Things To Do On Your Holiday In Suffolk

Amusement/Theme Parks
Art Galleries
Beaches
Castles
Culture
Houses & Gardens
Museums
Nature/Wildlife/Zoos
Shopping
Spa
Sports/Activities
Transport
Vineyards

Amusement/Theme Parks

Adventure Island Play Park
15 - 17 Pinbush Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7NL
01502 519933

Africa Alive
White’s Lane, Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7TF
Tel: 01502 740291

Bawdsey Radar Station
The Transmitter Block, Bawdsey, IP12 3AT
Tel: 07821 162879

Easton Farm Park
Easton, Woodbridge, Suffolk. IP13 0EQ
Tel: 01728 746475

Go Ape
Hargrave Hall, Church Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5HH
Tel: 0845 6439215

Kids Play
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 6AD
Tel: 01284 763799

Kidz Kingdom
Gloster Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RJ
Tel: 01473 611333

Play2Day Indoor Play Centre
11A Gloster Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RJ
Tel: 01473 611333

Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park
Leisure Way, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5DZ
Tel: 01502 586000

Snakes And Ladders
Cavendish Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8AX
Tel: 01473 255000

Southwold Pier
North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk, IP18 6BN
Tel: 01502 722105

Wizard Balloons
78 Appledown Drive, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7HQ
Tel: 01379 89 89 89

Xtremefest
Blackenbury Fort, Golf Road, Felixstowe, IP11 9PJ
Tel: 01394 444 652

Art Galleries

Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery
Market Cross, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1BT
Tel: 01284 762081

Crooked House Gallery
7 High St, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9PR
Tel: 01787 247865

Enterprising Art Ltd
18 Thoroughfare, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1BY
Tel: 01473 213330

John Russell Gallery
4-6 Wherry Ln, Ipswich, IP4 1LG
Tel: 01473 212051

Ottewill Art Shop & Gallery
50 St. Andrews Street South, Town Centre, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 3PH
Tel: 01284 761172

PaulCooklin.com
Church Road, 3 Barn Cottages, Stowupland, IP14 4BG
Tel: 0845 2571705

Phoenix Art Gallery
Phoenix House, 97 High St, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9PZ
Tel: 01787 247356

Wildwood Gallery
40 Churchgate St, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RG
Tel: 01284 752938

Beaches

Aldeburgh
Although only a few minutes from the town centre, this beach is the perfect place to come and relax away from the bustling atmosphere.

Felixstowe (south)
This sand and shingle beach is perfect place to sit back and enjoy the scenery. As a winner of a Blue Flag award, the beach is clean and popular. Additionally there is a wide variety of entertainment for youngsters, including crazy golf and amusement arcades.

Lowestoft (north and south)
The Long stretch of lovely sandy beach is ready to be enjoyed by everyone. Popular with the local community, Lowestoft beach has won the English Tourist Board Beach of the Year for Excellence in 1991, and is one of the proud owners of a Blue Flag award.

Southwold Pier
This beautiful clean beach made up of sand and shingle is not only for relaxation as there are various means of amusement and entertainment to be undertaken whilst relaxing with family or friends.

Castles

Eye Castle
Castle Street, Eye, Suffolk, IP23
Tel: 01449 676800
Eye Castle is set on a staggering fifty foot high 11th century Norman motte, and was fully operating until the 14th century.

Framlingham Castle
Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 9BP?
Tel: 01728 724189
With its beautiful ruins, the castle oozes history. Built by Roger Bigod and Henry II, the castle was made as a sign of power and status.

Orford Castle
Castle Terrace, Orford, Woodbridge, IP12 2ND
Tel: 01394 450472
Set in a beautiful town, Orford Castle has intense heritage and history.

Culture

Bury St Edmund’s Abbey
57 Abbeygate St, Bury St. Edmunds, IP33 1LQ
Tel: 0845 7654321
Discover real history when visiting the vast ruins of this Abbey.

Kentwell Hall
Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9BA
Tel: 01787 310207
Set in a peaceful parkland environment, the Tudor mansion was awarded the Best Visitor Attraction prize and fails to disappoint.

Landguard Fort
Viewpoint Road, Felixstowe, IP11 3TW?
Tel: 07749 695523?
Packed with history, Landguard Fort is the only ford to survive a full scale invasion effort in England.

Lavenham Guildhall
Market Place, Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 9QZ
Tel: 01787 247646
Set in the romantic Tudor Village of Lavenham, this museum offers displays of the medieval cloth industry.

