Here you will find stories and descriptions of many events put on by the IOG, from walks, runs and cycle rides (often with pictures and route maps), to socials, concerts and trampolining, to trips across the UK and further afield.
Feel free to offer articles and pictures for publication. Please send your entries to newsletter@ipswichoutdoor.org
Text and photos by Patrick MeehanAfter a prompt 10:30AM start from the car park half-way down Cordy’s Lane, Angela Bell led her merry band of nine IOG companions into what would be a varied circular walk of approximately six miles. Although the temperature was a …
Text and pics contributed by Christina On a Saturday in late April a group of walking enthusiasts met at Ipswich station to board the 9.38am train to Stowmarket, situated close to the start of the River Gipping path leading to Ipswich. I bought a group …
Text contributed by M-L and Christina; pics various. This year the destination of our annual IOG Easter trip was four nights in the Plas Gwynant Outdoor Education Centre at the foot of Mt Snowden in Wales. Altogether about 47 members gathered in a beautiful location …
Text contributed by Glenn T., pics by Glenn and Christina Many thanks to Glen for organising and leading this lovely ten-eleven-mile walk from Kelvedon, Essex, on Sunday, which took us through some beautiful countryside. Thirteen of us turned out, with three, including myself, travelling by …
Words contributed by Sally and photos by Claire V. What a beautiful day for a walk! On a crisp, sunny morning fourteen of us set off for a five-mile walk around Martlesham Creek. After walking across Martlesham Heath, we zig-zagged our way down to the …
Text, Sarah G.; pics contributed by Sarah G., Daniel C. and Tess Thanks to Sarah and Simon for devising a fun afternoon of dividing into teams and hunting down twenty Ipswich landmarks. The photo above shows us in front of our first ‘find’; nineteen others …