Guidebook for Woodbridge
Food Scene
Bengal Tandoori Restaurant
70 High StOK Indian the staff are charming!
Its at 22a Well Close Square Framlingham IP13 9DS.
Wonderful coffee and we know Paddy's Mum Val who is a darling so if you go there - say we sent you. Great cakes opposite at the local bakery too!!
Framlingham is well worth a visit for the shops, restaurants and a great castle.
Paddy & Scott's - slow roasted coffee
19 Neptune QuayIts at 22a Well Close Square Framlingham IP13 9DS.
Wonderful coffee and we know Paddy's Mum Val who is a darling so if you go there - say we sent you. Great cakes opposite at the local bakery too!!
Framlingham is well worth a visit for the shops, restaurants and a great castle.
Good pub and restaurant, they produce their own meat. Some times we have their ram to stay in our fields. My favourite is the "Piggy Platter" its pig done lots of different ways on the same plate. Its close to the Sailors way foot path for a great walk down the river to Aldeburgh.
8 locals recommend
Crown at Snape
Bridge RoadGood pub and restaurant, they produce their own meat. Some times we have their ram to stay in our fields. My favourite is the "Piggy Platter" its pig done lots of different ways on the same plate. Its close to the Sailors way foot path for a great walk down the river to Aldeburgh.
Great pub and restaurant. We love their Sunday roasts which are becoming legendary. It's best to book. Dog friendly.
32 locals recommend
The Station Hotel
Station RoadGreat pub and restaurant. We love their Sunday roasts which are becoming legendary. It's best to book. Dog friendly.
The very best fish and chips, in the summer the Q can get long so choose your time. We can give you advice on the best strategy! There are two shops in town, one has a restaurant upstairs - they are owned by the same people.
49 locals recommend
Aldeburgh Fish & Chip Shop
226 High StThe very best fish and chips, in the summer the Q can get long so choose your time. We can give you advice on the best strategy! There are two shops in town, one has a restaurant upstairs - they are owned by the same people.
Local wine and you are able to go on a DIY tour. There is a shop to stock up from!
6 locals recommend
Shawsgate Vineyard
Badingham RoadLocal wine and you are able to go on a DIY tour. There is a shop to stock up from!
Great restaurant and right next to the castle which is definitely worth a visit. It's run by Ruth Watson (from the TV show "The Hotel Inspector").
12 locals recommend
The Crown and Castle
Market HillGreat restaurant and right next to the castle which is definitely worth a visit. It's run by Ruth Watson (from the TV show "The Hotel Inspector").
Amazing local smoked seafood. Try the smoked prawns with a beer! If you want the best Paella recipe just ask -- you will need some smoked prawns from Pinneys.
15 locals recommend
Pinneys of Orford
Quay StreetAmazing local smoked seafood. Try the smoked prawns with a beer! If you want the best Paella recipe just ask -- you will need some smoked prawns from Pinneys.
Totally wonderful riverside pub, good food. The best sunset in Suffolk. We have been going here for over 50 years!
32 locals recommend
Ramsholt Arms
Dock RoadTotally wonderful riverside pub, good food. The best sunset in Suffolk. We have been going here for over 50 years!
Great food, good wine and beer. Great for Sunday lunch. Dog friendly in the bar area.
18 locals recommend
The Ufford Crown
High StreetGreat food, good wine and beer. Great for Sunday lunch. Dog friendly in the bar area.
This is a great pub and restaurant. It has good local beer and food with some Scottish twists. They sell fantastic soda bread to take home.
Dog friendly in the bar area. Closed on Mondays so we go to the Ufford Crown instead.
12 locals recommend
Greyhound Inn Pettistree
The StreetThis is a great pub and restaurant. It has good local beer and food with some Scottish twists. They sell fantastic soda bread to take home.
Dog friendly in the bar area. Closed on Mondays so we go to the Ufford Crown instead.
Nice pub in Woodbridge. They have a “Muts Menu” for your dog - Dotty loves the Pig Ears & Honey Dried Pig Snout!
13 locals recommend
The Angel Woodbridge
17 Market HillNice pub in Woodbridge. They have a “Muts Menu” for your dog - Dotty loves the Pig Ears & Honey Dried Pig Snout!
