Deben and Orwell to cover even more Suffolk sights to your tour. This route takes in all the destinations and attractions of our 8A tour - castles, cliffs, coastline both wild and cultured, Constable Country, the medieval treasure villages plus time in stylish Southwold - and gives you even more time to explore the area around Orford, to discover Felixstowe and the Shotley Pensinsular on your way to the inspiring Dedham Vale and Stour Valley.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Aldeburgh (2 Nights), Woodbridge, the Dedham area and Lavenham.

Fancy an unbeatable combination of castles, cliffs, coastline both wild and cultured, Constable Country and the mellow moods of medieval treasure villages, but want to be sure of some time for sand between the toes in one of Suffolk’s most stylish resorts? This tour includes it all with a generous helping of Southwold right in the middle, so you can enjoy the bright beach huts, long prom and tasteful pier, smart shops and galleries, relaxed cafés and great real ale pubs.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Southwold (2 nights), Aldeburgh, Woodbridge, Hadleigh and Lavenham.

Conquer a couple of estuaries with some handy ferry-hopping to cover even more Suffolk sights to your tour. This route takes in all the destinations and attractions of our 9A tour - castles, cliffs, coastline both wild and cultured, Constable Country, the medieval treasure villages plus time in stylish Southwold - and gives you even more time to explore the area around Orford, to discover Felixstowe and the Shotley Pensinsular on your way to the inspiring Dedham Vale and Stour Valley.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Southwold (2 Nights), Aldeburgh, Woodbridge, the Dedham area and Lavenham.

It’s the big one! Welcome to the definitive bike tour of Suffolk. Head up past impressive castles and ancient villages to the Waveney Valley before reaching Covehithe’s crumbling cliffs and cycling the entire length of the beautiful Heritage Coast. We’ve included extra time to relax and explore in and around the elegant Southwold and history-rich Woodbridge on the Deben. Rural routes lead westwards to get a quick taster of the medieval wool towns, before swooping down on Constable Country . Then it’s time to wind through half-timbered Lavenham to more Georgian Long Melford, Gainsborough’s Sudbury, medieval Castle Hedingham and captivating Clare. Bury St Edmunds boasts a ‘new’ cathedral plus the famed Abbey Gardens, preparing you for more floral treats at Bressingham and at Helmingham Hall on your route homeward.

Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Halesworth, Southwold (2 nights), Aldeburgh, Woodbridge (2 nights), Hadleigh, Lavenham, Clare, Bury St Edmunds and the Diss area.