Lyndsey’s guidebook
Sightseeing
National Trust - Sutton Hoo
Anglo-Saxon burial site. About a 5 minute drive away.
About a 10/15 minute drive. Forest with lots of interesting features, including a UFO trail, a trail to find small woodland creatures and a few play areas, including a zip wire.
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Rendlesham skógur
About a 10/15 minute drive. Forest with lots of interesting features, including a UFO trail, a trail to find small woodland creatures and a few play areas, including a zip wire.
Great pub for river views. (It was one of the locations where the film Yesterday was filmed!). It's about a 15 minute drive. It's fab to sit outside and the children can play on the river bank. It would be good to incorporate this with a trip to Bawdsey or Shingle Street.
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Ramsholt Arms
Dock RoadGreat pub for river views. (It was one of the locations where the film Yesterday was filmed!). It's about a 15 minute drive. It's fab to sit outside and the children can play on the river bank. It would be good to incorporate this with a trip to Bawdsey or Shingle Street.
Isolated shingle beach, Shingle Street. Please be careful if you go in the sea here as there is a strong current. There is also a natural 'lagoon' on the beach popular for families as it is safe. People play on SUP boards etc here. Another filming location for the film 'Yesterday'.
Shingle Beach
Isolated shingle beach, Shingle Street. Please be careful if you go in the sea here as there is a strong current. There is also a natural 'lagoon' on the beach popular for families as it is safe. People play on SUP boards etc here. Another filming location for the film 'Yesterday'.
Lovely shops, galleries, outdoor art, walks and live music. About a 20 minute drive.
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Snape Maltings
Lovely shops, galleries, outdoor art, walks and live music. About a 20 minute drive.
Great for families. There is a large boating mere/lake here with rowing boats and kayaks to hire and you can visit little 'islands' and get on and off them. There's a great cafe opposite the boating pond, good breakfasts. The beach is shingle. Look out for 'Shell' Sculpture by Maggie Hambling. You can walk to Aldeburgh from Thorpeness. We like the Dolphin pub for good food and you can sit in the large garden.
Thorpness Beach
Great for families. There is a large boating mere/lake here with rowing boats and kayaks to hire and you can visit little 'islands' and get on and off them. There's a great cafe opposite the boating pond, good breakfasts. The beach is shingle. Look out for 'Shell' Sculpture by Maggie Hambling. You can walk to Aldeburgh from Thorpeness. We like the Dolphin pub for good food and you can sit in the large garden.
A sophisticated seaside town, with beautiful cafes, shops and galleries. We like the Brudenell Restaurant on the seafront for Sunday lunch. My favourite for food is the Lighthouse. Aldeburgh is famous for its fish and chips. There is likely to be queues for these! It's a good place to buy seafood on the beach.
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Aldeburgh
A sophisticated seaside town, with beautiful cafes, shops and galleries. We like the Brudenell Restaurant on the seafront for Sunday lunch. My favourite for food is the Lighthouse. Aldeburgh is famous for its fish and chips. There is likely to be queues for these! It's a good place to buy seafood on the beach.
This is a beautiful sand and shingle beach. There is a cafe and a couple of pubs and a handful of shops. Walberswick is very well known as a crabbing spot - you will be able to buy crabbing kit in the beachside carparks, remember bacon (there's also a small supermarket on the way into the village.)
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Walberswick
This is a beautiful sand and shingle beach. There is a cafe and a couple of pubs and a handful of shops. Walberswick is very well known as a crabbing spot - you will be able to buy crabbing kit in the beachside carparks, remember bacon (there's also a small supermarket on the way into the village.)
Southwold
A well known and sophisticated seaside town with a sandy beach.
There is an amazing cafe, called Pump Street Bakery here. There's also a smoked fish cafe, a castle and river walk.
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Orford
There is an amazing cafe, called Pump Street Bakery here. There's also a smoked fish cafe, a castle and river walk.
There's a beautiful castle here and a small square lined with cafes and shops, which is bustling on a Saturday morning. There's a fab yoga studio called Matspace here too. About a 20 minute drive.
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Framlingham
There's a beautiful castle here and a small square lined with cafes and shops, which is bustling on a Saturday morning. There's a fab yoga studio called Matspace here too. About a 20 minute drive.
Restaurants, bars, cafes in Woodbridge
J.J's
17b ThoroughfareNew bar with Tapas menu. Indoor only.
Crown at Woodbridge
ThoroughfareStylish bar and restaurant with outdoor seating
The Table
3 Quay StMy favourite! A lovely outdoor courtyard and good food.
The Woodyard Ltd
Tide Mill WayGreat location on the river. Always bustling. Pizzas. Outdoor seating.
1975winebar
14 Gobbitts YardSharing plates, cute courtyard, happy vibe, in town.
Great location just off the river path and next to the boating pond. The boating pond is for model boats. Open daily, closed Monday and Tuesday. Coffees, breakfasts, baked potatoes, etc.
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The Tea Hut
Great location just off the river path and next to the boating pond. The boating pond is for model boats. Open daily, closed Monday and Tuesday. Coffees, breakfasts, baked potatoes, etc.
The Cherry Tree
73 Cumberland StreetPopular pub for families as it has an outdoor play area.
The Bull Inn
Market HillPub and food with outdoor seating on Market Hill square.
Honey+Harvey
56 ThoroughfareBustling cafe in town.
A Listers bar
2 QuaysideLocated near the river. Vibrant atmosphere.
Takeaways
The Royal Bengal
6 Quay StI think this is the best Indian restaurant in town.
Cumberland Fish Bar
2 Cumberland StreetEat in and take away fish and chips
My favourite shops in Woodbridge
Archive
63A ThoroughfareCool vintage clothes.
Pocket
26 Church StreetSustainable and beautiful childrens' gifts.
COOK Woodbridge
33 ThoroughfareFrozen meals
Vanil
17 Church StScandinavian gifts.
New Street Market
70 New StBeautiful homewares, stylish clothes and cafe.
A few things do to in and around town
A visit to the river is highly recommended. More information of things to do there is below.
Tenpin Ipswich
Gloster RoadGood for a rainy day.
Jars Of Clay Ceramics Painting Studio and Coffee Shop
4 Rendlesham MewsWith the children on a rainy day.
The Tide Mill is an iconic building in Woodbridge, but I have a confession - I've never been to the museum! The river walk is a beautiful one. You could start at the Mill or the Tea Hut and do the circular walk, which takes you to Kyson point, midway and you return on the Woodland path and come out at Kingston Park. Kingston park is a good one for children, there's also tennis courts, a swimming pool, cinema and a skate park nearby. We sometimes go crabbing infront of the T-hut, although there probably are better places for this, such as Walberswick and Bawdsey. Depending on the tide, Kyson Point is good for wild swimming.
River Deben
The Tide Mill is an iconic building in Woodbridge, but I have a confession - I've never been to the museum! The river walk is a beautiful one. You could start at the Mill or the Tea Hut and do the circular walk, which takes you to Kyson point, midway and you return on the Woodland path and come out at Kingston Park. Kingston park is a good one for children, there's also tennis courts, a swimming pool, cinema and a skate park nearby. We sometimes go crabbing infront of the T-hut, although there probably are better places for this, such as Walberswick and Bawdsey. Depending on the tide, Kyson Point is good for wild swimming.
My favourite art galleries
Artspace Woodbridge
64 ThoroughfareContemporary art.
Gallery East
24 Church StreetContemporary art.