Sightseeing
Great castle for kids as they can walk around the edge and the shop has great swords!
145 locals recommend
Framlingham Castle
Church StreetGreat castle for kids as they can walk around the edge and the shop has great swords!
Interesting castle and a nice small market town. Some good shops and a local market. If you liked the TV series "The Detectorists" you will find the "Panorama Gift Shop" here!
78 locals recommend
Framlingham
Interesting castle and a nice small market town. Some good shops and a local market. If you liked the TV series "The Detectorists" you will find the "Panorama Gift Shop" here!
Lovely town for shopping, coffee and a walk. The river front is wonderful and there is a Tidemill to look inside (Ticket £5 which is a bit expensive).
131 locals recommend
Woodbridge
Lovely town for shopping, coffee and a walk. The river front is wonderful and there is a Tidemill to look inside (Ticket £5 which is a bit expensive).
Orford Castle
Castle HillGood castle to run about, the kids love the ancient loos!
Grade 1 listed gardens, they have a moat to die for! Tour of gardens and lots of events.
30 locals recommend
Helmingham Hall Gardens
Grade 1 listed gardens, they have a moat to die for! Tour of gardens and lots of events.
Parks & Nature
Lovely seaside town, great brewery, wine/cook shop and a fun pier. About 30 mins in the car. Ask us for restaurant recommendations
287 locals recommend
Southwold
Lovely seaside town, great brewery, wine/cook shop and a fun pier. About 30 mins in the car. Ask us for restaurant recommendations
Really great sandy beach (lovely sand dunes). Not too far from the car park. In the village is a couple of great pubs. This is THE place for crabbing with the kids. There is a ferry boat over to the North side so you can get to Southwold with a 20 mins walk.
Walberswick - Southwold
Walberswick - SouthwoldReally great sandy beach (lovely sand dunes). Not too far from the car park. In the village is a couple of great pubs. This is THE place for crabbing with the kids. There is a ferry boat over to the North side so you can get to Southwold with a 20 mins walk.
A quaint seaside town. Lots of shops, pubs, ice-cream, cinema and restaurants. Nice easy strolling on sea front. Can get busy in the summer. Dogs are not allowed on the beach in the summer.
205 locals recommend
Aldeburgh
A quaint seaside town. Lots of shops, pubs, ice-cream, cinema and restaurants. Nice easy strolling on sea front. Can get busy in the summer. Dogs are not allowed on the beach in the summer.
Very quiet beach area with a car park. A real secret spot! There is a pub in the village of Bawdsey that has Indian Food on the menu
East Lane
East LaneVery quiet beach area with a car park. A real secret spot! There is a pub in the village of Bawdsey that has Indian Food on the menu
There is a small sandy beach (muddy at low tide) near the car park. The tea shop is great. Also there is a ferry boat over to the other side of the river (Feliextowe Ferry) which has a good pub and some fish shops. There are nice walks on the beach. Please be careful in the river the current is very strong.
PGL Bawdsey Manor
Bawdsey ManorThere is a small sandy beach (muddy at low tide) near the car park. The tea shop is great. Also there is a ferry boat over to the other side of the river (Feliextowe Ferry) which has a good pub and some fish shops. There are nice walks on the beach. Please be careful in the river the current is very strong.
This is a stony beach with no facilities, not ideal for push chairs. What you get instead is miles of wonderful wildlife and scenery. It's at the entrance to the river Alde and the shingle shifts each year. Loverly walks up and down the coast.
Strong currents please be careful. This is our favourite wild beach. Park just before the first line of houses on the left.
36 locals recommend
Shingle Street
Unnamed RoadThis is a stony beach with no facilities, not ideal for push chairs. What you get instead is miles of wonderful wildlife and scenery. It's at the entrance to the river Alde and the shingle shifts each year. Loverly walks up and down the coast.
Strong currents please be careful. This is our favourite wild beach. Park just before the first line of houses on the left.
Great walk along the coast and a good tea shop with excellent bacon butties! OK so the power station is close, but it does not seem to get in the way! This is our dog's favourite place!
