Suffolk

Properties and events in Suffolk

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

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

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 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 Guildhall - a Church and a Gatehouse

Guildhall, Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5DN
In person
Pre-booking required

Together these three Grade I listed buildings a Guildhall, a Church and a Gatehouse, all stand in the unique historic centre of our town. They are constructed of three different materials timber, flint and handmade brick.

A History of Bungay's Buildings

St. Mary's Church, 18 Trinity Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AU
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come and see plans for some of Bungay's fine buildings. Held in St. Mary's (a good example from the 15th century), there will be a display of detailed drawings of architectures from the Abbey ruins of the 12th century up to present day eco-housing.

A Tour through the 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 walk along historic Ballygate

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

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

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 showcases Aldeburgh's rich and diverse history from the Anglo-Saxons to the unique seaside town it is today, via digital and manual displays.

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 and historic features of Leman House, Ballygate

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

Grade I Leman House, Ballygate: the story of the building and its changing architecture over four centuries.

Architecture Talk by Alan Greening

St Mary's Church, Steeple End, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 8LL
In person
Pre-booking not required

A history talk and discussion of the architecture of Halesworth, a historic market town.

Art Trail

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

A grand selection of creative work by a variety of Ipswich based artists - both in the Unitarian Meeting House and in a marquee beside it.

Backstage tours - New Wolsey Theatre

New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AS
In person
Pre-booking preferred

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.

Beccles Bell Tower

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

Discover the historic detached Beccles Bell Tower.

Beccles Museum and its Archive of Historic Data

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

Discover the many kinds of material that the museum holds in its collections and how they can be viewed electronically.

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 required

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.

Buildings in the Ipswich Charter Hangings

13 Tower St., Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3BE
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover some of the architecture featured in embroidered panels designed to illustrate the 1400-year history of Ipswich. At the end of the walk there will be a chance to view the eight hangings in St Peter's Church.

Bungay's myths and their influence on architecture

3 Tuns Bungay, Earsham Street, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1AG
In person
Pre-booking required

Historic Building Mythbusting-Uncovering Folklore, History and Archaeology in Bungay.