Sudbury is a medieval market town on the banks of the River Stour with surrounding residential areas of differing ages and complexities.  There are also extensive water meadows on one side of the town containing, and linked to the town by, a series of complicated paths and alleys. The whole area has been recently mapped and this new map will be used for an urban event for the first time in 2023, as part of "The Mayflower Weekend", which also includes the Harwich urban event being organised by Essex Stragglers. If travelling to East Anglia for the urban weekend the Town Council's website has much additional information on local accommodation and attractions - and a visit to, for example, the newly reopened Gainsborough's House Museum may well be something to consider once the orienteering is over for the day.

The sub-section of the map known as "Sudbury Meadows" is the area of low-lying grazing meadows - also containing some patches of woodland and many water features - alongside the River Stour. This area has been mapped previously and used for smaller events both by ourselves and by Essex Stragglers.