Heathrow Airport 2 hr 15
Snape Maltings (15 min) Center of music, independent shops, galleries & eateries set in re-purposed Victorian buildings. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB (12 min) Diverse 155-sq.-mi. area with shingle beaches, estuaries, salt marshes, farmland & forest. Easton Farm Park (7 min) Seasonal petting farm offering 2 Victorian cottages with warm decor, plus a play area & a cafe. Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (24 min) Owls, meerkat, and hawk Ipswich Museum (26 min) Journey from Iron Age to the Romans and Saxons, plus mammoth head and 50-million-year-old geology. Christchurch Mansion (25 min) Works by Gainsborough and Constable, a Tudor kitchen and collection of Victorian toys and games. Christchurch Park (24 min) Green oasis with a wildlife reserve, playground and 16th-century mansion housing a gallery/museum. Framlingham Castle (12 min) Once refuge to Mary Tudor pre-coronation, this castle offers magnificent views, exhibits and events. Orford Castle (19 min) Unique polygonal tower keep built by Henry II, with a chapel/kitchen/other chambers in the turrets. Holywells Park (27 min) This historic park features trees, ponds, a visitor centre, a maze, an open-air theatre & more. RSPB Minsmere (32 min) Coastal nature reserve with woods and wetland, 7 bird spotting hides, nature trails and a tea room. Orford Ness (21 min) Peninsula & designated National Nature Reserve with fragile habitats & a lighthouse from 1792. Ipswich Transport Museum (23 min) 90 historic vehicles such as local buses, trams and emergency transport plus engineering displays. Rendlesham Forest (19 min) Leafy recreational space with walking, cycling & orienteering trails, plus play & picnic areas. National Trust - Sutton Hoo (13 min) Country estate with an Edwardian house plus exhibitions about the excavated Anglo-Saxon burial site. |