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Start: Main bus stop on The Street in Melton, (IP12 1PL) Grid ref. TM 282 505
(S) From the main bus stop on The Street in Melton (B1438) walk 110m and take Station Road on the right. Walk along Station Road that leads past the parish church until you reach A1152.
(1) At the junction turn left and follow the road past the railway station and across the railway track then continue across Wilford Bridge over River Deben.
(2) Continue straight ahead at the roundabout all the way through to the National Trust site of Sutton Hoo (700m). Just beyond the entrance on the right-hand side, and beyond the small wood aside the entrance is a footpath that leads along the side of this wood.
(3) Follow this down (South-West) to the track in front of the Sutton Hoo complex.
(4) The public footpath continues onwards but one can also turn left and follow the track, bearing right at the junction to pick up another footpath which passes the ship burial site. Continuing along this path, the land drops down to Sutton Hoo Farm where a right hand turn presents another track to the left between the buildings.
(5) Take this and follow the footpath down to the River Deben. At the river follow the defence back that continues in front of Ferry cliff.
(6) At the far end, the path heads up into woodland and doubles back on itself emerging onto a large field border by woodland. Keep to the boundary alongside the wood until the wood leads off to the left with the footpath continuing straight ahead.
(7) Follow the path that leads in a long straight line down to Methersgate hall, whose buildings can soon be glimpsed at the end.
(8) At the buildings turn right, then turn left at the next track. This leads onto a straight footpath across the fields and down to the riverside.
(9) From this point onwards it is just a case of following the riverside path for 6 Km through to Ramsholt. The Ramsholt Arms pub sits beside the river and marks the end of the river path.
(10) Follow the road up past the pub and keep to this for 1.2 Km until it junctions with another road. Beware, this road, although just a country lane, can be fairly busy during holiday periods when the pub attracts a lot of custom.
(11) At the junction go straight ahead onto a track and follow this past some woodland on the left and around onto heathland that leads out onto the road by Heath Cottage.
(12) Turn left and follow the road for 1.6 Km into the village of Alderton. Continue straight ahead when this meets the main road through the village.
(13) Follow it around to the right and continuing straight ahead South for 5 Km. There are pavements along this stretch of road which leads through Bawdsey village and onto Bawdsey Quay. This is a long stretch of road walking although there is little traffic as it leads to nowhere but the quay.
(14) At the quay, if the ferry is not in use, hail the boat by waving the bat provided.
(15) Once on the Felixstow side of the river, follow the coastline around South for 2.5 Km. A long line of beach huts is encountered at Felixstowe and midway through these, there is access up to the road above.
(16) Walk up to the road then follow it through to Felixstowe town centre. Eventually, there is a roundabout.
(17) Turn left where there are bus stops, a supermarket on the right and the railway station beyond. The Ipswich bound buses depart from the stop on the right hand side of the road. (E)
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