As you drive down the B1084 into Orford, it’s like stepping back in time. The narrow streets and fisherman’s cottages look the same now as when they were built. The 12th Century Royal Castle, of which the 90-foot high Keep survives, dominates the surroundings. Built by Henry II, between 1165 […]
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Newmarket
Think Newmarket… think Horses! Famous worldwide for being the home of horseracing it is also the location for the National Stud. Newmarket itself is a busy market town with shopping, cafes, restaurants, pubs and nightclubs. Horseracing came to Newmarket in the 17th Century with the first recorded race being held […]
Needham Market
Needham Market sits on the west bank of the River Gipping, eight miles north-west of Ipswich. The towns’ name apparently means “needy homestead with a market”. Throughout the years it was spelt variously – Nedeham, Nedham or Neidham and it isn’t until 1245 that the present Needham Market is first […]
Minsmere
View from Bittern Hide at Minsmere by Geoff and Hilary Welch. Bittern by Chris Gomersall (www.rspb-images.com) Avocets – by Ian Barthorpe For a great day out in beautiful scenery, why not visit RSPB Minsmere nature reserve? The visitor centre includes a shop and tearoom, and there is an extensive guided […]
Mildenhall
A small town with a very large RAF base; RAF Mildenhall, located immediately outside the town, is used by the United States Air Force. Mildenhall is most famous for the discovery, in 1942, of The Mildenhall Treasure. Now housed in the British Museum, the treasure is a hoard of Roman […]
Lowestoft
Lowestoft’s biggest claim to fame is that it is Great Britain’s most easterly town. Unlike Land’s End or John ‘O’ Groats, for many years Lowestoft did not really shout about this. Now the matter has been put right and you can visit Ness Point (the most eastely point) and see […]
Long Melford
Historic buildings, antiques, shopping, good food or fashion, the village of Long Melford has something to offer everyone. Set in the Stour Valley the area was much loved by John Constable who featured the River Stour in many of his paintings. Long Melford’s origins go back to medieval times. In […]
Leiston
Majestic in ruin – Leiston Abbey A short distance from the town centre of Leiston you will find the remains the 14th Century Leiston Abbey. In 1182, Sir Ranulf de Granville had established an abbey at nearby Minsmere. Minsmere however is marsh land and 200 years later after numerous floodings […]
Lavenham
Lavenham is probably the most beautiful town in Suffolk if not England. Time really has stood still here with the preserved timber framed buildings exactly as they were in the 14th & 15th centuries. Lavenham Guildhall The town’s history goes back a very long way with Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Roman […]
Ipswich
Getting to Ipswich Coming by road, the town sits on the A12 from London (approx 60 miles) and the A14 from the Midlands and the North. The town is well-served by railway with a regular service connecting to London’s Liverpool Street (just an hour’s journey). From the north and Midlands […]