To Walberswick village
Tea in the village and lunch on the marshes
(Photos/words © urban75, May 2007)
Pedalling up from Southwold Harbour, we crossed the River Blythe over the old Southwold Railway bridge and headed along a lovely country lane into the pretty village of Walberswick (pronounced 'Wall-burrs-wick').
Walberswick takes its name from the Saxon Waldbert or Walhbert (probably a landowner's name) with 'wyc' meaning a shelter or harbour.
From the 13th century onwards, Walberswick was a thriving port trading in cheese, bacon, corn, timber and fish, but tourism replaced these local industries after World War 1. Nearly half of all the properties in the village are now holiday homes.
Walberswick hosts the annual British Open Crabbing Championship in August, which raises funds for charities.
![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-01.jpg) Across the old railway bridge.
![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-02.jpg)
Looking back towards the harbour.
![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-03.jpg) Disused windmill on the marshes.
![St Andrew, Walberswick, Suffolk, England UK](images/st-andrew-walberswick-01.jpg) St Andrew's church, Walberswick is unusually built inside the ruins of a far larger 15th century church.
» St Andrew's church, Walberswick feature
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![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-08.jpg) Cottage dating back to 1785.
![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-04.jpg) Old fashioned-looking Fisher's Garage in Walberswick village.
![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-05.jpg) Walberswick village sign.
![Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-06.jpg) Walberswick village green. We stopped over at the lovely Parish Lantern for tea and coffee.
![East Anglian Game and Country Fair, Walberswick village, near Southwold, Suffolk, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-village-07.jpg) Lantern Gallery, Walberswick village.
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-01.jpg) Heading across the marshlands.
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-02.jpg) Walkers heading towards one of the many disused windmills in the area.
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-03.jpg) We had to duck low when cycling along this path!
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-04.jpg) Inside an old WW2 pillbox.
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-05.jpg) Pedalling (carefully) through the protected marshlands.
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-06.jpg) Along the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path which passes through over
a thousand acres of heath and marshland which is protected as an Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB).
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-07.jpg) Another abandoned windmill.
![Walberswick to Dunwich, Suffolk, photos of the marshes and countryside, East Anglia, England, UK](images/walberswick-dunwich-08.jpg) A fine picnic of Southwold fare: bread from the local bakers, cheese from the cheese shop, organic apples and Suffolk cider. Lovely!
Panorama of the scene
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