the 3 relaxed rooms with sloped ceilings offer wi-fi access and flat-screens, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 1:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. a warm pub features exposed-beam ceilings, a fireplace and a terrace. a 3-minute walk from medieval orford castle, this casual inn is 9 miles from wickham market train station and 2 miles from the 18th-century orfordness lighthouse within the orford ness national nature reserve. breakfast is complimentary. a family room sleeps up to 4 guests and adds a sitting area. cribs are available by request for a surcharge Heathrow Airport 2 hr 28
National Trust - Dunwich Heath and Beach (38 min) This scenic coastal area popular for walks, birdwatching & geocaching also has a tea room & shop. Orford Castle (3 min) Unique polygonal tower keep built by Henry II, with a chapel/kitchen/other chambers in the turrets. Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB (18 min) Diverse 155-sq.-mi. area with shingle beaches, estuaries, salt marshes, farmland & forest. Easton Farm Park (24 min) Seasonal petting farm offering 2 Victorian cottages with warm decor, plus a play area & a cafe. Framlingham Castle (29 min) Once refuge to Mary Tudor pre-coronation, this castle offers magnificent views, exhibits and events. National Trust - Sutton Hoo (20 min) Country estate with an Edwardian house plus exhibitions about the excavated Anglo-Saxon burial site. RSPB Minsmere (34 min) Coastal nature reserve with woods and wetland, 7 bird spotting hides, nature trails and a tea room. Snape Maltings (11 min) Center of music, independent shops, galleries & eateries set in re-purposed Victorian buildings. RSPB Havergate Island (8 min) Nature reserve, marsh, avocets, rabbit, and safari park The Long Shop Museum (21 min) 18th-century factory with working steam engines & interactive exhibits on the Industrial Revolution. Aldeburgh Beach (23 min) Orford Ness (7 min) Peninsula & designated National Nature Reserve with fragile habitats & a lighthouse from 1792. House in the Clouds (24 min) Orford Ness National Nature Reserve (7 min) Rendlesham Forest (13 min) Leafy recreational space with walking, cycling & orienteering trails, plus play & picnic areas. |