Suffolk

This Suffolk holiday, based in Ipswich, offers excursions to attractions such as Sutton Hoo, Beth Chatto Gardens as well as a boat cruise on the River Deben.Sunday: Following a morning departure we travel toward the east of the country making the usual refreshment stops. We arrive in Ipswich during the afternoon. Here we spend four nights at the Salthouse Harbour Hotel. A boutique style hotel, it is situated overlooking Ipswich Marina and is a former warehouse with a modern extension.

Monday: This morning we travel to Bury St Edmunds, one of Suffolks most appealing towns. The town can trace its origins from a Benedictine Monastery founded to accommodate the remains of Edmund the last Saxon King of East Anglia. Today Bury is better known for its graceful Georgian streets and buildings, the most distinguished being the ivy covered Angel Hotel which features in Dickens The Pickwick Papers. Later we travel to Lavenham once the centre of the regions wool trade and is now one of the most visited villages in Suffolk, thanks to its perfectly preserved half timbered houses. Little has changed since the demise of the wool industry and the village has carefully maintained its antique appearance.

Tuesday: This morning we travel to the outskirts of Woodbridge to Sutton Hoo It was here in 1939 a local farmer / archaeologist investigated one of a group of burial mounds on a sandy ridge on a remote part of the Suffolk coast. He unearthed the forty oar burial ship of an Anglo Saxon warrior king packed with his most valuable possessions. Much of the Sutton Hoo treasure is now in London’s British Museum and some of the artifacts can be seen in the Sutton Hoo Exhibition Hall. Whilst we are here, we have a guided tour of the burial site with an experienced guide. Later we travel to the popular coastal resort of Aldeburgh.

Wednesday: Today we travel to the outskirts of Colchester to visit the gardens of the award winning gardener, author and lecturer Beth Chatto OBE. Worked on the gardens began in 1960 when it was an overgrown wasteland of brambles, parched gravel and boggy ditches and was transformed into an inspirational, informal garden we see today. Later we travel back towards Ipswich and onto Waldringfield, where we board our boat for a two hour cruise of the River Deben. A jam scone can be enjoyed whilst onboard. After we will return to our hotel.

Thursday: This morning we leave Ipswich and commence the homeward journey, making the usual refreshment stops, arriving back during the afternoon.The Salthouse Harbour Hotel, Ipswich

A 4 Star boutique hotel located on the Ipswich marina waterfront. It provides rich modern interiors and rooms adorned with vintage furniture, sculptures and electric art.

-WiFi
-Television
-Telephone
-Tea/Coffee Making Facilites
-Hairdryer
-Bar
-Restaurant
-Lift
-Towels
-Air Conditioning

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