Suffolk Heritage Coast by Train
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The Suffolk coast is a soft landscape of shingle beaches, reedbeds, tidal estuaries and heathland, with quiet marshland footpaths near Orford Ness and Havergate Island. Felixstowe and Saxmundham stations are the closest railheads for coast and estuary walking.
There are 10 stations within 5 miles of the Suffolk Heritage Coast.
The area is home to 1 DoBIH-listed peak, the highest being Havergate Island at 2m.
Suffolk train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
- Oulton Broad South4.6 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Lowestoft4.8 mi (about 6.5 to 7 mi on foot)Bronze walking rating
- Trimley1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
- Woodbridge4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)
- Melton (Suffolk)4.9 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot)
- Felixstowe1.2 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) · closest
- Saxmundham3.1 mi (about 4 to 4.5 mi on foot)
- Darsham3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot)
- Halesworth4.1 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)
- Wickham Market4.2 mi (about 5.5 to 6 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Suffolk Heritage Coast from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Norwich to LowestoftFrom 41min
- London to WoodbridgeFrom 1hr 34min
- Cambridge to WoodbridgeFrom 1hr 47min
- Oxford to WoodbridgeFrom 2hr 50min
- Leicester to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 2min
- Brighton to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 6min
- Bath to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 21min
- Southampton to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 25min
- Bristol to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 33min
- Nottingham to TrimleyFrom 3hr 43min
- Birmingham to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 46min
- Sheffield to WoodbridgeFrom 3hr 58min
- Cardiff to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 3min
- York to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 7min
- Leeds to TrimleyFrom 4hr 17min
- Manchester to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 18min
- Exeter to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 19min
- Preston to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 32min
- Liverpool to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 38min
- Lancaster to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 53min
- Swansea to WoodbridgeFrom 4hr 58min
- Durham to TrimleyFrom 5hr 14min
Good to know
Can you get to the Suffolk Heritage Coast by train?
Yes. 10 stations are within 5 miles of the Suffolk Heritage Coast, including Felixstowe and Trimley.
What is the nearest train station to the Suffolk Heritage Coast?
Felixstowe, 1.2 miles away (about 1.5 miles on foot) from the Suffolk Heritage Coast.
How long does it take to get to the Suffolk Heritage Coast by train?
The Suffolk Heritage Coast is 41min from Norwich, 1hr 34min from London and 1hr 47min from Cambridge by train, to the nearest station.
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