Suffolk

Properties and events in Suffolk

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'What this place needs is some decent toilets and the bloomin' roof put back!'

Starting from the Parcels Office Public Exhibition Space, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
In person
Pre-booking not required

A short guided walk & talk showing the efforts of the Lowestoft Central Project to restore and rejuvenate Lowestoft Railway Station

“Connections”: New Easterly Artists Pop-Up Art Exhibition

91 High St, Triangle, Copperfields, Kessingland, Suffolk, NR33 7RW
In person
Pre-booking not required

Easterly Artists return with “Connections”, another of their acclaimed pop-up galleries and art exhibitions, located again in Lowestoft's historic Triangle area. Open daily with 25+ artists taking part, there’s something to suit every artistic taste!

175 Years since the railway reached Lowestoft

Main Concourse, Lowestoft Central Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
In person
Pre-booking not required

View the special timeline installed in 2022 marking 175 years since the railway reached Lowestoft.

A Common Thread

Community Centre, Old Grammar Lane, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1PU
In person
Pre-booking not required

The connections of the river to Bungay depicted in a new textile project.

A guided tour of the museum with the curator

Leman House, 28 Ballygate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9ND
In person
Pre-booking required

An opportunity to be shown around the museum by the curator.

A Medieval Coaching Inn: New Inn open days

New Inn, Peasenhall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2JE
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Open to the public for the first time in several years, join us to explore New Inn on Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 September 2024. We are opening this building in association with Heritage Open Days.

A virtual stroll along the High Street

The Mayfly, 72 High Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1XN
In person
Pre-booking preferred

We will present a virtual on-line tour of the historic High Street in North Lowestoft through photos ('old and now') as well as other resources that show how the street has changed and evolved over time.

A walk along historic Ballygate

Bell Tower, St Michael's Church (starting point), The Walk, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9HE
In person
Pre-booking required

A guided walk along Ballygate, one of Beccles' ancient streets.

Abbey Hall, Creative Space, Eye, Suffolk

Abbey Hall, Hoxne Road, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7NJ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Abbey Hall is set in 10 acres of water meadows on the site of the Benedictine Priory of St Peter which was razed in 1530. The former Abbey Farm Barn was listed at Risk in 1974 but has now been revived into a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy.

Aldeburgh Museum

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

Housed in the iconic Grade 1 Listed, timber framed, Tudor Moot Hall and home of the Town Council, the museum displays artefacts about the rich and diverse history of Aldeburgh from the Anglo-Saxons to today, through digital and manual displays.

All our Yesterdays Photographic Exhibition

Broad House, Nicholas Everitt Park, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 9JR
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and see Bert Collyer's collection of Lowestoft scenes from days gone by

Backstage secrets at the New Wolsey Theatre

Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and peek behind the curtain at the New Wolsey Theatre! Discover how on stage magic is made with backstage tours, dive into our vibrant history and get creative with family activities for all ages.

Bawdsey Radar Museum

Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3BA
In person
Pre-booking preferred

The first World War 2 operational RADAR station. Visit us to find out more.

Beating Dr Beeching

Lowestoft Railway Station, Denmark Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2EG
In person
Pre-booking not required

In the 1960s the now infamous Beeching Report proposed closure of the East Suffolk Line between Lowestoft and Ipswich. Trevor Garrod, Chair of the East Suffolk Travel Association gives a fascinating insight into the groups campaign to save the line.

Beccles Bell Tower

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

Discover the historic detached Beccles Bell Tower.

Beccles Public Hall

Smallgate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9AD
In person
Pre-booking required

A tour of Beccles Public Hall

Beccles: the first 500 years, 950 - 1450

Beccles Library, Blyburgate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9TB
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Local historian Dr Barry Darch will present an illustrated talk about how Beccles began and developed up to the mid 15th century.

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.

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 goods trains - displays - access to railway trackbed walks.

Bob's Lowestoft High Street Blitz Walk

The Lodge, Belle Vue Park, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 4AL
In person
Pre-booking preferred

A fascinating guided tour through some little-known aspects of Lowestoft's chequered wartime history with one of East Anglia's foremost air-war experts. An opportunity to see how enemy action affected North Lowestoft in two World Wars