A seaside village most commonly associated with the music festival begun by Benjamin Britten. The Aldeburgh Festival brings thousands of music aficionados to this small Suffolk village each summer, and the success of the Festival has spawned a year-long series of arts and cultural events.
Aldeburgh,
East Anglia,
Suffolk,
England
Alderton is a small village just north of Bawdsey, on the north side of the River Deben, in the Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The manor house of Alderton Hall dates to at least the 15th century, and within the grounds stand ruins of ecclesiastical buildings built by Augustinian monks who controlled much of the Bawdsey peninsula in the medieval period.
Alderton,
Suffolk,
England
It could be said that the best days of Beccles were over a thousand years ago, when this market town was a prosperous Saxon port, but that would be terribly unkind, for Beccles has a lot to offer a modern visitor. The town lies at the southernmost extremity of the Norfolk Broads, though the town itself is across the county border in Suffolk.
Beccles,
East Anglia,
Suffolk,
England
A pair of Roman roads cross at Bildeston, but there is no evidence of a Roman settlement. Tradition suggests that the village was named for a Danish leader named Bildr, though there is no proof for this tale. Bildeston enters the historical record in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded that the estate was once owned by Edith, Edward the Confessor's queen. A church was recorded, presumably on the site of the current church of St Mary Magdalene, high on the hill overlooking the current village.
Bildeston,
East Anglia,
Suffolk,
England
Boxford is a pretty little vilage between Hadleigh and Sudbury. The A1071 rushes by just south of the village, but blessedly not much uch of the traffic makes it way into Boxford, leaving it to slumber on. There are several interesting old timber framed cottages, and a couple of nice old pubs, but the star of the show for historic buildings is without doubt the parish church of St Mary.
Boxford,
East Anglia,
Suffolk,
England
One castle, a priory, a Roman well, a Saxon tower, a museum, a redundant medieval church, and a 17th century Butter Cross - there's a lot to see and enjoy in the historic north Suffolk town of Bungay, a fact recognised by English Heritage, who have designated the town centre as a Conservation Area.
Bungay,
Suffolk,
England
The town of Bures has a bit of a split personality. Half of it lies in Suffolk and half in Essex. The latter half is now known as Bures Hamlet, and is now the larger. The smaller, and Suffolk based part, is technically Bures St Mary, and lies on the north side of the River Stour. There is yet another, third Bures, called Bures Mount, just outside Bures Hamlet.
Bures,
East Anglia,
Suffolk,
England
Bury St Edmunds offers a quite sumptuous array of historic buildings, from the ruins of one of the most important medieval monasteries in England to a plethora of elegant Georgian houses. The town is named for St Edmund, the last King of East Anglia. Very little is known of Edmund's origins, but that did not stop numerous legends arising purporting to tell his life story.
Pictures of Cavendish seem to make a regular appearance on Suffolk calendars and postcards. Its easy to see why, as the village is such a pretty one, with a long, wide green flanked by attractive period cottages and historic pubs, with a striking medieval church rising above it all.
Cavendish,
Suffolk,
England
The village of Clare sits astride the A1092 between Haverhill and Long Melford, just north of the River Stour. There is so much of historic interest in Clare that it is hard to take in all at once. Within a short stroll are an Iron Age fort, a castle mound, a Saxon earthwork, a medieval priory, a fabulous medieval church, one of the finest examples of East Anglian plasterwork in Suffolk, and more historic timber-framed cottages than you can shake a guidebook at. Clare is a treasure house of historic architecture, and a delight to visit.
Clare,
East Anglia,
Suffolk,
England
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A friendly welcome awaits you at the Rutland Arms where history combines with modern hospitality. With 46 en-suite bedrooms, an elegant restaurant and bar area, as well as the traditional cobbled courtyard, the Rutland Arms is the ideal base from which to explore Newmarket and the surrounding area. Located in … more >>
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