Thorpeness

 Just a few miles to the North of Aldeburgh is the seaside village of Thorpeness.  This was developed in the early twentieth century and features some of the most eccentric houses you will ever see.

The house in the clouds... (a converted water tower)

A mock Tudor gatehouse

And another converted water tower, this last one on the market at present for £850,000.

We started our walk from the village, passed the windmill

And followed a path around the golf-course and across a turnip field.

There the path came to a full stop and we found ourselves walking all round the edge of the next turnip field as workers knelt to their task of trimming turnips and crating them up for sale.

Eventually we realised that we were much further North than we had thought and followed the line of pylons leading out to the coast at Sizewell.  Here we joined the bridle path and sat down for lunch.

Another couple of miles brought us back into Thorpeness and a much-needed cup of tea.