The tour takes you to the quietest areas of north Suffolk and the Norfolk borders before turning to follow the length of the unspoilt Heritage Coast from Covehithe to the River Deben.

Day One Arrive at Needham Market, explore the area and spend your first night in or near this small market town.

Day Two Cycle through pretty Suffolk villages over level terrain to Bressingham Gardens famous for its plant and alpine collections, and its outstanding railway and steam museum. Nearby is Diss, a charming town with a quaint high street leading down to Diss mere. Your hotel for the night is close to the town.
(Rec 31: Min 26: Max 38 miles.)

Day Three Today you have many options before spending the night at the thriving small town of Halesworth. You can visit the pretty village of Hoxne where St Edmund was captured and slain by the Danes in 870. Travel back to war time Britain with a visit to the excellent museum at the former US Airbase near Diss. Tour Wingfield Old College with its magnificent medieval great hall.
(Rec 23: Min 19: Max 28 miles.)

Day Four From Halesworth you meet the coast at Covehithe where the road ends abruptly at crumbling cliffs. Travel down the coast to Southwold for the night. Exploring Southwold, you'll find a resort full of old world charm, with broad greens and pantiled cottages under the watchful eye of a towering lighthouse.
(Rec 21: Min 13: Max 21 miles.)

Day Five 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 Six 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 Seven 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 19: Min 18: Max 28 miles.)