East Anglia's Valley of the Kings

This was the first of my walks from the 2018 Suffolk Walking Festival. More of a guided tour than a walk, we trod the route of what will be a new walk when the Sutton Hoo site is redeveloped over the winter.

Angus gave us a fascinating insight into the landscape and ancient settlements. We learnt that Hoo is an Old English word for spur of land. The new walk will go down into the valley between the Hoo the visitor centre is on and up the next one to the ancient burial mounds...

...or whatever's left of them. We also got to visit the exhibition and replicas of the treasure...

It will be interesting to see how they redevelop the site and exhibition centre. Must go back next year and do more of the walks!