The Grand Tour - 2026

Sunday 28th July 2026 - Start: Hungry Stag Café - A14
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The Grand Tour 2026

Hungry Stag Café → Martha’s Barn Café (Otley Hall) → Suffolk Punch Trust

Route Summary

• Total distance: ~35 miles

• Ride time: ~1 hr 15 mins (excluding stop)

• Roads: B-roads & country lanes

• Avoids: A14, A12, dual carriageways

Turn-by-Turn Route

1. Start at Hungry Stag Café, Junction 47A A14 (exit away from A14).

2. Follow local signs to Woolpit; ride through village (30mph, cameras).

3. Continue toward Stowmarket on local roads.

Rider Notes

• Deer common near Otley & Hollesley (especially dusk).

• Mud possible on B1083 after farm traffic.

• Shaded bends may be damp in winter.

• Best ridden mid-morning to afternoon.

4. Join B1113 signposted Needham Market.

5. Skirt south of Stowmarket; cross River Gipping.

6. Ride through Needham Market (fuel & cafés available).

7. At far side of town, join B1078 toward Otley / Debenham.

8. Continue on B1078 through open countryside to Otley.

9. Turn off for Otley Hall following brown signs.

10. Stop at Martha’s Barn Café, Otley Hall (midway break).

11. Leave Otley Hall and rejoin B1079 toward Woodbridge.

12. Follow B1079 through wooded, flowing bends.

13. In Woodbridge, follow signs for Hollesley / Aldeburgh.

14. Join B1083 through Bromeswell toward Hollesley.

15. Follow brown signs to Suffolk Punch Trust, IP13 3LA.