Halesworth's Industrial Past & Millennium Green Guided Walk

Paul and Shirley Taylor of the Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway Charity will lead these guided walks around part of the Halesworth Millennium Green (the largest such Green in the country), highlighting the industrial archaeology of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries: the 1761 Blyth Navigation and the 1879 narrow gauge Halesworth to Southwold Railway.

Our walk takes in the Town Park, the remains of the Navigation, the New Cut and its lock and towpath, before making our way to the still well­ preserved trackbed of the railway at Bird's Folly, where the Charity has relaid rails on the main line and at the locomotive shed site. The Society plans to re-create this iconic Victorian railway as a heritage attraction and, ultimately, a means of transport.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

10.00 - 11.30

Location & directions

Town centre car park, Saxons Way, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8BF

Directions:

Meeting point: Town centre car Park IP19 8AH, rear of White Hart Duration 90 mins Walk will end at the Museum for a short film about the railway.

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Not suitable for wheelchair users, some uneven ground

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