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Suffolk - Tourist Attractions, Amusements,
Theme Parks, Walks, Viewpoints, Zoos, etc
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This page covers
general Tourist Attractions, including Amusement Parks,
Boat Trips,
Theme Parks, Specialist Shops, factory shops and outlet
villages, Guided Walks, Country Parks,
Viewpoints, Zoos and wildlife parks, etc.
We know that not all the
attractions in Suffolk are listed.
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make this guide comprehensive by giving details of
missing attractions
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Bridge Cottage
Flatford, East Bergholt, CO7 6UL
Tel: 01206 298260 Fax:
01206 299193
E-mail:
flatfordbridgecottage@nationaltrust.org.uk
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16th-century thatched
cottage.
Situated just upstream from Flatford Mill, the
cottage houses an exhibition on John
Constable, several of whose paintings famously
depict this property.
There is a tea-garden, shop, information
centre and boat hire, and access is possible
on foot to Trust land in the beautiful Dedham
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Bridge Cottage Flatford -
Photo:
Richard Slessor
CCL |
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Henry Watson Potteries
Wattisfield, Suffolk, IP22 1NN
Tel: 01359 251239 Fax:
01359 250984
E-mail:
sales@henrywatson.com
Web:
www.henrywatson.com
Henry Watson's Potteries have been producing
quality earthenware for over two centuries.
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Woottens of Wenhaston
Halesworth, Suffolk, IP199HD
Tel: 01502 478 258 Fax:
01502 478 888
E-mail:
sales@woottensplants.co.uk
Web:
www.woottensplants.co.uk
Woottens is a plant nursery, specialising in
Auriculars, Bearded Iris Grasses, Hemerocallis
and Pelargoniums. Woottens also grow the
largest general range of sun and shade loving
Herbaceous Perennials in Suffolk.
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Pleasurewood Hills Theme
Park
Leisure Way, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32
5DZ
Tel: 01502 586000
E-mail:
info@pleasurewoodhills.com
Web:
www.pleasurewoodhills.com
Over 40 rides, shows and attractions, set in 50
acres of beautiful parkland.
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Dunwich Heath: Coastal
Centre & Beach
Dunwich, Saxmundham, IP17 3DJ
Tel: 01728 648501 (Warden/Education
Officer) Fax:
01728 648501/5
E-mail:
dunwichheath@nationaltrust.org.uk
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Coastal lowland heath,
rich in wildlife.
Within an A.O.N.B and offering many excellent
walks, the area is a remnant of the once
extensive Sandlings heaths, with open tracts
of heather and gorse, shady woods, sandy
cliffs and beach.
It is an important nature conservation area
and home to scarce species like the nightjar,
Dartford warbler and the ant-lion. |
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Coastguard Cottages Dunwich Heath -
Photo:
Andrew Stacey
CCL |
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Museum of East Anglian
Life
Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL
Tel: 01449 612229 Fax:
01449 672307
E-mail:
enquiries@eastanglianlife.org.uk
Web:
www.eastanglianlife.org.uk
The history and natural world of East Anglia. Woodland and riverside nature trails. East
Anglian crafts and traditional Gypsy culture. Suffolk Punch Horses and rare breads of cattle
and sheep. 15 restored historic
buildings and museum
bistro.
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RSPB Minsmere Nature
Reserve
Westleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3BY
Tel: 01728 648 281 Fax:
01728 648 770
E-mail:
minsmere@rspb.org.uk
Web:
www.rspb.org.uk
A great day out, whether you are a birdwatcher
or simply want a country walk with the family.
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West Stow Country Park and
Anglo-Saxon Village
The Visitor Centre, Icklingham Road, West Stow,
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6HG
Tel: 01284 728718 Fax:
01284 728277
E-mail:
weststow@stedsbc.gov.uk
Web:
www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk
A reconstruction of the actual Anglo-Saxon
Village (c.420-650AD) on the site where the
remains of the original village were found. The
Country Park is a 52 hectare site complete with
car park, play area, visitor centre, shop and
cafe.
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Orford Ness National
Nature Reserve
Quay Office, Orford Quay, Orford, Woodbridge,
IP12 2NU
Tel: 01394 450900 Fax:
01394 450900
Web:
www.africa-alive.co.uk
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Internationally important
nature reserve, with a fascinating
20th-century military history.
The largest shingle spit with vegetation in
Europe, the Reserve contains a variety of
habitats including shingle, salt marsh,
mudflat, brackish lagoons and grazing marsh.
It provides an important location for breeding
and passage birds as well as for the shingle
flora, including a large number of nationally
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Orford Ness Shingle Ridges Suffolk -
Photo:
Stuart Warrington
CCL |
The Ness was a secret military test site from
1913 until the mid-1980s. Visitors follow a 5˝ml
route, which can be walked in total or in part
(the full walk involves walking on shingle).
Other walks (approx. 3mls) are open seasonally.
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Africa Alive!
Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7TF
Tel: 01502 740291 Fax:
01502 741104
E-mail:
orfordness@nationaltrust.org.uk
Animals from the African continent, see Rhino,
Giraffe, Zebra, Ostrich and Antelope grazing
together as they would in the wild.
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Easton Farm Park
Easton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0EQ
Tel: 01728 746475
E-mail:
info@eastonfarmpark.co.uk
Web:
www.eastonfarmpark.co.uk
Pony rides, pat-a-pet, meeting Major, one of the
big Suffolk Punch cart horses, pony and cart
rides, barrel train rides, train rides - as well
as the mini tractors, go karts and diggers etc.
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RSPB Minsmere Nature
Reserve
Westleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3BY
Tel: 01728 648 281 Fax:
01728 648 770
E-mail:
minsmere@rspb.org.uk
Web:
www.rspb.org.uk
A great day out, whether you are a birdwatcher
or simply want a country walk with the family.
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Museum of East Anglian
Life
Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1DL
Tel: 01449 612229 Fax:
01449 672307
E-mail:
enquiries@eastanglianlife.org.uk
Web:
www.eastanglianlife.org.uk
The history and natural world of East Anglia.
Woodland and riverside nature trails. East
Anglian crafts and traditional Gypsy culture.
Suffolk Punch Horses and rare breads of cattle
and sheep. 15 restored historic
buildings and museum
bistro.
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The National Stud
Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0XE
Tel/Fax: 01638 666 789
E-mail:
tours@nationalstud.co.uk
Web:
www.nationalstud.co.uk
The showcase for the British Thoroughbred
breeding industry and only stud farm open to the
public in England.
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The Otter Trust
Earsham, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 2AF
Tel: 01986 893 470 Fax:
01986 892 461
E-mail:
ottertrust@btconnect.com
Web:
www.ottertrust.org.uk
Visitors are give a rare opportunity to see
Otters, and with other wetland wildlife in both
natural and semi-natural surroundings.
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