Suffolk hotels accommodation, attractions
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MAIN TOWNS IN Suffolk - Aldeburgh, Beccles, Bungay, Bures,
Bury St Edmunds, Felixstowe, Haverhill, Ipswich, Lavenham, Lowestoft,
Mildenhall, Needham Market, Newmarket, Oulton Broad, Stowmarket,
Sudbury, Woodbridge. |
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Aldeburgh. Aldeburgh is an unspoilt and charming town with
a beautiful shingle beach, approximately 20 miles east of Ipswich,
25 miles south of Lowestoft. Located on the A1094, it is about
19 miles east of Woodbridge. Just outside Aldeburgh is the famous
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, opened as a venue for the Aldeburgh
Festival, the brainchild of composer Benjamin Britten and tenor
Peter Pears. Photo : Aldeburgh. |
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accommodation : Aldeburgh.
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Beccles. Although Beccles is just south of the Suffolk/Norfolk
border, it is known to many as a Norfolk Broads holiday centre.
It is a small market town with a pleasantly old-world feel, being
an elegant Georgian town. Beccles is located on the A146 about
7 miles west of Lowestoft, 10 miles north of Southwold and 6
miles east of Bungay. Beccles has many antique shops, antiquarian
bookshops and a recently refurbished museum. Photo : Beccles. |
More information and
accommodation : Beccles.
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Bungay. Bungay is an attractive and thriving market town
situated on the river Waveney, just inside the border of Norfolk
and Suffolk. It is about 6 miles west of Beccles with Lowestoft
and the coast about 12 miles away. Bungay is located on the A143
on the edge of the Norfolk Broads National Park. Norwich is around
10 miles north of the town. Book:
Southwold and Bungay (Explorer Maps). |
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accommodation : Bungay.
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Bures. The village of Bures is made up of the two villages
of Bures Hamlet and Bures St Mary, both lying on either side
of the River Stour, the county boundary between Essex and Suffolk.
The centre of Bures has many buildings dating from the 16th and
17th centuries. Dedham and Flatford, the area portrayed by John
Constable, and Long Melford and Lavenham are all close by. Bures
is approximately 9 miles northwest of Colchester and 5 miles
south of Sudbury. Book
: Thomas Gainsborough (British Artists) |
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accommodation : Bures.
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Bury St Edmunds. Bury St Edmunds is on the main A14, located in beween
Newmarket 12 miles to the west and Ipswich 28 miles southeast.
It is a richly historical town, probably most famous for the
ruined abbey that stands near the town centre and splendid Gothic
revival cathedral. Closeby are Thetford (12 miles), Stowmarket
(12 miles) and Sudbury (17 miles). Photo : Bury St Edmunds. |
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accommodation : Bury St Edmunds.
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Felixstowe. Felixstowe is a coastal port and resort on a peninsula
with the port of Harwich across the estuary and Ipswich 8 miles
inland up the A14. Located in the far southeastern corner of
Suffolk, it is 9 miles south of Woodbridge and about 95 miles
from London. Felixstowe has a charming seafront and has the title
"Garden Resort of the East Coast". It is a popular,
peaceful holiday resort, especially for families. Photo : Felixstowe. |
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accommodation : Felixstowe.
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Haverhill. Haverhill is located in the southwest corner of
Suffolk, on the border with Essex. It is a large town, interesting
for its Victorian architecture. Located on the A143, Haverhill
is 12 miles west of Sudbury, 8 miles east of Saffron Walden and
12 miles south of Newmarket. Fire destroyed many of Haverhill's
older buildings in 1665, although Anne of Cleves' House (photo)
has been renovated. Photo
: Haverhill. |
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accommodation : Haverhill.
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Ipswich. Ipswich is in the heart of East Anglia, located
15 miles northeast of Colchester, 9 miles west of Felixstowe
and 10 miles southeast of Stowmarket. It was a rich trading port
in the Middle Ages and is England's oldest continuously settled
Anglo-Saxon town with medieval streets and architectural gems
such as the ancient Saxon market place, Cornhill, the town's
focal point. Photo : Ipswich. |
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accommodation : Ipswich.
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Lavenham. Lavenham is one of the most visited villages in
Suffolk with its unrivalled array of perfectly preserved half
- timbered houses. It is a fine medieval village of historic
buildings and streets, Tudor townhouses and crooked cottages.
