East Suffolk

Properties and events in East Suffolk

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3000 years of dressing the people.

Riverside Centre, The Staithe, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1BF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Interactive live display showing 3000 years of working clothing. Come and dress as your ancestors

A hidden gem in the heart of Bungay - St Edmund’s Catholic Church

St Edmund’s Church, 1 St Mary's Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover one of the largest baptisteries in England, a wonderful collection of stained glass and wood carving, displays of historical vestments and historic photos

Aldeburgh Museum

Moot Hall, Market Cross Place, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5DS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Housed in the iconic Grade I Listed, timber framed, Tudor Moot Hall and home of the Town Council, Aldeburgh museum showcases the town's exciting history from the Anglo-Saxons to the unique seaside town it is today, via digital and manual displays.

Bank House, Halesworth: A Home with a History

Bank House, 35 Thoroughfare, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8LE
In person
Pre-booking required

Bank House is a fine Georgian building constructed in the 1760s as a pair, with the adjoining Georgian House. The Tithe map of 1577 marks the well which still exists in the cellar today.

Beccles Hungate Church (Beccles Methodist and United Reformed Church)

Hungate Church, Beccles Methodist and United Reformed Church, Hungate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9TT
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to see the interior of historic Hungate Church (Methodist and United Reformed) and find out about its long history.

Beccles: Quaker Meeting House

Quaker Meeting House, 15A Smallgate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9AB
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to visit the Quaker Meeting House and learn about its history.

Beccles: St Benet's Minster

St Benet's Minster, 2 Grange Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9NR
In person
Pre-booking not required

An opportunity to visit St Benet's Minster, Beccles and discover its history through a variety of displays

Blythburgh Station Open Day and Model Railway Show

Blythburgh Station, Station Road, Blythburgh, Suffolk, IP19 9LQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit the restored 1879 narrow gauge Blythburgh Station - model railway show - railway films - light refreshments - guided tours - railway bookstall - demonstration trains - displays - access to railway trackbed walks.

Control Tower Museum Showcase Event, Martlesham Heath, Sunday 13th September 11:00 to 4:30pm

Parkers Place, Eagle Way, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3UZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Control Tower Museum - Martlesham Heath, Showcase Event 13th September Control Tower Museum, Martlesham Heath Showcase Event Sunday 13th September 2026 from 11:00 to 4:30pm

Corton in the 19th and 20th Century

Corton Village Hall, The Street, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5HW
In person
Pre-booking not required

History of Corton covering the past two centuries.

East Anglia Transport Museum

East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8BL
In person
Pre-booking not required

East Anglia's premier working transport museum is opening its doors again for free, for one day this year!

Echoes of the Maltings - A 19th-Century Industrial Adventure

Britten Pears Arts, Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape Bridge, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1SP
In person
Pre-booking not required

Long before it became a world-renowned home for music, Snape Maltings was a bustling inland port. In the 1880s, entrepreneur Newson Garrett transformed this quiet spot on the River Alde into the largest malting operation in Suffolk.

Everyday history of Wellesley House, history of the building and it's occupants from 1856 to WW2

Wellesley House, 1 Wellington Esplanade, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0QQ
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore the every day histories of the occupants of Wellesley House, from high end Victorian sea side boarding house to family home of Lowestoft surgeon Richard Till Worthington and wartime home to soldiers of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.

Fabrication Flashbacks!

The Long Shop Museum, Main Street, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4ES
In person
Pre-booking not required

The opening day of an exhibition based on our oral history project to capture the memories of those who worked at Richard Garrett Engineering as the business neared the end of its 200 year history.

Felixstowe Ferry Walk

Felixstowe Ferry, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9RZ
In person
Pre-booking required

A stroll around the Ferry; a delightful hamlet full of history and seafaring stories. The walk starts and ends at St Nick's Church.

Felixstowe Martello Tower P Open for Tours

Felixstowe Coastwatch, Martello Tower P, Old Fort Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2EF
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Guided Tours inside Martello Tower P in Felixstowe. Outside, look down the hatch of the underground ROC Observation Post.

Felixstowe Museum

Felixstowe Museum, View Point Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 3TW
In person
Pre-booking not required

An award-winning museum houses a comprehensive collection of artefacts and photos related to Felixstowe's history.

Felixstowe Town Hall

Undercliff Road West, 12 SEA ROAD, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 2AG
In person
Pre-booking required

An impressive late nineteenth century civic building retaining some original features. Tours and an exhibition of archive material rarely seen are added attractions.

Find out about everyday working lives in Walpole in 1871

Walpole Old Chapel, Halesworth Road, Walpole, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 9AZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Walpole Old Chapel sits in a typical rural parish in North Suffolk. Our exhibition this year looks at what it would have been like to be a working member of this community in 1871.

Free Heritage Bus Service

Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 8BL
In person
Pre-booking not required

A free bus service, using old buses linking various Heritage Open Day events around the Lowestoft area