Introduction
This is an easy 3.5 mile circular walk in the countryside around
Clare using the Country Park as your gateway. The Park is open
every day for visitors and admission is free. The route is clearly
marked with green public footpath signs and yellow waymark arrows
displaying a circular walk symbol enabling you to walk in either
direction. It should take about two hours to complete but short
cuts can be made by returning along the roadside footways crossed
by the walk. Waterproof footwear should be worn except in dry
weather conditions.
Clare Country Park
Clare Station was on the old Stour Valley line and was the only
station in England to have been built inside a castle. The Country
Park Visitor Centre was previously the station’s goods shed and the
main station building is now the park warden’s residence and
office.
In the Park, shorter walks are provided on a History Trail or a
Nature Trail taking you along the riverside and woodland paths.
There is a Visitor Centre, also picnic areas, children's play area,
butterfly garden, wildfowl ponds and toilets.
How to get there
Public Transport
Check details with Suffolk County Council's Public Transport
Information TraveLine - telephone 0870 6082608.
By Road
Clare is on the A1092 between the A604 and A134, 8 miles from
Sudbury and 8 miles from Haverhill.
Parking
A pay and display car park is available at the start of the walk
in Clare Country Park.