Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Bury St Edmunds

580 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bury St Edmunds are walks beside water: 48% of the 1,200 or more we measured, against 54% across Suffolk.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

IpswichLowestoftHaverhillBury St Edmunds20 km
Bury St Edmunds and the 5 km around it, on Suffolk. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Bury St Edmunds

  • 31% of the walks beside water near Bury St Edmunds are never beside a busy road, against 56% of every walk near Bury St Edmunds.
  • 35% of the walks beside water near Bury St Edmunds have no busy road to cross, against 58% of every walk near Bury St Edmunds.
  • 65% of the walks beside water near Bury St Edmunds pass a dog-waste bin, against 46% of every walk near Bury St Edmunds.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. A difference is listed only when it is ten points or more and larger than chance would make it. How these figures are made

What the walks beside water are like

Each bar is the share of the walks beside water near Bury St Edmunds that the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for every walk near Bury St Edmunds.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Under 3 km
28%
42%
3 to 5 km
21%
22%
5 to 8 km
22%
16%
8 to 12 km
15%
10%
Over 12 km
12%
8%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
A loop
15%
19%
There and back the same way
51%
51%
One way, ending somewhere else
33%
28%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Under trees for a third or more of the way
62%
52%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
41%
37%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
96%
92%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
60%
49%
No farm grassland at all
6%
9%
Off road for four fifths or more
7%
5%
On roads or lanes for half or more
77%
82%
Through built-up streets for half or more
2%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Never beside a fast road
79%
85%
Never beside a busy road
31%
56%
No busy road to cross
35%
58%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
77%
83%
No steps
80%
86%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
86%
89%
Pass a pub
45%
33%
Pass a dog-waste bin
65%
46%
Pass a public toilet
37%
28%
Pass a drinking-water tap
12%
8%
Pass a busy beauty spot
43%
33%
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Walks beside water near Bury St Edmunds, chosen for your dog

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Bury St Edmunds?
Yes. 580 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bury St Edmunds are walks beside water, 48% of the 1,200 or more we measured there. The app shows them by name once you have an account, checked against what your dog finds hard.
What counts as a walk with water?
One with water the map draws, such as a river, lake or canal, beside it for at least a tenth of its length. A walk that only crosses a bridge does not count.
Can my dog swim there?
We cannot say. We measure how much of a walk runs beside water, not whether the water is clean, deep or open for swimming. Check the signs when you get there.

Everything we measured near Bury St Edmunds

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Bury St Edmunds