Plan your trip

WALK HERE

Turn to Walk 14 in this issue for an eight-mile figure-of-eight loop, including the easy three miles of Rendlesham Forest’s waymarked UFO trail.

GETTING THERE

Parking at the Forestry Commission’s Rendlesham Forest Centre (P&D, £4 all day) is a 15-minute drive from Woodbridge/A12, via the A1152 and B1084 east towards Orford (postcode IP12 3NF).

WHERE TO STAY

If you’re here for a long weekend, check into Mill Lane B&B at Butley – a small guesthouse by the Butley River, located in the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. B&B for two sharing an en-suite double room costs £85pn (01394 450994; www.milllanebandb.co.uk). Find more great places to stay nearby at www.visitsuffolk.com

WHERE TO EAT

At weekends, Bear Grills mobile café serves hot and cold food and drinks at the Rendlesham Forest Centre. Check the Facebook page or email beargrillsfood@gmail.com for opening hours. Two miles away, you’ll find The Oyster Inn at Butley. This 400-year-old village pub boasts its own microbrewery, Suffolk’s smallest cinema and hosts regular folk nights. Mains cost from £10, including locally butchered pork belly and seafood from the Suffolk coast (01394 459722; butleyoyster.com).

MORE INFORMATION

Pick up UFO trail leaflets at the Rendlesham Forest Centre or download the trail map here: www.bit.ly/rendleshamufotrail. Find out more about visiting Rendlesham Forest at www.forestryengland.uk/rendlesham-forest