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A visit to Leiston

Sandwiched between the market town of Saxmundham and the coastal resort of Aldeburgh, Leiston and district is an area proud of its industrial past, unique coastline and working-class heritage... View details

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Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival

Bridge Road, Snape, IP17 1SR

The Festival takes place in the beautiful setting of Snape Maltings each Septmeber. Next to the River Alde and close to the Suffolk coast, where reed-covered marshlands stretch into the...

From: 24 Sep 2022
To: 25 Sep 2022

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Aldeburgh Junior Regatta

Aldeburgh Yacht Club, situated on the Suffolk coast, is a large and thriving club catering for all aspects of sailing. Located between the sea and the River Alde one... View details

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Aldeburgh Poetry Festival

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Aldeburgh Regatta

Aldeburgh Yacht Club, situated on the Suffolk coast, is a large and thriving club catering for all aspects of sailing. Located between the sea and the River Alde one... View details

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Aldeburgh Summer Theatre

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Aldeburgh town

Aldeburgh is a pretty coastal town on the river Alde in Suffolk which enjoys breathtaking views both seawards and following the river Alde inland towards Orford. Possibly best known... View details

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Bandstand on the Beach

Enjoy a relaxing day on the beach whilst enjoying some free music entertainment. During the festival there will be a mix of musical genres, you'll find community choirs, festival... View details

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Beccles Lido

Beccles Lido is a traditional outdoor heated swimming pool next to the River Waveney in Puddingmoor. It is run by community charity Beccles Lido Limited. Many of the staff... View details

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Boxing Day Swim

Be cheered on by hundreds of spectators as you and dozens of other brave souls enter Aldeburgh's chilly waters as you take part in the Boxing Day swim, the... View details

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Bures Music Festival

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Canoeing

Iken Canoe is a small and friendly canoe and kayak hire centre based on the stunning upper reaches of the Alde estuary between Snape and Aldeburgh, close to the... View details

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Christchurch Park

Christchurch Park was the first public park in Ipswich, opening in 1895. It extends over 33 hectares of picturesque grounds right in the heart of the town. The park was... View details

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Covehithe Beach

One of Suffolk's best kept secrets! The beach can only be accessed on foot or by cycle. There is on-street parking near the church and a clearly marked footpath opposite... View details

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Crabbing in Walberswick

Formerly the home of the British Crabbing Championships, Walberswick is a great place to go with the family. It's a fun and inexpensive day out with the kids. Just remember... View details

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Felixstowe Book Festival

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Flatford Mill

A visit to Flatford Mill in Flatford, East Bergholt, makes for a relaxing day out for all the family. The scene has been immortalised by John Constable in his... View details

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Folk East

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Framlingham Castle

Once a fearsome fortress, muster your courage and explore Framlingham Castle's towering walls. It was behind these walls that Mary Tudor was proclaimed Queen of England. Discover more of... View details

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Framlingham Horse Show

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Framlingham Tennis Tournament

Framlingham Lawn Tennis Tournament has been played annually since 1883. It is held each year during the first week in August on the courts of Framlingham College in... View details

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Hadleigh Market Town

Hadleigh is a lively and colourful little market town with lots of character and things to see. Sitting on the meandering River Brett, the town’s backbone is the High Street... historic, town, shopping, guildhall, hadleigh View details

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Helmingham Hall Gardens and Tea Rooms

Open May to September and December Helmingham Hall, in Helmingham, boasts exceptional gardens: 19th-Century box parterre, edged with a spring border, an Elizabethan kitchen garden and double cruciform herbaceous border... View details

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Hoxne

Hoxne is a beautiful and historic village and well worth a visit. It is the place where King Edmund was martyred at the hands of the Danes at a site... View details

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Ipswich Music Day

The country's biggest free music day takes place every summer in Christchurch Park, Ipswich. Pop along, soak up the sun (hopefully!). Enjoy the music and try to spot budding... View details

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Ipswich Town Football Club

The home of Ipswich Town is well worth a visit on a match day, but even when there's not a game on why not pop along and grab a photograph... View details

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Latitude Festival

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Lavenham

Lavenham is one of the best preserved medieval villages in the UK, boasting some 320 listed timber-framed buildings, many of them protected by English Heritage. This unique village was... View details

