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Other holidays up to a week
(4 to 6 nights)
"We had an excellent family cycling holiday. The routes were easy to follow. The baggage transport & hotel checking worked like clockwork. We will certainly be cycling in Suffolk again."
Mr & Mrs B & family
Solihull
"Great holiday for a mum and son to do together. Great fun and we improved our map reading skills."
Mrs T & son
"We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. We thought the organisation was excellent and were particularly impressed with the very comprehensive instruction sheets and local information. The quiet country lanes were delightful. Hopefully we will be able to do it again and choose a slightly different area. Very many thanks."
Mr & Mrs B
Sheffield
"Overall the itinerary was impressive and great with the colour coded options."
Mr B & party
Durham NC, USA
"A huge thank you to all the Cycle Breaks team. The trip was an incredible experience, very well organised and thoroughly enjoyed by both of us. Hats off to all of you for your input, careful planning & organisation "
Mr & Mrs S
Perth, Australia
Tour Name
Heritage Coast Tour - Tour 6D
Price
Off Peak £459
Peak £493
Our tour explores dramatic castles, picturesque riverside and coastal towns, heaths and marshes, and the lost city of Dunwich. Accommodation is in Needham Market, Framlingham, Southwold, Aldeburgh and Woodbridge.
Tour price includes dinner at Southwold (either table d'hôte or £35 per person per night allowance against a la carte).
Day One Arrive at Needham Market, explore the area and spend your first night in or near this small market town.
Day Two A delightful day’s cycle to Debenham with its antique shops and fine old buildings, on to the beautifully restored post mill at Saxtead Mill. Arriving at your night’s stop in Framlingham, you can take time to explore the quiet market town and the superb 12th century castle.
(Rec 22: Min 21: Max 38 miles.)
Day Three Visit a vineyard and taste Suffolk wine, then cycle on to reach the coast. At Covehithe the road ends abruptly at crumbling cliffs near the melancholic ruins of an enormous medieval church. Travel down the coast to the charming town of Southwold for the night, with its pantiled Georgian cottages, pastel coloured beach huts and gleaming white lighthouse.
(Rec 26: Min 25: Max 35 miles.)
Day Four A day by the sea, through Dunwich the onetime capital of East Anglia now lost under the waves, across the heather clad Dunwich Heath, through the RSPB reserve at Minsmere to Aldeburgh for the night. Here fisherman haul up their boats onto the beach of this fine old styled resort with its wide high street and smart restaurants.
(Rec 21: Min 21: Max 28 miles.)
Day Five Going inland to gain river crossings you can visit the Maltings at Snape, home of the Aldeburgh Festival, climb to the top of dramatic Orford Castle, reach the tip of Orford Ness at quiet and beautiful Shingle Street, visit Sutton Hoo the site of the rich Anglo-Saxon ship burial and cycle down into the market town of Woodbridge for the night.
(Rec 37: Min 16: Max 43 miles.)
Day Six An opportunity to explore the river and Tide Mill at Woodbridge
before cycling through rural Suffolk to return to Needham Market,
possibly stopping at the beautiful Helmingham Hall Gardens on the
way. (Rec 17: Min 17: Max 21 miles.)
If you would like to spend a little more time on the coast, consider adding a night in Orford, or ask us about second nights in Southwold, Aldeburgh or Woodbridge.
Or call us on 01449 721555
