Places to visit and interesting things to do

We are surrounded by picturesque villages & Suffolk wool towns such as Clare, Long Melford & Lavenham.

Some 12 miles away finds Bury St Edmunds, an important market town with a richly fascinating heritage, the striking combination of medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares & glorious Cathedral & Abbey Gardens. Visit the Athenaeum, Moyse’s Hall, the Greene King brewery or Theatre Royal. There is plenty of retail therapy & excellent choice of cafes & restaurants along with Britain’s smallest pub, The Nutshell. Market days are Wednesdays & Saturdays.

Flat racing enthusiasts will love Newmarket, abundant racing stables & stud farms, The National Horseracing Museum & Jockey Club, along with Spring racing at the Rowley Mile, Summer racing at the July Course & Autumn racing at the Rowley Mile. Ask Louise or Hugh for the fixture list.

Visit nearby Cambridge for architecture & heritage, theatres, museums, galleries & attractions, punting tours & bicycling.

Constable Country & the beautiful Dedham Vale
Ickworth Park
Kentwell Hall
Ely Cathedral
Open air Shakespeare at Castle Hedingham & Cambridge colleges
Audley End House & Gardens
Anglesey Abbey
Wimpole Hall
Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury
Wyken Vineyards