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Maui Waui Festival

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Maverick Festival

This event has been running since 2008 and is hailed as the UK's first and finest Americana music festival. Acts include the likes of Terra Lighfoot, Henhouse Prowlers, Steve Forbert... View details

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On and Around Alton Water

Based in 400 acres of beautiful Suffolk countryside, Alton Water offers sailing, windsurfing and canoeing for members and day access for visitors. There is a highly acclaimed and long... View details

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Orford town & Orford Ness

Orford is famous for its local oysters and smokehouses and has two shops selling a wide range of smoked produce. Pop into Pinney's Of Orford to pick up some... View details

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Powerboat Racing at Oulton Broad

The Lowestoft & Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club are the organisers of the regular and highly thrilling powerboat racing which is held weekly from April to September at Oulton Broad... View details

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RSPB Minsmere

The jewel in the crown of the RSPB. There's so much to see and hear at Minsmere: splendid woodland, wetland and coastal scenery, rare birds breeding and calling in... View details

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See the sunrise at Britain's most easterly point

At Ness Point, near Lowestoft, you can see the sunrise before anyone else and if you catch it right, it's a sight you'll never forget.... View details

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Shingle Street

A visit to the hamlet of Shingle Street gives you a great feeling for the remoteness of parts of the Suffolk coast. It's a great place for a bracing... View details

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Snape Maltings Proms

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Snape Maltings

Five miles from Aldeburgh in the village of Snape, the internationally renowned Snape Maltings is one of the world's leading centres of music and a visitor attraction of outstanding... View details

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Southwold Literary Festival

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral Music

Music has been offered to God in this corner of Bury St Edmunds for over 1,000 years. The monks in the medieval abbey were replaced after its closure in the... View details

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Suffolk Show

The Suffolk Show is organised by the Suffolk Agricultural Association and is part of their 187 year history. The show is the largest two-day visitor experience in the county. It... View details

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Sutton Hoo

Much of what we know about the Anglo-Saxons comes from graves like the one discovered at Sutton Hoo. Near the River Deben, at Sutton Hoo, are 11 mounds or... View details

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Tendring Show

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The Abbey Gardens

The internationally acclaimed Abbey Gardens in the centre of historic Bury St Edmunds attract thousands of visitors each year, drawn by the superlative floral displays, the ancient setting and... View details

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The Aldeburgh Carnival

Aldeburgh is fortunate in being one of a handful of towns that has managed to continue the carnival tradition, when so many others have been forced to give it... View details

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The Broads

Why should Norfolk get all the glory? Let's not forget that a sizeable proportion of the Broads are in Suffolk! The Suffolk Broads are part of the Broads National... View details

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The Butt and Oyster at Pin Mill

The Butt and Oyster is one of the best known public houses in Suffolk renowned for its good beer, good food and great views, situated in the hamlet of Pin... View details

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The East Anglia Transport Museum

In Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, you can see a unique project: a museum of street transport designed to show the development of mechanical transport over the best part of... View details

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The Electric Picture Palace

Opened by Michael Palin in 2002, the Electric Picture Palace is a small but perfectly formed 70-seat cinema. The award-winning building is owned and run by the Southwold Film Society... View details

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The Ipswich Transport Museum

The Ipswich Transport Museum was founded in 1965 as the Ipswich Transport Preservation Group, and since that time a collection of over 85 vehicles has been built up to... View details

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The Long Shop Museum, Leiston

The industrial museum of Leiston is bursting with history. Telling the story of more than 200 years of the town's life and work. A vast collection of objects ranging from... museum, industrial, history, steam View details

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The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway

The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, known affectionately as 'The Middy', was a classic case of a rural railway that never paid its way. Built in the Edwardian era, it was... View details

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The Moot Hall

Home to the Aldeburgh Museum, the Moot Hall is one of the most important timber-framed public buildings in England. The Hall dates from the first half of the 16th... View details

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The Newmarket Gallops

Newmarket is the home of racing and as such has so much to see and do. There's the National Horse Racing Museum, the National Stud and, of course, Newmarket Racecourse... View details

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The Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum

Don't worry, it is in Suffolk! Located in Flixton, near Bungay, the museum has an impressive display of external exhibits including Gloster Javelin, DH Sea Vixen, EE Canberra, Pucara and... View details

