Earl Soham guidebook
Places to eat, drink and visit near Earl Soham
Excellent local pubs, great places to eat, shop and visit.
Traditional pub within walking distance of the cottage. Serves good food and their own 'Earl Soham Brewery' beer. Well worth a visit.
The Victoria
Traditional pub within walking distance of the cottage. Serves good food and their own 'Earl Soham Brewery' beer. Well worth a visit.
John Hutton, prize winning Suffolk butcher established 30 years ago, sells quality meat supplied direct from local farmers. The deli counter also offers fish and an interesting selection of over 40 English and continental cheeses. You can also buy alcohol, bread and milk and other basic groceries as well as enjoy a tea or coffee outside. A pleasant walk from the cottage or short drive.
Huttons of Earl Soham
The StreetJohn Hutton, prize winning Suffolk butcher established 30 years ago, sells quality meat supplied direct from local farmers. The deli counter also offers fish and an interesting selection of over 40 English and continental cheeses. You can also buy alcohol, bread and milk and other basic groceries as well as enjoy a tea or coffee outside. A pleasant walk from the cottage or short drive.
16th century country pub and dining. 8 minutes or so drive from cottage. https://www.thedenningtonqueen.co.uk. Dog friendly.
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Dennington Queen Restaurant Dennington
16th century country pub and dining. 8 minutes or so drive from cottage. https://www.thedenningtonqueen.co.uk. Dog friendly.
This scenic coastal area is popular for walks, birdwatching & beach combing. Also has a tea room serving great fish and chips.
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Dunwich Beach
This scenic coastal area is popular for walks, birdwatching & beach combing. Also has a tea room serving great fish and chips.
The Bell has two bar areas and the snug is dog friendly for the convenience of customers and visitors. The restaurant can seat up to 40 diners where they offer excellent home cooked food at lunch and dinner time.
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The Cretingham Bell
The StreetThe Bell has two bar areas and the snug is dog friendly for the convenience of customers and visitors. The restaurant can seat up to 40 diners where they offer excellent home cooked food at lunch and dinner time.
Spectacular Grade 1 Listed Gardens, discover the Tollemache family and their 500 year history with Helmingham.
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Helmingham Hall Gardens
Spectacular Grade 1 Listed Gardens, discover the Tollemache family and their 500 year history with Helmingham.
Less than 5 minutes by car, The Old Mill House is a beautiful 17th century building. They offer a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere where you can relax, enjoy a drink and dine.
Old Mill House Saxtead
Less than 5 minutes by car, The Old Mill House is a beautiful 17th century building. They offer a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere where you can relax, enjoy a drink and dine.
A Suffolk country pub and free house with a bar, restaurant, patio with the river Deben winding its way at the foot of the enormous garden.
The Chequers Inn
A Suffolk country pub and free house with a bar, restaurant, patio with the river Deben winding its way at the foot of the enormous garden.
Saxtead Green Post Mill is a corn mill, whose whole body revolves on its base and is one of many built in Suffolk from the late 13th century.
Though milling ceased in 1947, it is still in working order. Climb the stairs to various floors, which are full of fascinating mill machinery. Saxtead Green Post Mill makes an interesting addition to your day out in Suffolk and is easily combined with a visit to Framlingham Castle. (Currently closed until Spring 2020 due to refurbishment).
Saxtead Green Post Mill
Several RoadSaxtead Green Post Mill is a corn mill, whose whole body revolves on its base and is one of many built in Suffolk from the late 13th century.
Though milling ceased in 1947, it is still in working order. Climb the stairs to various floors, which are full of fascinating mill machinery. Saxtead Green Post Mill makes an interesting addition to your day out in Suffolk and is easily combined with a visit to Framlingham Castle. (Currently closed until Spring 2020 due to refurbishment).
Established as a registered charity in 2001, the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary is based at Stonham Aspal in Suffolk, where it operates a comprehensive facility for the care & rehabilitation of owls from the region, and the promotion of owl conservation throughout the UK and beyond. The Sanctuary is open to the public all year round.
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Sanctuaire des chouettes de Suffolk
Established as a registered charity in 2001, the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary is based at Stonham Aspal in Suffolk, where it operates a comprehensive facility for the care & rehabilitation of owls from the region, and the promotion of owl conservation throughout the UK and beyond. The Sanctuary is open to the public all year round.
Banham Zoo
Kenninghall RoadThe Mid-Suffolk Light Railway is Suffolk’s only standard gauge heritage railway, offering steam open days and events to the general public.
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Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Hall LaneThe Mid-Suffolk Light Railway is Suffolk’s only standard gauge heritage railway, offering steam open days and events to the general public.
Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm is in the middle of the beautiful county of Suffolk in Eastern England and is a small livestock farm breeding farm animals that were once common but are now very rare.
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Baylham House Rare Breeds Farm
Mill LaneBaylham House Rare Breeds Farm is in the middle of the beautiful county of Suffolk in Eastern England and is a small livestock farm breeding farm animals that were once common but are now very rare.