Leiston Abbey
Abbey Road, Leiston, Suffolk IP16 4TB - England, UK
Phone: 01728 831354
Dating from 1363, Leiston Abbey is a wonderful heritage site set in scenic countryside.

Melford Hall
Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9AA
Tel: 01787 376395
With beautiful walks available in parkland surroundings, Melford Hall is one of the most distinguished Elizabethan houses in East Anglia.

Saxtead Green Post Mill
Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 9QQ
Tel: 01728 685789
Built in the late 13th century, you can climb this mill and discover all the intricate mill machinery.

Somerleyton Hall and Gardens
Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5QQ
Tel: 01502 734901
Known as one of the best archetypal Tudor-Jacobean buildings, Somerleyton Hall offers spectacular rooms and gardens for you to explore.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Abbey House, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LS
Tel: 01284 748720
St Edmundsbury Cathedral is the Mother Church of the Anglican Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Sutton Hoo
Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Sutton, Woodbridge, IP12 3DJ
Tel: 013943 89700?
One of Britain’s most scenic archaeological sites.

West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village
Icklingham Road, West Stow, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6HG
Tel: 01284 728718
Exhibiting beautiful crafts, cooking and costumes this park gives an insight into Anglo-Saxon life.

Houses & Gardens

Clare Castle Country Park
Maltings Lane, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NW
Tel: 01787 277491
Situated in the centre of Clare, the 13th Century stone castle is set on a 70 foot high motte looking over the park. Thus the park contains many aspects of history and provides a pleasant place to relax.

Gainsborough House
46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EU
Tel: 01787 372958
The Gainsborough House was created into a museum in 1961. It now offers exhibits of paintings, drawings and prints by Gainsborough.

Helmingham Hall Gardens
Helmingham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6EF
Tel: 01473 890799
Helmingham Hall Gardens are classed amongst the highest as one of the few Grade 1 Gardens.

Ickworth House, Park & Gardens
Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5QE
Tel: 01284 735270
Discover the history of the Ickworth House whilst enjoying the idyllic countryside walks and scenes.

Museums

Aldeburgh Museum
Moot Hall, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5DS
Tel: 01728 454666
The Aldeburgh Museum offers a chance to learn more about life in and about Aldeburgh. It is also situated in one of the best Tudor public buildings in Britain.

East Anglia Transport Museum
Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk. NR33 8BL
Tel: 01502 518459
Showing an insight into the evolution of mechanical transport, the East Anglia Transport Museum fascinates its viewers with its spectacular exhibits.

Long Shop Museum
Main Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4ES
Tel: 01728 832189
The Long Shop was the first production hall in the whole country, built in 1852.

Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Museum
Central Library, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2SH
Tel: 01493 745526
The museum focuses on the interesting history of the Lowestoft fishing fleet, however it also includes an exquisite exhibition of the development of lifeboats.

Lowestoft Museum
Broad House, Nicholas Everritt Park, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft NR33 9JR
Tel: 01502 511457 ?
Overlooking Nicholas Everett Park beside Oulton Broad, Lowestoft Museum offers a charming view as well as a spectacular museum.

Moyse’s Hall Museum
Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1DX
Tel: 01284 757160
Moyse’s Hall offers a taste of medieval times with exhibits of items and goods from that period.

Museum Of East Anglian Life
Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL
Tel: 01449 612229
The 75 acres of the museum means that the visitors can get an overwhelming experience and insight into the nature of East Anglian life. There are also many riverside nature trails to explore along with exquisite woodland.

Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum
1 The St Flixton, Bungay, NR35 1NZ
Tel: 01986 896644
The Aviation Museum has a remarkable collection of aircraft and equipment.

Southwold Museum
9 -11 Victoria Street, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6HZ
Tel: 01502 726097
Southwold Museum offers a variety of outstanding exhibitions and collections, including exhibits of photographs, objects, paintings and wildlife.

The National Horseracing Museum
99 High Street, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8JH
Tel: 01638 667333
The National Horseracing Museum allows you to look back at the lives of the horsemen who raced in previous eras; it also includes a skeleton of Hyperion which is without a doubt one of the highlights.

Nature/Wildlife/Zoos

Easton Farm Park
Easton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0EQ
Tel: 01728 746475

Orford Ness National Nature Reserve
Quay Office, Orford Quay, Orford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2NU
Tel: 01394 450900
Fascinating nature reserve combined with 20th century military history.

RSPB MInsmere Nature Reserve
Westleton, Saxmundham, IP17 3BY
Tel: 01728 648281
Minsmere has a variety of different birds to see and habitats to investigate.

