The Hay Barn Guidebook to Suffolk
Best places to eat
The Marquis of Cornwallis
Upper StreetBar & restaurant with views across the valley
Butt and Oyster Pin Mill
Pinmill RoadGreat pub with views across the boatyards and bay
Sun Inn Dedham
High StreetListed in good food guide
The Boot
Freston HillCountry pub with resident pot bellied pigs
Bildeston Crown
104 High StGreat food in timber framed building
Fields Farm Shop and Cafe
Park RoadThings to do, places to see
Set in the heart of the beautiful Suffolk countryside, Hintlesham Barns is an independent shop and a coffee shop.
Hintlesham Barns Ltd
Set in the heart of the beautiful Suffolk countryside, Hintlesham Barns is an independent shop and a coffee shop.
Dedham Vale Vineyard
Green LaneKyson Hill
BroomheathAlton Water
Go paddle boarding, kayaking or windsurfing on Alton Water
Stoke-by-Nayland
Rendlesham Forest UFO Landing
Hollesley
Shingle Street was forcibly evacuated in 1940 in anticipation of a German invasion. Its eerie isolation is now rather compelling. But what really brings people here is the abundance of bird and wildlife. Park up by the beach, have a swim in the sheltered, lagoon-like waters, and enjoy the peace and quiet.
36 locals recommend
Shingle Street
Unnamed RoadShingle Street was forcibly evacuated in 1940 in anticipation of a German invasion. Its eerie isolation is now rather compelling. But what really brings people here is the abundance of bird and wildlife. Park up by the beach, have a swim in the sheltered, lagoon-like waters, and enjoy the peace and quiet.
Best things to do:
Suffolk Regiment Museum
Abbey Gardens
Cathedral
Nutshell Pub
Theatre Royal
176 locals recommend
Bury St Edmunds
Best things to do:
Suffolk Regiment Museum
Abbey Gardens
Cathedral
Nutshell Pub
Theatre Royal
Clare
Cavendish
Sudbury Water Meadows
Melford RoadGainsborough's House
46 Gainsborough StNational Trust - Bourne Mill
Bourne RoadNational Trust - Paycocke's House and Garden
25 West StStratford St. Mary
Find Court Knoll near the Anchor Inn, a raised earthwork surrounded by a wide ditch, which is thought to have been an illustrious manorial complex.
Nayland
Find Court Knoll near the Anchor Inn, a raised earthwork surrounded by a wide ditch, which is thought to have been an illustrious manorial complex.
Monks Eleigh
Aldeburgh
Lovely stony beach, great fish and chips.
Mill hop from the Tide Mill to Buttrums Mill. Visit the independent shops and coffee houses. Eat at the Table.
131 locals recommend
Woodbridge
Mill hop from the Tide Mill to Buttrums Mill. Visit the independent shops and coffee houses. Eat at the Table.
Southwold
Lovely beach, lighthouse, and traditional pier.
Norwich
Great city!
Eat at Woolf and Social (not in city centre).
Suffolk Food Hall
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Hall LaneMuseum of East Anglian Life
Iliffe WayNational Trust - Sutton Hoo
Vast ancient burial site.
Framlingham Castle
Church StreetExplore Ed Sheeran’s Castle on a Hill
Master the adventure playground and make animal friends at Jimmy’s Farm, run by Jamie Oliver’s mate
56 locals recommend
Jimmy's Farm
Pannington Hall LaneMaster the adventure playground and make animal friends at Jimmy’s Farm, run by Jamie Oliver’s mate
Explore the picture book villages of Constable Country with their Suffolk-pink cottages and thatched roofs
10 locals recommend
Kersey
Explore the picture book villages of Constable Country with their Suffolk-pink cottages and thatched roofs
Explore the picture book villages of Constable Country with their Suffolk-pink cottages and thatched roofs.
8 locals recommend
Stoke-by-Nayland
Explore the picture book villages of Constable Country with their Suffolk-pink cottages and thatched roofs.
Poke around antique and vintage shops of Long Melford’s pretty main street.
59 locals recommend
Long Melford
Poke around antique and vintage shops of Long Melford’s pretty main street.
Book ahead to book a boat trip to the lighthouse, or visit the former military nature reserve of Orford Ness. Grab supplies from the Pump House Bakery.
28 locals recommend
Orford Ness
Book ahead to book a boat trip to the lighthouse, or visit the former military nature reserve of Orford Ness. Grab supplies from the Pump House Bakery.
Buy the local brew in the Admans shop, and stroll the Railway walk in Hadleigh.
19 locals recommend
Hadleigh
Buy the local brew in the Admans shop, and stroll the Railway walk in Hadleigh.
Admire the wonky tudor buildings, see Harry Potter’s fictional birth place in Lavenham
122 locals recommend
Lavenham
Admire the wonky tudor buildings, see Harry Potter’s fictional birth place in Lavenham
Paddle about on the river and pretend to be in a Constable painting at Flatford Mill
7 locals recommend
National Trust
Paddle about on the river and pretend to be in a Constable painting at Flatford Mill
National Trust - Melford Hall
Helmingham Hall Gardens
Things to see and do:
Transport museum
Football club
Christchurch Park for tawny owls (and Park Run!)
New Wolsey Theatre
43 locals recommend
Ipswich
Things to see and do:
Transport museum
Football club
Christchurch Park for tawny owls (and Park Run!)
New Wolsey Theatre
Afternoon tea or a pamper in the spa at Hintlesham Hall, just across the fields
Hintlesham Hall Hotel
George StreetAfternoon tea or a pamper in the spa at Hintlesham Hall, just across the fields
Kentwell Hall
Absorb times gone by at the Tudor Mansion
Snape Maltings
Food scene
Suffolk Food Hall