Suffolk, UK

MAY 2019

Between returning from Scotland and heading off to South Africa we managed to see a bit more of England. Although there were medical appointments to attend and travel admin to take care of, we did have time for a brief visit to East Anglia.
Our destination was a tiny Suffolk village of Kersey and our accommodation was a barn conversion just outside the centre. The property was in a very rural setting, but not as peaceful as you might think, because the owners kept ducks and hens. But a nice place to stay none the less.

Georgy the pet rooster

Kersey is situated in east Suffolk, not far from Ipswich. This gave us easy access to both the coast and the rural interior. Suffolk is very flat, making it ideal for crop growing and livestock farming. So most of our walks away from the coast was on cultivated land and through pretty, and often historic, villages.

Walking in Kersey area

Kersey

Kersey high street

Suffolk pasture

The village where we stayed at Kersey

Tudor house in historic wool town

Wool Town house

Leaning house

The area also seemed to be drained by a lot of little rivers. Many of our hikes included a stretch along a part of these, which offered us a complete change of scenery.

Swan and Cignet

These slow moving rivers all seemed to empty out into the North Sea, at a mud bank lined wide estuary. Our coastal walks were at such places and made another environment for us to explore. We did want to do a boat trip in these coastal waters, but our selected vessel never arrived when expected, so that never happened.

Orford Town in the background

Coastal scenery

Coastal harbour

Our week seemed to race by and soon it was over and time for adventures further afield.