Heathrow Airport 2 hr 10
Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve (12 min.) deer and nature Gainsborough S House (28 min.) museum covering gainsborough s early portraiture and landscapes later works furniture and effects. National Trust - Melford Hall (25 min.) tudor manor house once owned by the family of beatrix potter with a tearoom and extensive gardens. Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm (24 min.) Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (28 min.) owls meerkat eagle and safari park St Edmundsbury Cathedral (26 min.) 16th-century anglican church built on a medieval site plus notable stained glass crypt and font. Museum Of East Anglian Life (16 min.) countryside museum of rural life with abbot s hall exhibitions history talks and cottage tours. Ickworth House (33 min.) national trust-owned property with an ornate domed rotunda and extensive art and silver collection. Abbey Gardens (25 min.) park featuring formal gardens ruins sports facilities an aviary light refreshments & toilets. Hollow Trees Farm (15 min.) buy fresh farm produce and plants sip a coffee in the cafe or take a walk on the farm trail. Lavenham Guildhall (15 min.) national trust-run meeting house for medieval guilds with a courtyard garden tearoom and gift shop. Moyse S Hall Museum (29 min.) museum since 1899 in a medieval building charting the town s early history & hosting events. Chantry Park (31 min.) grassy expanse with football pitches and a playground sometimes used for large public events. Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens (26 min.) ruins of a benedictine abbey including precinct walls the great gate and church dating from 1020. |