Known as England’s best preserved medieval village and one of Suffolk’s most important wool towns, Lavenham was one of the richest towns in Tudor England at the heart of the booming wool trade, thanks to the famous Lavenham Blues broadcloth. You'll be spoilt for choice with Lavenham’s many tearooms, cafes, galleries, museums, boutiques and restaurants. You can spend hours exploring one of the most picturesque villages in England, which has been featured on TV and films including Lovejoy and Harry Potter due to its medieval beauty.
Discover local history at the stunning timber-framed Lavenham Guildhall, visit one of England’s most beautiful and stately churches at St Peter and St Paul Church, or visit Lavenhams 14th Century Little Hall, which is home to the Gayer-Anderson collection of fascinating pictures and artefacts. You won't have to travel far to visit Suffolk's many other beautiful towns and tourist attractions:
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Sudbury
Sudbury is the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough which is now a museum and gallery. The beautiful Sudbury watermeadows have been immortalised by the works of Gainsborough.
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds is an historic market town and civil parish in Suffolk with 1,000 years of history to explore. Bury offers visitors award-winning restaurants, fantastic shopping, annual festivals, and stunning parks.
Constable Country
On the River Stour at Flatford and Dedham where John Constable painted his famous landscapes.
Southwold & Aldeburgh
Southwold is a thriving market town with a sandy beach and beach hut-lined promenade. Aldelburgh offers pastel-coloured properties, a promenade and the pebble beach with fisherman’s huts selling the daily catch
Ipswich
The County Town of Suffolk with its Anglo-Saxon heritage. Set on the River Orwell, its waterfront is lined with cafes, galleries and shops, and the 19th-century Old Custom House, which recalls the city’s maritime history.
Kentwell Hall
Kentwell Hall is a stately home in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. Visit the Hall, outbuildings and it's rare-breeds farm and gardens. The building dates from the mid-16th century, but the origins of Kentwell are much earlier, with references in the Domesday Book of 1086
Sutton Hoo
On the River Deben near to WOODBRIDGE with a working Tide Mill. Sutton Hoo is the site of two 6th- and early 7th-century cemeteries, where a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts of outstanding art-historical and archaeological significance were discovered, most of which are now in the British Museum in London
Cambridge
Cambridge is the perfect place for culture, adventure and family fun with beautiful surroundings, great shopping, a host of restaurants and cafes or take to the water and see Cambridge from a new perspective with one of their punting tours.
Suffolk Coast
Historical hamlets, pretty villages and towns including the gorgeous seaside towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold on the Suffolk Heritage Coast offer perfect family days out. Enjoy riverside walks, country pubs, fish and chips, chic cafes and shops.
Hollow Trees Farm
Hollow Trees is a farm that works 365 days a year, so there’s always something going on! Offering a Farm Shop, where you can buy everything they produce on the farm, a farm trail and play area, a chance to meet and feed the animals plus much more.
A great family day out!
Melford Hall
The National Trust property, Melford Hall is a stately home in the beautiful village of Long Melford, Suffolk. It is the ancestral seat of the Parker Baronets. The hall was mostly constructed in the 16th century, incorporating parts of a medieval building held by the abbots of Bury St Edmunds which had been in use since before 1065.
Framlingham Castle
Framlingham is a magnificent late 12th-century castle. Surrounded by parkland and estates, it was once at the centre of a vast network of power and influence. Explore its rich history and find out more about its journey from a Norman powerhouse to a 17th-century home for the poor.
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