Welcome to Wickhambrook
Wickhambrook is one of the parishes of West Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council
No circular walk this time but a bus journey to Depden water tower and then a wander back to Wickhambrook across the fields. The journey incorporates several stiles, a risky crossing of the A143, a downhill stroll beside five lakes and a skirting of the grounds of Denston Hall. Total distance is about 8 miles but it is all easy walking and can be covered comfortably in three hours…
This circular walk heads east to Clopton Green, south to Denston and returns along the brook valley making use of field edge footpaths and quiet country roads. There are two steady climbs but the effort is rewarded by pleasing views of rolling Suffolk countryside. Most footpaths are regularly cut and the whole circuit is as shown on the local Ordnance Survey map – Explorer 210 Newmarket & Haverhill. Waymarks are not being replaced currently because of budget restrictions so it is advisable to take a map or some other mapping aid with you. The walk is approaching seven miles so you may wish to pack a picnic…
Wickhambrook Scene began life in February 1969 when the first Scene was published. It contained twelve pages (half foolscap size as it was then) and carried seven adverts on the back page and on the inside pages. The cover carried a picture identified by Alf Hicks as being Hole Meadow near Coltsfoot Green, and appears to be a photo copy version of a photograph…