King Henry II built Orford Castle between 1163 and 1175 against the threat of coastal invasion and to strengthen his royal authority. When built the...

A nature reserve of international renown and importance, this area of Suffolk has some of the most beautiful and fascinating examples of plants and animals...

This Anglo-Saxon burial site was reserved for royalty, and it was here that the priceless Sutton Hoo treasure was discovered in a vast ship grave....

There has been a mill on the same site since the twelfth Century but by the early 1950s Woodbridge was home to the only surviving...

This small and friendly museum has been designed to reflect the history of the town and some of its most famous residents who include Thomas...

The Suffolk Horse Museum is an exhibition dedicated to the Suffolk Horse, most commonly known as the Suffolk Punch. The museum contains a historic...

The House in the Clouds was originally a water tank, designed in 1923, to provide sufficient water to the village of Thorpeness, in the absence...

Thorpeness Meare is a large artificial boating lake originally inspired by extensive flooding in 1910. Landowner Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie, the creator of Thorpeness, is said...

Leiston Film Theatre is Suffolk’s oldest purpose built cinema and can be found along the main high street in the centre of Leiston. On 27th...

The Long Shop Museum is a steam museum housed in part of the factory where the famous Richard Garrett steam engines were produced in Leiston...

Snape Maltings is a unique, mainly mid 19th Century, collection of granaries and malthouses close beside the River Alde near Saxmundham in Suffolk. The Maltings...

Leiston Abbey has the extensive remains of a 14th Century monastery set in the beautiful Suffolk countryside just outside the small town of Leiston. The...

Framlingham Castle is a wonderful example of a stone fortress. Built well over seven hundred years ago, it took nearly forty years to finish. Its...

Situated in Old Felixstowe, the Ferry is an attractive hamlet at the mouth of the Deben estuary. It is worth the short drive or coastal...

Minsmere Nature Reserve is located along the beautiful Suffolk Heritage Coast near Westleton and Saxmundham. The reserve is run by the Royal society for the...