| 4 miles from the tudor manor melford hall. there's a laid-back pub and 2 restaurants serving classic british food including sunday roasts, plus a courtyard where afternoon tea is served. this 15th-century, timber-framed coaching inn is 0. rooms, some with exposed beams, include period furnishings, free wifi, flat-screen tvs and tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 55
Kentwell Hall (6 min)
Red brick stately home hosting historical re-enactments and events with parkland, gardens and farm. Melford Country Park (4 min) Abbey Gardens (22 min)
Park featuring formal gardens, ruins, sports facilities, an aviary, light refreshments & toilets. Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford (9 min)
Church, architecture, and history Little Hall Museum, Lavenham (10 min) Clare Castle Country Park Trust (13 min)
Riverside park with various historical structures, including castle remains, plus ponds & paths. National Trust - Melford Hall (9 min)
Tudor manor house once owned by the family of Beatrix Potter, with a tearoom and extensive gardens. Gainsborough's House (9 min)
Museum covering Gainsborough's early portraiture and landscapes, later works, furniture and effects. Dedham Vale (26 min)
Scenic rural area of farms, woodland & quaint villages, with walking & cycling paths. National Trust - Ickworth House, Park and Gardens (27 min)
National Trust-owned property with an ornate, domed rotunda and extensive art and silver collection. Hedingham Castle (22 min)
Vast country estate with a well-preserved Norman fortress, picnic areas, a cafe and a gift shop. Lavenham Guildhall (10 min)
National Trust-run meeting house for medieval guilds with a courtyard garden, tearoom and gift shop. East Anglian Railway Museum (27 min)
Original Victorian buildings housing railway memorabilia, plus a functioning restoration workshop. St Edmundsbury Cathedral (21 min)
16th-century Anglican church built on a medieval site, plus notable stained glass, crypt and font. Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens (21 min)
Ruins of a Benedictine abbey including precinct walls, the great gate and church, dating from 1020. | 
