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By car, the Suffolk coast is easily reached from the rest of the country by taking the A12 between Ipswich and Lowestoft and turning off for the coast at the appropriate point. There are generally adequate car-parking facilities along the Suffolk coast, although the town car parks at Southwold and Aldeburgh can sometimes be full in high season.

Ferries

Several stages of the walks involve the use of ferries – timetables should be checked beforehand, as the ferries are seasonal and do not run year-round.

On the Suffolk Coast Path the extension to the alternative Orford Loop (see Stage 6) makes use of the Butley rowing-boat ferry, which runs from Easter Saturday to the end of October. Stage 8 of the Suffolk Coast Path requires the use of the Deben ferry across the river from Bawdsey Quay to Felixstowe Ferry. It carries foot passengers and bicycles and usually operates daily between May and September from 10am to 6pm, and at weekends from Easter weekend to May and also in October from 10am to 5pm (£2 single and £3 return at the time of writing). At other times there may be a river taxi service (07709 411511 – ferryman, or 01394 282173 – boatyard).