Suffolk Owl Sanctuary
Stonham Barns, Pettaugh Road, Stonham, Aspal, IP14 6AT
Tel: 01449 711425
With over 60 raptors at the Centre, viewers can see all different types of owls and other birds.

Shopping

Shopping
The Buttermarket
6 Butter Market Shopping Centre, Ipswich, IP1? 1DT
Tel: 01473 287267

Eastgate Shopping Centre
Eastgate House, Carr St, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1HA?
Tel: 01473 251434

Bury St Edmunds
Cornhill Walk Shopping Centre
6 Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury, IP33 1EJ?
Tel: 01284 767577?

ARC
14 Prospect Row, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3DG?
Tel: 01284 763124?

Spa

Atlantic Health & Spa
Houghton Hall, Cavendish, Sudbury, CO10 8BW
Tel: 01787 279009

Bodywize
Union St E, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HP
Tel: 01449 614603

Fitness First
6 Russell Rd, Ipswich, IP1 2BX
Tel: 0844 5712881

Gym & Trim Health and Fitness Club
Cardinal Park, 29 Grafton Way, City Centre, Ipswich, IP1 1AX
Tel: 01473 219600

Martlesham Leisure Club
Gloster Rd, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3RJ
Tel: 01473 624707

Spa Ely
35 Forehill, Ely, CB7 4AA
Tel: 01353 664 662

The Self Centre
4 Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR
Tel: 01284 769090

Sports/Activities

Aldeburgh Golf Club
Saxmundham Road, Aldeburgh, IP15 5PE
Tel: 01728 452890
36 hole heathland course, 6323 yards, handicap required

Beccles Golf Club
The Common, Beccles, NR34 9BX
Tel: 01502 712244
9 hole heathland course, 2779 yards, no handicap required

Bodywize
Nursey Close, Bungay, NR35 1DQ
Tel: 01986 896134

Bourne Hill Golf Centre
Bourne Hill, Worstead, Ipswich, Suffolk
Tel: 01473 687600
12 bays

Brett Vale Golf Club
Noakes Road, Raydon, Ipswich, IP7 5LR
Tel: 01473 310718
18 hole parkland course, 5864 yards, no handicap required, includes driving range

Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club
Outney Common, Bungay, NR35 1DS
Tel: 01986 892337
18 hole heathland course, 6063 yards, no handicap required

Bury Saint Edmunds Golf Club
Tut Hill, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP28 6LG
Tel: 01284 755979
36 hole parkland course, 6669 yards, no handicap required

Cretingham Golf Club
Cretingham, Woodbridge, IP13 7BA
Tel: 01728 685275
18 hole parkland course, 5200 yards, no handicap required, includes driving range

Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club
Ferry Road, Felixstowe, IP4 9RY
Tel: 01394 286834
36 hole link course, 6308 yards, handicap required

Fitness First
6 Russell Rd, Ipswich, IP1? 2BX
Tel: 01473 255333?

Flempton Golf Club
Flempton, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6EQ
Tel: 01284 728291
9 hole parkland course, 6240 yards, handicap required

Flynn Valley Golf Club
Witnesham, Ipswich, IP6 9JA
Tel: 01473 785267
http://www.fynn-valley.co.uk/pages.php/index.html
18 hole parkland course, 6310 yards, no handicap required, includes driving range

Global Golf
Rushbrooke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2RR
Tel: 01284 723894 / 723440
27 bays

Gym & Trim Health and Fitness Club
Cardinal Park, 29 Grafton Way, City Centre, Ipswich, IP1 1AX?
Tel: 01473 219600?

Gymophobics
31 St. Johns Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1SN?
Tel: 01284 725007?

Halesworth Golf Club
Bramsfield Road, Halesworth, IP19 9XA
Tel: 01986 875567
36 hole parkland course, 6580 yards, handicap required, includes driving range

Haverhill Golf Club
Coupals Road, Haverhill, CB9 7UW
Tel: 01440 761951
18 hole parkland course, 5898 yards, no handicap required

Hintlesham Hall Golf Club
Hintlesham, Ipswich, IP8 3JG
Tel: 01473 652761
18 hole parkland course, 6638 yards, handicap required

Ipswich (Purdis Heath) Golf Club
Purdis Heath, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich, IP3 8UQ
Tel: 01473 728941
36 hole heathland course, 6405 yards, handicap required

Ipswich Golf Range
Bourne Hill, Wherstead, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8ND
Tel: 01473 687600
12 bays

Kingpin Tenpin Bowling Centre
Gloster Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3RJ
Tel: 01473611111

L A Fitness PLC
Morton Hall Est, Easlea Rd, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7BY?
Tel: 01284 749847?