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The Red House

Benjamin Britten (1913-76) was one of the leading composers of the 20th Century and possibly Britain's best known composer. The Red House is the home Britten shared with his partner... View details

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The Sailors' Reading Room

The Southwold Sailors' Reading Room in Southwold was built in 1864 as a refuge for fishermen and mariners when not busy at sea, in an attempt to keep them out... View details

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The Scores Trail

A self-guided free tour of Lowestoft's history and heritage. The Scores are a unique feature of this venerable and picturesque fishing port. They are a series of narrow lanes... View details

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The Sudbury Water Meadows

Sudbury's renowned water meadows are perhaps the jewel in the town's crown and have been immortalised by the works of Gainsborough and Constable. The meadows are carefully maintained by the... View details

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The Suffolk Regiment Museum

One of the best kept secrets is the Suffolk Regiment Museum at the Gibraltar Barracks in Bury St Edmunds. This is one of the finest regimental collections to be seen... View details

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The Suffolk Walking Festival

Save the date for this fantastic walking festival, with a large programme of guided walks across Suffolk from mid-May to early June. There are three lots of Challenge Walks... View details

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The UFO Walk at Rendlesham Forest

In December 1980 several sightings of a UFO were reported in Rendlesham Forest... Many people think these mysterious events are the most significant UFO incident to have occured in the... View details

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The Viewpoint at Felixstowe

Marvel at the giant container ships that come in and out of the Port of Felixstowe. You can also visit the nearby Felixstowe Museum and Landguard Fort.... View details

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Theatre on the Coast

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Thorpeness Regatta & Festival

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Thorpeness

If there was ever a village that deserved to be called 'fantastic' it is Thorpeness, built by a wealthy Scottish barrister with a penchant for mock-Tudor and Jacobean architecture. Glencairn... View details

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Visit Africa Alive!

Whites Lane, Lowestoft, NR33 7TF

Set in 100 acres of stunning Suffolk countryside and home to over 80 species of animals, Africa Alive! is a great day out for all the family.Make your day out... nature, zoo, animals View details

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Visit Aldeburgh Beach

Crag Path, Aldeburgh, IP15 5BP

Aldeburgh Beach is probably the best-known beach in Suffolk. The sand and shingle beach stretches a considerable distance, with a promenade and several distinctive attractions adding to the quaint seaside... beach, coast, sea View details

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Visit Britain's smallest pub

With a bar that measures just 15ft by 7ft, the Nutshell pub in Bury St Edmunds proudly holds the title of smallest pub in Britain, as confirmed in the Guinness... View details

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Visit Easton Farm Park

Pound Corner, Easton, IP13 0EQ

Easton Farm Park is a great day out for all of the family, offering lots of family fun, whatever the weather.Sitting on the edge of the stunning Victorian village of... farm, nature, wildlife View details

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Visit Greene King Brewery

Greene King is an iconic large pub retailer and brewer. Based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, the brewery has been brewing quality cask ales for more than 200 years... pub, brewery, drink View details

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Visit Ipswich Museum

If you're looking for a fun-filled, family day out, Ipswich Museum should be your first port of call. Meet animals from all corners of the globe, step back 70 million... museum, history, nature, archaeology View details

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Visit Regent Theatre

With over 90 years of history, Regent Theatre is the largest theatre in East Anglia, seating over 1,500 people.The stunning Grade II listed building provides a wonderful backdrop for a... theatre, entertainment, architecture View details

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Visit Southwold Pier

Southwold is a popular seaside destination on the East Coast. Its most prominent attraction is Southwold Pier, which boasts lots of things to see and do.... beach, sea, seaside, pier View details

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Walk from Snape Maltings to Iken

The internationally renowned Snape Maltings and concert hall are well worth a visit, but the walk from the Maltings towards Iken along the River Alde is arguably equally rewarding... View details

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Watch a movie at Aldeburgh Cinema

Aldeburgh Cinema has been screening films since 1919! Now showing popular film classics as well as new releases, in a wonderfully traditional atmosphere. The auditorium retains a number of original... View details

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Woodbridge Tide Mill

Experience the sights, sounds and drama of the mill as wheels and stones turn, grinding the grain as they have done for many hundreds of years. At Woodbridge Tide Mill... View details