Local Area
Beyond the Estate itself there is a huge variety of activities that you can enjoy during your stay. Rambling walks through the gorgeous Suffolk countryside, delicious food in local restaurants, charming country pubs in neighbouring, picturesque villages or browsing through antique shops in Long Melford or Clare.
We are 20 minutes drive from historic Bury St. Edmunds, an hour from Cambridge and just half an hour from the UK’s centre of flat racing - Newmarket.
Below is a selected list of a variety of local activities that we recommend. For a comprehensive list please go to http://www.visitsuffolk.com.
Places to visit
Giffords Hall vineyard
Ickworth House
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ickworth
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
Kentwell
Melford Hall
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/melford-hall
Go Ape
https://goape.co.uk/visit-thetford
Flatford RSPB
Bannatyne Hotel Bury St Edmunds
https://www.bannatyne.co.uk/hotel/bury-st-edmunds
Wild Tracks
http://www.wildtracksltd.co.uk
Blackthorpe Barn
http://www.blackthorpebarn.com
Palace House Newmarket
https://www.palacehousenewmarket.co.uk
Wyken Vineyards
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds
Local pubs and restaurants
The Crown, Hartest
The Queen's Head, Hawkendon
http://www.hawkedonqueen.co.uk
The George, Cavendish
http://www.thecavendishgeorge.co.uk
The Black Lion Hotel, Long Melford
http://www.theblacklionhotel.com
Scutchers, Long Melford
The Great House, Lavenham
The Swan, Lavenham
http://theswanatlavenham.co.uk
1921, Bury St Edmunds
http://nineteen-twentyone.co.uk
Maison Bleue, Bury St Edmunds
Pea Porridge, Bury St Edmunds