Links Golf Club (Newmarket)
Cambridge Road, Newmarket, Cambridge, CB8 0TG
Tel: 01638 663000
18 hole parkland course, 6574 yards, no handicap required

Lowestoft (rookery) Park Golf Club
Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8HJ
Tel: 01502 560380
36 hole parkland course, 6779 yards, no handicap required

Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre
Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Gainsborough Rd, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1LH?
Tel: 01449 674980?

Needham Gym & Fitness
30 High St, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8AP?
Tel: 01449 723441?

Old Joes Golf Driving Range
Joe's Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0QG
Tel: 01787 374807
14 bays

Paragliding School
Paragliding is a thrilling, outdoor, fair weather sport, the nearest thing to flying like a bird, unassisted by engines, propellers or fuel.


Getting High with Cloudbase Paragliding
Contact us for more information.
From the CloudBase blog:
Cloudbase is a small, friendly school based in the beautiful Wiltshire Downs just half an hour from the M4 motorway.

If it’s flyable – we’ll be out flying!
At Cloudbase our aim is for you to progress as quickly as possible in a relaxed and friendly environment where safety is paramount. We run training courses throughout the year.

We run Air Experience days, BHPA certified training courses and flying trips overseas.

Cloudbase Paragliding is a British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (BHPA) registered flying school.

Royal Worlington & Newmarket Golf Club
Golf Links Road, Worlington, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8SD
Tel: 01638 717787
9 hole links course, 6228 yards, handicap required, includes golf range

Rushmere Golf Club
Rushmere Heath, Ipswich, IP4 5QQ
Tel: 01473 725648
18 hole heathland course, 6200 yards, handicap required

Saint Clements Golf Club
St Clements Hospital, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP3 8LS
18 hole parkland course, 6000 yards, no handicap required

Seckford Golf Club
Seckford Hall Lane, Great Bealings, Woodbridge, IP13 6NT
Tel: 01394 388000
18 hole cliff top course, 5328 yards, no handicap required, includes driving range

Southwold Golf Club
The Common, Southwold, IP18 6TB
Tel: 01502 723248
9 hole heathland, 6050 yards, no handicap required

Stonham Barns Golf Centre
Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6AT
Tel: 01449 711545
28 bays

Stowmarket Golf Club
Lower Road, Onehouse, Stowmarket, IP14 3DA
Tel: 01449 736473
18 hole parkland course, 6107 yards, handicap required, includes driving range

Stowupland Sports Centre
Church Rd, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BQ?
Tel: 01449 672531?

Suffolk Golf and Water Park
Loraine Way, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk
Tel: 01473 830694
24 bays

Suffolk Ski Centre
Tel: 01473 602347

The Self Centre
4 Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32? 7AR
Tel: 01284 769090?

The Suffolk Golf and Country Club
St John’s Hill Plantation, Fornham All Saints, Bury Saint Edmunds, IP28 6JQ
Tel: 01284 706777
18 hole parkland course, 6321 yards, no handicap required

Thorpeness Golf Club
Lakeside Avenue, Thorpeness, Aldeburgh, IP16 4NH
Tel: 01728 452176
18 hole heathland course, 6271 yards, handicap required, includes driving range

Ufford Park Golf Club
Ufford Park Hotel, Yarmouth Road, Melton, Woodbridge, IP12 1QW
Tel: 01394 383555
18 hole parkland course, 6312 yards, no handicap required, includes driving range

Waldringfield Golf Club
Newbourne Road, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, IP12 4PT
Tel: 01473 736768
18 hole heathland course, 6141 yards, no handicap required

Walking
Follow the link to find out what different walks are available to you whilst you stay in Suffolk. Just click on the town you are nearest to or want to walk in and then you can select one of the walk descriptions that the website has to offer.

West Suffolk Golf Centre
New Drove, Beck Row, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 8RN
Tel: 01638 718972
20 bays

Woodbridge Golf Club
Bromswell Heath, Woodbridge, IP12 2PF
Tel: 01394 382038
27 hole healthland course, 6299 yards, handicap required

Transport

Coastal Voyager
6 Strickland Place, Southwold, Suffolk IP18 6HN
Tel: 07887525082

Vineyards

Bruisyard Winery, Vineyard and Herb Centre
Church Road, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2EF
Tel: 01728 638281