Friars Meadow, River Stour, Sudbury
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
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Description
A lovely stretch of river next to the large common area at Friars Meadow in Sudbury. Very popular among local SUP and kayak users as well as swimmers. A bit reedy near the edge but fine in the middle - there are a lot of swans but they keep well clear of the humans so just keep still as they pass and they'll just swim on by. A local rowing club meets there a few hours a week.
Getting There
Park at the Kingfisher Leisure centre car park or the station long stay car park next to it, then take the footpath to the right to a small bridge. Cross the bridge and walk across the field on the other side. Any part of the river where the reeds have been cleared is accessible, but there is a jetty where I have placed the pin, and another about 300m down to the right.
Accessibility
There are two jetties where you can get in, you can touch the bottom about waist deep for an adult around these. You can also get in along the river anywhere you can get to the water! There is also a pillbox type building on the far bank where kids like to jump in.
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TanzaniteSwims
I swam here twice and SUP once during a weekend stay in the area. The river was very peaceful at night and lovely to swim in, although there is a lot of water weed near the banks. On Sunday afternoon there was a queue to get in at the jetty (mostly due to many inexperienced SUPs trying to get on!) and there must have been about 30 SUPs and kayakers along that stretch of water, plus swimmers and kids jumping in. Very calm, perfect for SUP, and feels clean to swim in. We saw 19 swans too!
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