Village situated on the A12 south of Lowestoft and 20 or so miles north of Ipswich. Comprising of some charming houses, many timbered and some with bow-windows and balconies. Surrounded by the parkland of three country houses. Cockfield Hall being the most beautiful with its redbrick North wing, stables and […]
Day: November 24, 2010
Walberswick
Today it is hard to imagine that Walberswick until the start of World War I was a thriving port trading in corn, bacon, timber and fish. Now Walberswick’s claim to fame is that it is the venue for The British Open Crabbing Championship. One Sunday during each summer the banks […]
Thorpeness
All is not what it seems in Thorpeness! This quaint and pretty little seaside village has an interesting history. Originally a small fishing and smuggling hamlet, situated just up the coast from Aldeburgh. In the mid 1800’s a Scottish couple by the name of Ogilvie relocated to the area. They […]