Things to do
LONG MELFORD
Our Village Events:
Street Fair on the 19th July...... not to be missed
Music on the VillageGreen ........Sat 7th june . Rock group "The Topless Barmaids"
Sat 28th June New Orleans Jazz band " The Ladykillers"
Sat 27th July Long Melford Silver Band
Midsummer Country fair Sat 21st June and Sun 22nd at Melford Hall
Kentwell Hall Privately owned tudor house with lovely gardens & many rare breeds of animals, including Dreadlock donkeys and huge Carp to feed in the moat .
Operas,theatre shows, open air concerts and Tudor recreation days make this a must to visit
Melford Hall.
Owned by the National Trust,a magnificent Tudor House dating from 1500. house and gardens open Spring and Summer
Holy Trinity Church .Long Melford
A beautiful "wool church" dating from Anglo Saxon times with fantastic stained glass windows. It is open every day ,frequent concerts are held in the church and many a wedding.
Long Melford Village
Over 50 independant and specialist shops and a good selection of art galleries and antique shops to visit.
If you love cookware and china you must visit Lady Jane's department store....you will be amazed!
Casabella's
A wealth of beauty treatments await you if you just want to relax and be pampered, lovely
SUDBURY
An Ancient market town set in the heart of the River Stour Valley and well known for the house of Thomas Gainsborough. A a market is still held on Thursdays and Saturdays and there is a tourist information shop with info on walks,cycle routes and lots more.
Gainsborough house
The painters birthplace,now an excellant museum and gallery open Mon-Sat 10-5pm .01787 372958
River Stour Boat trips 0845 8035787.Sailing on Sundays and the school summer holidays
Take trip from "The Granary",Quay Lane on the River Stour's trust boats,enjoy lunch or afternoon tea by the river.
NEWTON GREEN GOLF COURSE.01787 313215
A near by 18 hole par 69 course that is flat with interesting features.
OLD JOE@S DRIVING RANGE and 9 hole PITCH AND PUTTt 01787 374807.
Ideal for some serious driving range practice( floodlit) or hire some clubs and have a bit of fun on the pitch and putt.
FISHING
Permit and bait available from th Angling Centre 01787 312118 North Street ,Sudbury
Foxearth fisheries is only 10 mins away. Day ticket available, toilet/refreshment facilities and baits also.01787 282245
TENPIN BOWLING
Feeling energetic? visut "Sudbury bowl" a modern 10 lane venue only 10 mins away.
"The Valley Walk"
Walking or cycling, the old railway lane provides superb views accross fields,over the river and of the town.Join it a Rodbridge Corner only a 5 min walk away.
LAVENHAM
Just a few miles away you will find this perfect medieval town. Scores of timber framed houses and a fine church built by wealthy cloth merchants.It has a magnificent Guildhall ( National trust) in the marketplace. Home of "The Crooked House" and a small but fantastic gift shop with a huge collection of Teddy bears.
CLARE www.clare-uk.com
A little town with a lot of history. Full of interesting places it is easy to while away a few hours here.It has a country park,13th Century Priory,castle ruins aswell as antique shops and art galleries.
PAKENHAM WATERMILL 01787 247019 April-end Oct
Visit the last working watermill in Suffolk
HOLLOW TREES FARM SHOP (Semer)01449 741247 Open all year
Walk the meadows and feed the animals and livestock in the barn. Buy food produced in the 140 acre farm and local beer,wine and cider then retreat to the coffee shop for home-made cakes and cream teas.
Located in Monks Eleigh, one of Suffolks prettiest villages, I love this place.There is a corncraft shop with a large stock of unique artificial flower displays, a lovely gift shop with an extensive range of unusual cards,jewellary,candles,cards and lots more, and a beautiful " Summer House" with inspirational items for Country living! a real Wow factor.... with a small restaurant for a shopping break too, you can decide what to spend your money on!
STONEHAM BARNS 01449 711425 Open all year
- Owls and birds of prey - see the flying team which include the amazing Bateleur eagle.
- Shops and boutiques offer a wide range of crafts,gifts,toys,homewares,jewellary,clothing,antiques,garden ideas and lots more
- Redwings horse sanctuary opened in 2004 provides seasonal grazing for over 30 rescued horses,ponies and donkeys
A country gift shop witha wide choice of superb kitchenware and giftware. The shop itself stands on the site of the origanal Henry watson Pottery dating back over 200 years and features an historic roman kiln within the grounds.
COLCHESTER
Britains oldest recorded town, yet with many attractions for the modern visitor.
One of the most modern zoos in the world,with an ongoing reinvestment programme to create award-winning, naturalistic enclosures for many of their endangered species. A lovely zoo and good day out ( the fudge on the way out is great too )
EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM www.earm.co.uk Open daily A working museum dedicated to preserving the history of the railways in the East of England. Set in Constable country adjacent to the second largest railway viaduct in Eastern England, the complex of Victorian buildings has a unique story to tell of our railways from the 1840's through to the 12st Century.
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