Oliver Hayward Playbarn
Ash RoadFun Indoor play adventure for children up to 7 years old.
Well worth a visit to see Mable - probably the UK's most photographed Tawny Owl who can often roosts in full view during the day.
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Christchurch Park
33 Bolton LnWell worth a visit to see Mable - probably the UK's most photographed Tawny Owl who can often roosts in full view during the day.
Beaches
In an area as steeped in history as the Suffolk Coast, it takes something special to stand out. Dunwich manages to do just this. Known as the lost city of England, this tiny village certainly has a story to tell.
Dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, Dunwich once stood proud as the capital of the Kingdom of the Eastern Angles, at its mightiest matching 14th century London for size. It was a seat of power for the Anglo-Saxon bishops for centuries, an international port, and the Domesday book of 1086 puts the population at over 3000.
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Dunwich
In an area as steeped in history as the Suffolk Coast, it takes something special to stand out. Dunwich manages to do just this. Known as the lost city of England, this tiny village certainly has a story to tell.
Dating back to Anglo-Saxon times, Dunwich once stood proud as the capital of the Kingdom of the Eastern Angles, at its mightiest matching 14th century London for size. It was a seat of power for the Anglo-Saxon bishops for centuries, an international port, and the Domesday book of 1086 puts the population at over 3000.
Aldeburgh is world-renowned thanks to its connection with Benjamin Britten, the founder of the Aldeburgh Festival, which takes place in June every year. Pastel-coloured 19th Century holiday villas line the promenade and to the east, the pebble beach with fisherman’s huts selling the daily catch.
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Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is world-renowned thanks to its connection with Benjamin Britten, the founder of the Aldeburgh Festival, which takes place in June every year. Pastel-coloured 19th Century holiday villas line the promenade and to the east, the pebble beach with fisherman’s huts selling the daily catch.
Southwold is a charming seaside town on the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Southwold features both beach huts and a pier, as well as a unique cinema.
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Southwold
Southwold is a charming seaside town on the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Southwold features both beach huts and a pier, as well as a unique cinema.
The ancient market town of Framlingham is nestled in the Suffolk countryside and is a firm favourite with visitors and locals alike. So much so that it was voted ‘the best place to live in the country’ by Country Life magazine in 2006!
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Framlingham
The ancient market town of Framlingham is nestled in the Suffolk countryside and is a firm favourite with visitors and locals alike. So much so that it was voted ‘the best place to live in the country’ by Country Life magazine in 2006!
Woodbridge is a beautiful and vibrant market town on the banks of the River Deben. The ‘gem’ in Suffolk’s crown, Woodbridge combines excellent shops with superb pubs and restaurants and numerous activities both indoors and out.
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Woodbridge
Woodbridge is a beautiful and vibrant market town on the banks of the River Deben. The ‘gem’ in Suffolk’s crown, Woodbridge combines excellent shops with superb pubs and restaurants and numerous activities both indoors and out.
Rich in history, visitors have lots to discover in Bury St Edmunds.
Find out about Bury St Edmunds’ role in the Magna Carta, the story of Saint Edmund, and where a French Tudor Queen rests.
Visit the Abbey ruins, the site of one of the most important medieval monasteries in Europe, and wonder at Suffolk’s only cathedral.
Explore medieval streets and architecture, Georgian squares, Britain’s last remaining regency theatre, and the town’s literary links to Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Norah Lofts.
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Bury St Edmunds
Rich in history, visitors have lots to discover in Bury St Edmunds.
Find out about Bury St Edmunds’ role in the Magna Carta, the story of Saint Edmund, and where a French Tudor Queen rests.
Visit the Abbey ruins, the site of one of the most important medieval monasteries in Europe, and wonder at Suffolk’s only cathedral.
Explore medieval streets and architecture, Georgian squares, Britain’s last remaining regency theatre, and the town’s literary links to Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Norah Lofts.
Set on the River Orwell, Ipswich waterfront is lined with cafes, galleries and shops, and the 19th-century Old Custom House, which recalls the city’s maritime history. Next to Christchurch Park, the 500-year-old Christchurch Mansion has a Tudor kitchen and the Wolsey Art Gallery. Ipswich Museum and Gallery, in a Victorian building, has natural history exhibits.
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Ipswich
Set on the River Orwell, Ipswich waterfront is lined with cafes, galleries and shops, and the 19th-century Old Custom House, which recalls the city’s maritime history. Next to Christchurch Park, the 500-year-old Christchurch Mansion has a Tudor kitchen and the Wolsey Art Gallery. Ipswich Museum and Gallery, in a Victorian building, has natural history exhibits.
Known as England's best preserved medieval village, Lavenham is one of the country's most picturesque villages. De Vere House in Lavenham, Suffolk, featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One, as the house where the young wizard's parents were killed by Lord Voldemort.
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Lavenham
Known as England's best preserved medieval village, Lavenham is one of the country's most picturesque villages. De Vere House in Lavenham, Suffolk, featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One, as the house where the young wizard's parents were killed by Lord Voldemort.