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Flatford Granary – Willy Lott's Cottage loop from Needham Market

Flatford Granary – Willy Lott's Cottage loop from Needham Market

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Flatford Granary – Willy Lott's Cottage loop from Needham Market

02:43

64.3km

380m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Dedham Vale National Landscape

Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.1 km

Huffers Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Great sandwich at Huffers. Cash only though…

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18.4 km

The Pedal House

Highlight • Rest Area

Local bike shop stocking Pinarello and Lapierre

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18.4 km

Fork and Deli Café

Highlight • Other

Formerly the premises of The Pedal House bike shop. Great pastries, filled sandwiches and rolls, cakes and coffee, and outdoor or indoor seating.

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30.2 km

View of the Stour Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely view across the lower Stour valley just before the drop down towards Flatford.

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30.8 km

The Flatford Granary stored grain until the 19th century when flour milling became profitable. Owned by Golding Constable, it passed to his son Abram and was eventually sold to William Bentall in 1846.

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30.9 km

Willy Lott's Cottage

Highlight • Settlement

This Grade I-listed cottage was owned by Willy Lott, a farmer born in 1761. The cottage featured in a number of paintings by British Romantic painter, John Constable, but most notably, 'The Hay Wain'. The cottage — which is located in Flatford, in the heart of the beautiful Dedham Vale, an area the artist painted prolifically — was restored in 1921 following a resurgence of interest in Constable's work and is now owned by the National Trust.

For more information, visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/flatford.

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32.4 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bergholt

Highlight • Religious Site

Whilst people have been worshipping on this spot for over 1,000 years, this beautiful church was originally built somewhere around 1350, nearly 700 years ago.

It was originally designed with a tower in mind, but it was never completed. Legend says that every time the builders stopped for the night, the devil tore it down. Whatever happened, the five bells, considered the heaviest in England, are now housed in a bell cage and still rung before each service.

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63.8 km

Needham Lake

Highlight • Lake

Needham Lake is the site of a Local Nature Reserve - with wetland areas, meadows and a small woodland. It's home to a variety of wildlife.

Needham Lake has been consistently ranked among Visit England's top most-visited free attractions in the UK.

The Duck and Teapot café near the main entrance offers refreshments including hot snacks, cake, tea, coffee and ice cream.

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64.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.0 km

166 m

109 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

56.8 km

7.55 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

27°C

14°C

0 %

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Flatford Granary – Willy Lott's Cottage loop from Needham Market

Huffers Cafe

The Pedal House

Fork and Deli Café

View of the Stour Valley