Sudbury to Lavenham (Godric’s Hollow)

At just under 10 miles this day walk will take in some of the adorable countryside of Suffolk. 

We'll meander along the banks of the River Stour, up through the pretty village of Long Melford and finish up in Lavenham. From here we'll get the bus back to the start.

For those of you who are fans of the Wizarding World, Lavenham is home to the 14th century property De Vere house, part of which was used in the Harry Potter movies as the birth place of the most famous wizard ever - the sleepy village known in the books and films as Godric’s Hollow.  

Wands at the ready if you’re a fan, or perhaps just a your camera if you are partial to historical buildings.  A Potter pilgrimage if you so choose or just a good countryside hike, the day promises to deliver lovely settings, great company and a well earned pint or two at the end. 

**Transport - Please note**

For those of your using public transport, it starts and ends in Sudbury (Suffolk). Sudbury (Suffolk) can be reached by Greater Anglia trains, changing from the London Liverpool Street to Norwich line at Marks Tey and taking the Sudbury branch line. The walk could be reached on time by taking the 09:00 service from Norwich, changing at Marks Tey for the 10:18 to Sudbury arriving at Sudbury (Suffolk) at 10:38.

IMPORTANT - TRAVEL from LONDON - unfortunately a rail replacement service will be running on the day between Newbury Park and Witham. The journey will take around 2.5 hours. Anyone travelling from London will need to get the 08:13 service from London Liverpool Street to Newbury Park, the rail replacement then runs to Witham. You will then need to 10:05 train from Witham to Marks Tey, and then finally the 10:18 from Marks Tey to Sudbury arriving at Sudbury (Suffolk) at 10:38.

For drivers, these is parking at Sudbury Train station.  Advice would be to see if you can lift share so please use the comments 

Is it dog friendly? 

Dogs are very welcome but please note and abide by the Countryside Code (https://tinyurl.com/rlqvp3h).  Please also remember not everyone loves your dog as much as you do so please be mindful of other members.

New Members

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Image / photo credits: 
River Stour above Sudbury (Used under the creative commons licence - copyright Robin Webster - Geograph website)
De Vere house - (Used under the creative commons licence - copyright David Smith- Geograph website)
Stour Valley Path River Glen Bridge (This file is licensed under the  Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 license - attribute Maarten Sepp)

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