• Chris Tomes
  • Chris Tomes

Suffolk on Bromptons

A 9-day adventure by Chris Read more
  • Trip start
    August 10, 2020

    Home to Ipswich

    August 10, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Crossflatts to Leeds. Leeds to York. York to Peterborough. Peterborough to Ipswich. All went smoothly.

    Pleasant ride across Ipswich to Martin and Giovanna’s house.

  • On foot in Ipswich

    August 11, 2020 in England ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    A morning walk around the marina. Jellyfish, a family trying to catch crabs.

    Lunch at Hanks’s pub (100% vegan) under Eat out to help out.

    Estuary walk from Shotley pm. Three men sitting on a sand bar as the ride cane in.Read more

  • Ipswich to Heveningham

    August 12, 2020 in England ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Goodbye to Martin and Giovanna. Good company, food and competitive lawn games.

    Picked up NCR 1 which took us out of Ipswich to Woodbridge for coffee and flapjack.

    Church interesting from outside (Bill Gates eat your heart out).

    NCR 1 to Framlingham for picnic lunch, pot of tea and another church. So many churches, so much flint.

    Cycled alongside a “wavy wall” for over half a mile.

    Perseus meteor shower at night.
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  • Dunwich, Walberswick

    August 13, 2020 in England ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Cycling without luggage today. Norman church in Bramfield with lookout tower in the grounds.

    Just outside was another ”crinkle crankle” wall, nicely maintained.

    On to the lost village of Dunwich, nice little museum. Coffee and scone nearby. Lunch in Walberswick - no photos as we were getting fed up with the heat and the crowds.Read more

  • To Norwich via Lowestoft

    August 14, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Bye to John and Janet.
    Change of route, diverting to the coast and Lowestoft to take the train on to Norwich. Avoids a long, cross country trawl.

    Signposts temporarily ran out on outskirts of Lowestoft but a local cyclist put us right.

    Explored Norwich pm and had a Thai meal.
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  • Norfolk coast

    August 15, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Overcast all day and slightly damp at times.

    Train from Norwich on the Bittern line to Sherimgham. Walked on cliff path and beach to Cromer where we had crab sandwiches for lunch.

    Cromer very busy!Read more

  • Bury St Edmunds

    August 16, 2020 in England ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

    Train taken one stop for a quick way out of Norwich.

    40 mile ride to Bury St Edmunds just staying ahead of thunder clouds. They broke as we arrived at the Dog & Partridge (which promptly flooded).

    Tasty and good value Turkish meal.
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  • All day in Bury St Edmunds

    August 17, 2020 in England ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

    Morning spent at the Moyae museum - small footprint but interesting exhibitions over three floors.

    Afternoon mostly spent on a guided walk around the towns many historic buildings.

    Four Eat out to Help out treats today - hard to spend much money!

    Houses built into remains of old monastery walls.

    Illuminated from within street sign.
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    Trip end
    August 18, 2020