Its most celebrated building is its cream-coloured, timber-framed
Corpus Christi Guildhall in the Market Place. Lavenham is located
on the A1141, 5 miles from Sudbury, 10 miles from Bury St Edmunds
and 12 miles from Stowmarket. It is about 75 miles from London.
Photo : Lavenham. |
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accommodation : Lavenham.
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Lowestoft. Lowestoft is the most easterly town in the UK and
was established as a fishing village in the early 14th century.
Lowestoft is on the A12, 8 miles from Great Yarmouth and 6 miles
from Beccles. Norwich is about 28 miles to the northwest. Lowestoft
has a thriving tourist industry and close links with Great Yarmouth,
making it a popular destination for holidaymakers. Photo : Lowestoft. |
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accommodation : Lowestoft.
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Mildenhall. Mildenhall is 10 miles northeast of Newmarket just
off the A11. It is located 9 miles from Thetford and 10 miles
from Bury St Edmunds. Mildenhall is known today as the location
of RAF Mildenhall, one of the United States Air Force's major
bases in the UK, and the Mildenhall Air Show, the largest military
organised air display in the world. The old town of Mildenhall
centres around the market place with its 16th century hexagonal
market cross (photo), the town pump and St Mary's Church. Photo : Mildenhall. |
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accommodation : Mildenhall.
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Needham Market. Needham Market lies just off the main A14 between
Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich, 3 miles southeast of Stowmarket.
It is located about 6 miles from Ipswich and 15 miles from Sudbury.
The town has some fine examples of Tudor architecture, the church
of St John the Baptist has probably the finest double hammerbeam
roof in the country. Photo
: Needham Market. |
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accommodation : Needham Market.
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Newmarket. Newmarket is located in the heart of East Anglia,
just off the A14. It is approximately 10 miles from Cambridge
and 10 miles from Bury St Edmunds, located midway between the
two towns. Newmarket is famous as the headquarters and home of
British racing and there are over 2,500 horses in training within
its boundaries. The pretty market town boasts two well-kept racetracks
as well as many stud farms, including the National Stud. Photo : Newmarket. |
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accommodation : Newmarket.
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Oulton Broad. Oulton Broad sits on the outskirts of Lowestoft
and is known as the 'southern gateway to the Broads'. It is classed
as the most southerly of the Norfolk Broads, even though it is
in Suffolk. It links the North Sea via Lake Lothing and Mutford
Lock with Oulton Dyke, then the River Waveney and the rest of
the Broads system. It has a wide range of watersports activities
and facilities. Oulton Broad is on the A146 between Lowestoft
(1 mile) and Beccles (6 miles). It is about 25 miles from Norwich
and 6 miles from Great Yarmouth. Photo : Oulton Broad. |
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accommodation : Oulton Broad.
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Stowmarket. Stowmarket is a market town on the A14 corridor
approximately 14 miles from both Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds.
It is about 95 miles from London. Stowmarket boasts the only
open-air museum in Suffolk - the Museum of East Anglian Life.
Stowmarket has a network of footpaths, some run along historical
paths and take you from the heart of the town to the surrounding
villages and countryside. Photo
: Stowmarket. |
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accommodation : Stowmarket.
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Sudbury. The market town of Sudbury is an ideal centre for
exploring East Anglia. It is located on the A131 with many interesting
towns closeby. Sudbury is approximately 10 miles northwest of
Colchester, 15 miles west of Ipswich, 12 miles south of Bury
St Edmunds and 5 miles south of the pretty town of Lavenham.
Sudbury has often been used for television locations, most significantly
for BBC's Lovejoy. It is surrounded by the attractive countryside
so often painted by Constable and Gainsborough. Gainsborough's
House, the home of the artist, is now an exhibition of the artist's
life and work. Photo :
Sudbury. |
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accommodation : Sudbury.
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Woodbridge. Woodbridge lies on the bank of the river Deben,
surrounded by delightful Suffolk countryside. It is located on
the A12, about 7 miles east of Ipswich and 12 miles north of
Felixstowe. Woodbridge is about 95 miles from London. It is a
centre for boat-building, rope-making and sail-making. Closeby
is the Sutton Hoo Saxon royal burial ship, a group of low grassy
mounds, one of Britain's most important archaeological sites
now managed by the National Trust. Photo : Woodbridge. |
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accommodation : Woodbridge.
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