Regional Cycle Route 42
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Regional Cycle Route 42 is a regional bicycling route in Suffolk
, England
from Snape
to Bramfield
through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
.
| Knodishall
| Eastbridge
| Dunwich
| Bramfield
Links to:
This route takes one through Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
and close to Leiston Abbey
, Dunwich Heath http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-dunwichheathandminsmerebeach Minsmere RSPB reserve, the historic town of Dunwich, which was once a rich trading town and has slowly been washed into the sea, and Merton Wood http://www.wt-woods.org.uk/MertonWood.
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from Snape
Snape, Suffolk
Snape is a small village in the English county of Suffolk, on the River Alde close to Aldeburgh. It has about 600 inhabitants. Snape is now best known for Snape Maltings, no longer in commercial use, but converted into a tourist centre together with a concert hall that hosts the major part of the...
to Bramfield
Bramfield, Suffolk
Bramfield is a small village in the county of Suffolk, England. The village is found off the A12 road, one of the main arterial routes through the county....
through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
.
Snape to Minsmere
Snape | FristonFriston
Friston is a village in Suffolk, England. It is southeast of Saxmundham, its post town, and northwest of Aldeburgh. The River Alde bounds the village on the south. The surrounding land is chiefly arable. The soil becomes partly marshy in the lower grounds...
| Knodishall
Knodishall
Knodishall is a village in Suffolk, England. The village is located southeast of Saxmundham and southwest of Leiston, its post town. Most of the village is now in Coldfair Green, with only a few houses remaining in the original village by the parish church of St Lawrence.-Community:The village...
| Eastbridge
Eastbridge
Eastbridge is a village in Suffolk, England. It is located approximately five miles east northeast of Saxmundham. The village is two miles from the North Sea....
| Dunwich
Dunwich
Dunwich is a small town in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.Dunwich was the capital of East Anglia 1500 years ago but the harbour and most of the town have since disappeared due to coastal erosion. Its decline began in 1286 when a sea surge hit the East Anglian coast, and...
| Bramfield
Links to:
- RCR 41 just south of Snape
- NCR 1NCR 1-Dover to Canterbury:Dover | Deal | Sandwich | CanterburyLinks with NCR 2, Regional route 16, and Regional route 17 in Dover. Leaves Dover passing Dover Castle. South Foreland Lighthouse is visible from the route. Mostly traffic-free along the east coast from Kingsdown to Deal, passing Walmer...
just north of Bramfield
This route takes one through Suffolk Coast and Heaths, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on...
and close to Leiston Abbey
Leiston Abbey
Leiston Abbey, in Suffolk, England, was formerly known as St Mary's Abbey. It was founded in 1182 at Minsmere by Ranulf de Glanville, Lord Chief Justice to Henry II...
, Dunwich Heath http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-dunwichheathandminsmerebeach Minsmere RSPB reserve, the historic town of Dunwich, which was once a rich trading town and has slowly been washed into the sea, and Merton Wood http://www.wt-woods.org.uk/MertonWood.