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Clacton on sea to Flamborough 
Saturday 18th May - Friday 24th May 2019

Visiting

  • Clacton-on-Sea
  • Jaywick
  • Ipswich
  • Nacton
  • Lowestoft​
  • Cromer
  • Kings Lynne
  • Skegness
  • Chapel St Leonards

Friday

Arrive at Clacton-on-Sea and cycle to Jaywick

Saturday

Clacton – Ipswich – Nacton  52 miles
Start at Pretty Thing campsite

Follow the front to Frinton-on-sea
Walton-on-the-Naze   Walton Pier
B1034 Kirby le Soken
the B1034 bends left, take a right continuing on walton road * avoid thorpe le soken. RH fuels on corner
 
B1414 should arrive at a t-junction and turn right onto this road.  Great Oakley, Little Oakley, 
meet B1352 at a t-junction, cycle away from Harwick to Ramsey.
 
roundabout straight on (over A120)  and stay on B1352 Bradfield, 
stay B1352 Mistley, Manningtree
A137 right at roundabout ,  (tricia inland at Flatford Mill), Cattawade, Brantham, 
right B1080 Stutton, Holbrook, Freston, 
B1456 left towards Ipswich 
IPswich, cross river, bear right, Univeristy of Suffolk
aim to leave Ipswich on A1156 Felixstowe Road  to campsite
 
http://www.toadhallcaravans.co.uk/    
Toadhall
Felixstowe Road
Nacton
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP10 0DE

Sunday

​Nacton – Lowestoft 55 miles

​left out of campsite continue on A1156
at roundabout with A14 take 3rd exit onto lane (not A12)
t-junction right on Main Rd, bucklesham primary school, left to Brightwell.
t-junction (?) turn right onto Newbourne Rd (if join A12 gone too far) then left alongside A12 (cycle route)  to Marlesham Heath 
Gloster Rd (not A12) through shops
right/left Felixstowe Rd, (not as far as roundabout), Martlesham
t-junction right, Main Rd, The St
right on Sandy lane (Ipswich car sales), right B1438 Woodbridge train station, right B1438 Melton
A1152 Eyke, Rendlesham, Tunstall, Snape Bridge, Snape, Church Common
A1094 Aldeburgh and on the coast
follow coast to Thorpeness
B1353 inland Aldringham, 
B1122 Leiston, Theberton, 
B1125 Westleton, 
right B1387 (before Blythburgh), Walberswick.
cross river Blyth to Southwold, 
A1095 Blackwater
B1127 South Cove, Wrentham, 
A12 to Lowestoft  

Campsite on A12
JAYDENE TOURING CARAVAN PARK
LONDON ROAD   A12  GISLEHAM    NR33 7PG     01502 800718

Monday

Lowestoft – Cromer 56 miles

A12 left out of camp (?)
B1532 right into Lowestoft
Stay coastal on Corton Rd, B1385 Corton, Hopton, Gorlestone on sea, Great Yarmouth,
 
Coastal Caister on sea, california, scratby, Newport, Winterton on sea, 
 
Inland to east Somerton, West Somerton, 
Horsey Road (NT), Horsey, Horsey Corner, 
Coastal Waxham, Sea palling, eccles on sea, 
Inland to whinpwell green, happisburgh
Right B1159 Walcott, keswick, Paston, Mundesley
Coastal to Sidestrand, overstrand, cromer  
 
Stay coastal road A149,, East Runton, camp just after

Woodhill Park  

Cromer Road
East Runton
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9PX
Tel: 01263 512 242

Tuesday

Cromer – Kings Lynne 56 miles

​A149 West Runton, Sheringham, Weybourne, Salthouse, Cley next the sea, stiffkey, wells next the sea, Burnham, Thornham, Hunstanton, snettisham, Ingoldisthorpe, (Dersingham), Babingley, 
 
Right turn minor road, Lynn Rd to Castle Rising, kings lyn golf club, south Wootton, 
A148 Gaywood, Kings lyn town
Out on A149, A47 to campsite (toward Middleton) – meet Tricia and get a lift? 

Wednesday

Kings Lynn – Chapel St Leonards 62 miles

​A47 or a lift back to Kings Lyn
Wisbeck road to little bridge across river (not A47)
Straight on to Clenchwarton, Terrington St Clement, Walpole Cross keys, side road alongside A17 to Wingland
Cross river on A17 and straight on down main street, Sutton Bridge, join B1359 (right) Long Sutton
Join A17 at roundabout Saracen’s Head, Fosdyke Bridge
First right Wash Road,
Right Low Mill Lane, left t-junction Marsh road, to Sandholme, left to Frampton, right then left on Hall Lane, strainght on Haven Village and Boston. Alongside river on London Road/High St. Over Town Bridge, market Place and through shops onto wide bargate and Spilsby Road (A16).
A52 right halford end, Benington (skegness road), Leverton to Skegness.
A52 Follow coast to Chapel St Leonards
Right Chapel St Leonards, follow coast on Anderby Rd to camp at Anderby Creek

Poplar Zareba
Sea Road
Anderby Creek
Lincolnshire
PE24 5XW
Telephone: 01754 872487
Website: www.poplarzareba.co.uk

Thursday

Chapel St Leonards – Cleethorpes 36 miles

​Continue coast road, Sandilands, Sutton on sea, Mablethorpe,
A 1031 Saltfleet, north somercotes, Ludney, Eskham,
Leave A1031 right to North Cotes, Tetney Lock (follow road not tracks), nearly at Tetny rejoin A1031 right to Humberston, Cleethorpes,

​Willows, Hollym Road, Withernsea, East Yorkshire, HU19 2PN Tel: 01964 612233 – sent online form and confirmed booking via email from Highfiled caravans.

Friday

Withernsea - Flamborough 45 miles

​Follow coast A1033 Withernsea, B1242 Roos, Hilston, Garton, Aldbrough, Great Cowden, Mappleton, Hornsea, Atwick, Skipsea,
A165 Right at t-junction Fraisthorpe, Bridlington,
Stay Coastal to Flamborough
STOP HERE or continue to Scarborough
Bempton, Buckton, Speeton,
A165 Scarborough right into

Esplanade Gardens B&B
24, Esplanade Gardens, Scarborough, YO11 2A

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