Guidebook for Suffolk

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Guidebook for Suffolk

Food Scene

Close to Snape Maltings, friendly gastro pub which caters for all. Booking recommended.
17 locals recommend
Plough and Sail Snape
17 locals recommend
Close to Snape Maltings, friendly gastro pub which caters for all. Booking recommended.
Great fish and seafood caught locally - like stepping back in time. Don't go if you don't like fish! Booking recommended.
24 locals recommend
Butley Orford Oysterage
Market Hill
24 locals recommend
Great fish and seafood caught locally - like stepping back in time. Don't go if you don't like fish! Booking recommended.
Fish and Chips on the beach - they taste better beside the sea!
49 locals recommend
Aldeburgh Fish & Chip Shop
226 High St
49 locals recommend
Fish and Chips on the beach - they taste better beside the sea!
47 locals recommend
The Unruly Pig
Orford Road
47 locals recommend
Fabulous new Italian restaurant opened by Ruth Watson and ice cream parlour next to the castle in Framlingham. Definitely worth a detour!
14 locals recommend
Watson and Walpole
3 Church Street
14 locals recommend
Fabulous new Italian restaurant opened by Ruth Watson and ice cream parlour next to the castle in Framlingham. Definitely worth a detour!

Drinks & Nightlife

The local pub in Blaxhall - good local beers and live folk music. Easy walk through the woods and they serve food too.
9 locals recommend
The Ship Inn
School Road
9 locals recommend
The local pub in Blaxhall - good local beers and live folk music. Easy walk through the woods and they serve food too.

Sightseeing

Really interesting and well preserved castle - Orford is definitely worth a visit.
50 locals recommend
Orford Castle
Castle Hill
50 locals recommend
Really interesting and well preserved castle - Orford is definitely worth a visit.
Impressive castle - worth a visit
145 locals recommend
Framlingham Castle
Church Street
145 locals recommend
Impressive castle - worth a visit
Famous Anglo-saxon burial ground and really good exhibition area run by National Trust, so good cafe too.
130 locals recommend
National Trust - Sutton Hoo
130 locals recommend
Famous Anglo-saxon burial ground and really good exhibition area run by National Trust, so good cafe too.

Entertainment & Activities

Hire a boat and go rowing on the Meare. Take a picnic and enjoy exploring the miniature islands - a Peter Pan child's paradise. Watch out for the crocodile!
44 locals recommend
Thorpeness Meare
44 locals recommend
Hire a boat and go rowing on the Meare. Take a picnic and enjoy exploring the miniature islands - a Peter Pan child's paradise. Watch out for the crocodile!
Great local, independent cinema, with comfy seats and popcorn!
28 locals recommend
Aldeburgh Cinema Ltd
51 High St
28 locals recommend
Great local, independent cinema, with comfy seats and popcorn!

Arts & Culture

Great concerts throughout the year - mostly classical, but some folk and world music too. Famous Aldeburgh Music festival (2 weeks in June) and Snape Proms in August
215 locals recommend
Snape Maltings
215 locals recommend
Great concerts throughout the year - mostly classical, but some folk and world music too. Famous Aldeburgh Music festival (2 weeks in June) and Snape Proms in August

Shopping

Great deli, shops and cafes, restaurants
11 locals recommend
Snape Maltings Retailing
11 locals recommend
Great deli, shops and cafes, restaurants
Good local farm shop - has PYO fruit in the summer. Excellent on-site butchers and fishmonger too - very handy.
27 locals recommend
Friday Street Car Boot Sale
27 locals recommend
Good local farm shop - has PYO fruit in the summer. Excellent on-site butchers and fishmonger too - very handy.

Essentials

28 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners Saxmundham
Church Hill
28 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Tesco Superstore
1 Church St
32 locals recommend
17 locals recommend
East of England Co-op Supermarket
Market Hill
17 locals recommend