8 locals recommend
Sizewell
Great walk along the coast and a good tea shop with excellent bacon butties! OK so the power station is close, but it does not seem to get in the way! This is our dog's favourite place!
National Trust nature reserve. Check with us for ferry boat times. Lots of birdlife and military history. One sign warns you to keep to the path - unexploded bombs!
28 locals recommend
Orford Ness
National Trust nature reserve. Check with us for ferry boat times. Lots of birdlife and military history. One sign warns you to keep to the path - unexploded bombs!
Cycle trails, great walking and fun events throughout the year. It's a lovely place to "be in the forest".
45 locals recommend
Rendlesham Forest
Cycle trails, great walking and fun events throughout the year. It's a lovely place to "be in the forest".
Very nice for a walk by the sea and a good teashop. This was once a large town, just one wall of the church remains! There is a legend that you can still hear the church bell at low tide. Unfortunately, some really boring scientist have scanned the area and shown this can not be true! Short walk from car to beach.
7 locals recommend
Dunwich
Very nice for a walk by the sea and a good teashop. This was once a large town, just one wall of the church remains! There is a legend that you can still hear the church bell at low tide. Unfortunately, some really boring scientist have scanned the area and shown this can not be true! Short walk from car to beach.
The home to the BBC TV show Springwatch 2016. Amazing bird watching run by the RSPB. Open every day dawn to dusk. It's on the national cycle route 1 so you can get there on a bike! Or it's a short ride in the car!
146 locals recommend
RSPB Minsmere
Sheepwash LaneThe home to the BBC TV show Springwatch 2016. Amazing bird watching run by the RSPB. Open every day dawn to dusk. It's on the national cycle route 1 so you can get there on a bike! Or it's a short ride in the car!
Sutton Hoo is an interesting Anglo Saxon Ship burial site and National Trust property. Our back field is called "The Haugh" this is another spelling for "Hoo", so there is a possible connection. Great scones + and interesting museum. There are usually lots of people dressed up as Anglo Saxons so be careful!
130 locals recommend
National Trust - Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo is an interesting Anglo Saxon Ship burial site and National Trust property. Our back field is called "The Haugh" this is another spelling for "Hoo", so there is a possible connection. Great scones + and interesting museum. There are usually lots of people dressed up as Anglo Saxons so be careful!
Great boating lake, you can take your dog on the boat. A lovely, but strange, seaside town. There is a house in the sky! Tea shops and pub. Easy access to the beach.
70 locals recommend
Thorpeness
Great boating lake, you can take your dog on the boat. A lovely, but strange, seaside town. There is a house in the sky! Tea shops and pub. Easy access to the beach.
Arts & Culture
The Snape Maltings, a world class concert hall, is about 15 mins away by car. Apart from all the amazing music and other events at the concert hall, there are great walks, pubs, restaurants and good shopping here. Ask us about the loverly walk to Iken Church over the beautiful reed marshes. (Warning for dog owners : It is very very muddy off the boardwalk path. Dogs love it but they will come home black and ready for a bath!!)
215 locals recommend
Snape Maltings
The Snape Maltings, a world class concert hall, is about 15 mins away by car. Apart from all the amazing music and other events at the concert hall, there are great walks, pubs, restaurants and good shopping here. Ask us about the loverly walk to Iken Church over the beautiful reed marshes. (Warning for dog owners : It is very very muddy off the boardwalk path. Dogs love it but they will come home black and ready for a bath!!)
Interesting museum right where radar was invented. Good walk buy the sea and an excellent tea shop down the road. You can get a boat to Felixstowe Ferry which has a nice pub.
8 locals recommend
Bawdsey Radar Museum
Interesting museum right where radar was invented. Good walk buy the sea and an excellent tea shop down the road. You can get a boat to Felixstowe Ferry which has a nice pub.
John Peel Centre for the Creative Arts
Church WalkLots of interesting music and events
Rougham Control Tower Museum
Rougham Tower AvenueWorld War 2 control tower, free admission.
Based in a nuclear bunker this was a war operations room. Go press some red buttons!
10 locals recommend
Bentwaters Cold War Museum
Based in a nuclear bunker this was a war operations room. Go press some red buttons!
