Looking for a shorter drive in Suffolk, England? These routes have estimated driving times of up to 90 minutes, excluding stops. Allow extra time for viewpoints and breaks. Roads featured include B1078, A12, B1438.
Short on time? B1123 and B1124: Halesworth to Beccles Country has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 18 minutes before stops.
Link the public forest roads around Rendlesham with Snape and the A1120 country west of Yoxford. Optional waterfront and castle visits sit beside a continuous driving circuit.
Follow the established A1120 tourist-road corridor across central Suffolk towards Yoxford. Village bends, farmland and small settlements make this a relaxed point-to-point alternative to the larger trunk roads.
Take the B1063 south from the Newmarket country to Clare, with an uninterrupted linear itinerary through the Suffolk uplands. Horse traffic near the northern end calls for a calm start.
Follow the B1066 through the rolling country south of Bury St Edmunds. Hartest and the approach towards Long Melford give this shorter route a clear rural focus.
A compact north Suffolk country drive using the B1123 and B1124 corridor before the approach to Beccles. It provides a shorter link between the inland market-town country and the southern Broads edge.
Travel north through Suffolk coastal country, linking Orford, Snape and Aldeburgh before finishing at Southwold. Marshes, woodland and villages create a varied touring day without promising a continuous waterfront road.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
B1123 and B1124: Halesworth to Beccles Country is the shortest by route distance, at 9 miles, with an estimated driving time of 18 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
Suffolk Forest, Coast and A1120 Driving Loop is the longest by route distance, at 42 miles. Its estimated driving time is 1 hr 24 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
1 route starts and finishes in the same place, including Suffolk Forest, Coast and A1120 Driving Loop. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.
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