Suffolk

Properties and events in 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

A look back at Lowestoft High Street Book Group's books

Shop, 132 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1HP
In person
Pre-booking not required

A display of the High Street Book Group books in our local bookshop from 2020 to the present day. Look through our eclectic choices and recommendations for a 'good read' as some will be on sale!

A Tour through the Hadleigh Suffolk Deanery Tower

St Marys Church, Church Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DT
In person
Pre-booking required

While the tower was built as a gatehouse, it has provided both a study, library and bed chamber for many clergymen over the years. Constructed of early handmade bricks, it has many decorative features and was completed in 1495

A Window to Felixstowe's Past

Hamilton Road Shopfronts, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7NL
In person
Pre-booking not required

A display of historic pictures displayed in Felixstowe shops showing how they looked in the past.

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.

An indoor display featuring the local history of Brandon

Brandon Town Council, Old School House, Market Hill, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0AA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Brandon: Trades, People and Heritage

Ancient House

The Ancient House, 30 Butter Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1BT
In person
Pre-booking not required

The Ancient House is a Grade 1 listed building dating from the 15th century. Famous for the elaborate pargetting, 'Ipswich windows' and wood carvings, it is an important building not only to Ipswich but nationally.

Architectural Oddities

Ipswich Unitarian Meeting House, Friars Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TD
In person
Pre-booking not required

One of a series of talks by architect Stuart Edgar about special architectural features in Suffolk.

AudaTours Ipswich Audio Tour: Hands That Built the Port

Ipswich Cornhill, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3PD
Online & In person
Book on day

A self-guided audio tour of Ipswich, exploring the dockers, shipwrights, brewers and merchants of the port.

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 Bell Tower

New Market, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9HE
In person
Pre-booking not required

Discover the historic detached Beccles Bell Tower.

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

Bethesda Baptist Church

Bethesda Baptist Church, 9 St. Margarets Plain, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2BB
In person
Pre-booking not required

Bethesda is an evangelical Baptist Church made up of around 120 people. We are a landmark building in the heart of Ipswich town centre, but the Church is the people who have long-established relationships in Ipswich.

Blyth River Navigation: Changing Use Through the Years

Halesworth Town Park, Saxons Way, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8LU
In person
Pre-booking not required

We will walk the New Reach waterway which runs through the Millennium Green and explore what was once a hive of maritime activity.

Blythburgh Station Open Day

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

Open Day for the Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway . Passenger trains running hourly. Free Hoppa bus to and from Blythburgh

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.

Brandon Heritage 5K Social Run

Church Road, Market Hill, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0JB
In person
Pre-booking required

This is a free 5K social group run following footpaths, dirt tracks and pavements in a loop in and around Brandon, Suffolk.