Shingle Street, Suffolk – Remote Coast on the Suffolk Coast Path

Long shingle banks, sea walls, and open estuary shoreline

Shingle Street sits on the Suffolk coast south of Orford, directly on the Suffolk Coast Path within the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape. The route follows the sea wall and shingle ridge past the hamlet before continuing north toward Orford or south toward Bawdsey and Felixstowe Ferry.

The settlement lies on a narrow spit of land between the North Sea and the River Ore estuary. Walking here is largely level but uneven underfoot, with long stretches of loose shingle, gravel tracks, and raised sea-wall paths. The landscape is open and exposed, with wide views across the estuary and out to sea.

Shingle Street has very limited facilities, with no shops or services in the hamlet itself. Additional food, accommodation, and transport options are available in Orford and Bawdsey.

From the sea wall, the Suffolk Coast Path continues north along the estuary toward Orford or south across open coastal ground toward Bawdsey and the mouth of the River Deben, following long, straight embankments and shoreline tracks.