A four-arched flint and brick bridge in the Suffolk village of Moulton, built wide enough for carts despite its name
Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time
Moulton’s medieval bridge is generously built for something called a packhorse bridge — wide enough for a cart, in fact, though only people cross on foot today. Four pointed arches of flint, rubble and brick cross the little River Kennett here, on the old road between Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. The river has narrowed since the bridge went up in the 15th century; back then, one wide arch would have forced the road to climb too steeply, so the builders spread the crossing across several smaller ones instead. It’s free to see any time, though the road alongside is narrow and has no pavement, so keep an eye out for passing cars. The Icknield Way Path passes a couple of miles east.