Long Shop Museum
15 Main StInteresting industrial history museum
Lovely old tide mill. Also walking along the river here is easy and wonderful.
19 locals recommend
The Tide Mill Living Museum
Tide Mill WayLovely old tide mill. Also walking along the river here is easy and wonderful.
Shopping
John Lewis & Partners at Home
Crane BoulevardIts a big store with a Waitrose next door.
Lots of shopping! Antiques, food, furniture, kitchen gear, good art gallery with good local arrtists, crafts, children toys, gifts and gardening.
It's about 15 mins in the car to this amazing world class concert hall. Apart from all the amazing music and other events at the concert hall, there are walks, pubs, restaurants and good shopping here.
Ask us about the lovely walk to Iken Church over the beautiful reed marshes. (Warning for dog owners : It is very very muddy off the boardwalk path. Dogs love it but they will come home black and ready for a bath!!)
11 locals recommend
Snape Maltings Retailing
Lots of shopping! Antiques, food, furniture, kitchen gear, good art gallery with good local arrtists, crafts, children toys, gifts and gardening.
It's about 15 mins in the car to this amazing world class concert hall. Apart from all the amazing music and other events at the concert hall, there are walks, pubs, restaurants and good shopping here.
Ask us about the lovely walk to Iken Church over the beautiful reed marshes. (Warning for dog owners : It is very very muddy off the boardwalk path. Dogs love it but they will come home black and ready for a bath!!)
Great kids meals and play area if it is rainy!! Friends with kids say that it is a life-saver!
Dobbies Garden Centre Woodbridge
Grundisburgh RoadGreat kids meals and play area if it is rainy!! Friends with kids say that it is a life-saver!
Good wine merchants and cook shop. You can order small barrels of beer to pick up, great for a hot weekend around the moated BBQ.
Adnams
Station RoadGood wine merchants and cook shop. You can order small barrels of beer to pick up, great for a hot weekend around the moated BBQ.
Potsford Farm is a working farm and horse livery, set up to operate as a care farm. It's a short walk to visit them they usually have meat reared on the farm, pheasants, pork and vegetables. The meat is frozen so go a day ahead!
Potsford Farm
Potsford Farm is a working farm and horse livery, set up to operate as a care farm. It's a short walk to visit them they usually have meat reared on the farm, pheasants, pork and vegetables. The meat is frozen so go a day ahead!
An absolutely fantastic butchers. The sausages are a local legend but we also love the chipolatas ! They also have lots of really easy to cook prepared meat dishes.
6 locals recommend
E W Revett & Son
81 High StAn absolutely fantastic butchers. The sausages are a local legend but we also love the chipolatas ! They also have lots of really easy to cook prepared meat dishes.
Essentials
Wickham Market Pharmacy
68 High StGood basic pharmacy.
Tesco Superstore
1 Church StYes its a Tesco!
Waitrose & Partners Saxmundham
Church HillIt's a reasonable sized Waitrose.
M&S Martlesham Heath Simply Food
EastgateIts a great big (food only) Marks & Spencer
Tesco Extra
Anson RoadIt's a big one!
General supermarket with a good selection of local produce.
17 locals recommend
East of England Co-op Supermarket
Market HillGeneral supermarket with a good selection of local produce.
Entertainment & Activities
The Suffolk Punch Trust
Woodbridge WalkSee these amazing horses, lots to do
Lots of animals and things to do. Our nephews absolutely love the den building area. Nice restaurant and food shop as well. You will often see Jimmy the TV chef, fussing around the shop.
56 locals recommend
Jimmy's Farm
Pannington Hall LaneLots of animals and things to do. Our nephews absolutely love the den building area. Nice restaurant and food shop as well. You will often see Jimmy the TV chef, fussing around the shop.
Valley Farm Equestrian Leisure
A local leisure riding centre
Great for the kids. Lots of animals, petting area (with animals not humans!!) and food. Check the prices before going. Phone 01728 746475
46 locals recommend
Easton Farm Park
Great for the kids. Lots of animals, petting area (with animals not humans!!) and food. Check the prices before going. Phone 01728 746475