Woodbridge Tidemill and the River Deben
Once you’ve been energised by the whole range of treats available in Woodbridge - the architecture and heritage, ‘real’ shopping, loads of places to unwind and linger over coffee www.ChooseWoodbridge.co.uk . . . and enjoyed the change of pace that walking by the river induces - there are many other lovely places nearby . . . . www.woodbridgesuffolk.info . If it’s history which inspires you . . . the Anglo Saxon royal burial site at Sutton Hoo, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/suttonhoo ; the castles at Orford and Framlingham www.english-heritage.org.uk ; if it’s nature . . . and the sound of birdlife - there are waders and other wildfowl to be seen on the mud flats along the River Deben, which is only 15 minutes on foot from The Coach House. We are only 20 miles from RSPB Minsmere www.rspb.org.uk . Aldeburgh and Southwold are delightful seaside towns, and many villages within this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) have a gentle, unspoilt quality and outstanding old buildings which give them considerable charm www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org . Snape Maltings www.snapemaltings.co.uk - is a favourite place with shops, galleries and world renowned concert venue, www.aldeburgh.co.uk . If, on the other hand, it’s the promise of wide open spaces and big skies that has attracted you to this area, there are 3500 miles of public rights of way in Suffolk, and endless walks from a gentle stroll to a brisk hike: themed walks - wildlife, churches, heritage; evening walks to hear nightingales or nightjars . . .