Section 6 of 9, Stour Valley Path
Long Melford to Great Henny
6.2 miles (9.9 km). About 2 hours, moderate.
Start: TL 862 453. Finish: TL 867 378. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Diversion in place on this route. On section 4 (Kedington to Clare), not this one. The details are on its page.
Up and down
About 113 m of climbing and 80 m of descent; highest point 77 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Long Melford.
- Bus stops
- Library, 50 m from the start. Directions TL 862 453Post Office, 220 m from the start. Directions TL 862 455
- Car parks
- Car park, 160 m from the start. Directions TL 861 455Car park, 320 m from the start. Directions TL 864 455Car park (free), 880 m from the start. Directions TL 865 462
Getting back
The section finishes at Great Henny.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Ryes Lane, 2 km away (Directions); Sudbury station, 3.3 km away (Directions).
Planning the Stour Valley Path
- Planning the whole trail: discoversuffolk.org.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 28%, gravel and tracks 17%; the rest (49%) isn't recorded.
About 14% on roads with traffic.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 100%.
On the way: 12 kissing gates, 1 gate, 1 stream crossing.
Steepest climb: about 36 m in a kilometre (1 in 28), starting 4.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Mill Hotel, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in. Seats outside.Nethergate Brewery, Liston: 1.8 miles in, about 350 m off the way.The Bay Horse, Sudbury: 3.3 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Grover & Allen, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Food, real ale, seats outside, step-free.North Street Tavern, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Prince of Wales, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Wagon, Sudbury: 3.6 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Courtyard Tap, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in, about 200 m off the way.The Angel, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in, about 400 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Kettle & Fish Christian Cafe, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Cradle, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Number Seventy Two, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 400 m off the way.Twenteaone, Sudbury: 3.4 miles in, about 350 m off the way.David's, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Step-free.Dixon & Young Pie & Mash, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in, about 400 m off the way.Gainsborough Coffee House, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in, about 400 m off the way.The Watering Place, Sudbury: 3.7 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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