🥾 Walking route
Albana Walk, Ickworth Estate
Suffolk
- 📏 2.6 km · 1.6 mi
- ⛰ +124 m
- ⏱ 45 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance2.6 km · 1.6 mi
- Elevation+124 m
- Duration45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainWoodland paths and parkland tracks, some gentle climbs
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDogs welcome on leads
About this walk
The Albana Walk is a gentle circular route through the western reaches of the Ickworth Estate in Suffolk, covering 2.6 km in around 45 minutes. Despite its modest length, it packs in a surprising 124 m of ascent, so expect a few soft climbs as you weave between open parkland and mature woodland.
The path leads you into Albana Wood, a peaceful stretch of trees that gives the walk its name, before opening out onto the rolling pasture of Ickworth Park. Along the way you'll catch glimpses of neighbouring Dairy Wood and Twist Wood, with the tower of Saint Mary's Church appearing across the estate.
Back at the start, there's plenty to linger for. Porter's Cafe is well placed for a post-walk coffee and cake, while the West Wing Restaurant offers something more substantial if you've earned it on the hills.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
2 waypoints along the way
- 1
Albana Wood
- 2
Ickworth Park
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Dairy Wood
~436 m off the route
Twist Wood
~474 m off the route
Saint Mary's Church
~295 m off the route
Porter's Cafe
~257 m off the route
West Wing Restaurant
~280 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).