Heathrow Airport 2 hr 27
The Long Shop Museum (7 min) 18th-century factory with working steam engines & interactive exhibits on the Industrial Revolution. Southwold Pier (29 min) Classic pier reinvented for the 21st century with local food and quirky fun for all the family. House in the Clouds (12 min) Aldeburgh Beach (16 min) Orford Ness (23 min) Peninsula & designated National Nature Reserve with fragile habitats & a lighthouse from 1792. National Trust - Dunwich Heath and Beach (23 min) This scenic coastal area popular for walks, birdwatching & geocaching also has a tea room & shop. Easton Farm Park (22 min) Seasonal petting farm offering 2 Victorian cottages with warm decor, plus a play area & a cafe. RSPB Minsmere (19 min) Coastal nature reserve with woods and wetland, 7 bird spotting hides, nature trails and a tea room. Snape Maltings (12 min) Center of music, independent shops, galleries & eateries set in re-purposed Victorian buildings. Orford Castle (22 min) Unique polygonal tower keep built by Henry II, with a chapel/kitchen/other chambers in the turrets. Leiston Abbey (8 min) Abbey, ruins, and history Framlingham Castle (20 min) Once refuge to Mary Tudor pre-coronation, this castle offers magnificent views, exhibits and events. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB (24 min) Diverse 155-sq.-mi. area with shingle beaches, estuaries, salt marshes, farmland & forest. National Trust - Sutton Hoo (26 min) Country estate with an Edwardian house plus exhibitions about the excavated Anglo-Saxon burial site. Rendlesham Forest (25 min) Leafy recreational space with walking, cycling & orienteering trails, plus play & picnic areas. |