Recreation

Walking and riding in the Stour Valley remains the best way to enjoy the superb quality of the landscape. Public Rights of Way are shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer maps 196 and 210.

To help both visitors and residents the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley Countryside Project has produced a series of publications outlining self-guided trail routes throughout the Stour Valley. The routes are waymarked on the ground and each guide has a map, clear concise instructions and highlights points of interest.

In addition to these the Project promotes the Stour Valley Path, a sixty-mile regional walking route that follows the valley of the River Stour from Newmarket to the estuary at Cattawade. The guide that compliments the route includes information to help plan your walk, such as local accommodation and public transport.

Cyclists may like to follow the 69-mile Painters Trail. This route passes through some of the most attractive villages and landscape within the Project area and linking locations made famous by painters such as Gainsborough, Nash and Constable.

In addition to waymarked trails the Project locally promotes a series of guided walks and events. Recent events have included walks and rides on such topics as water birds, bats, parish paths initiative, local industries and ancient villages.

Interpretation boards have been installed at tourist hotspots within Constable Country and at Cattawade Marshes. They aim to educate and inform visitors about the area.

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