at the Maltings, 2 weeks around Sept/Oct since 2006. This year:24th & 25th Sept 2011 + 10 days of fringe (23rd Sep - 8th Oct)  Dunwich Dunwich (Beach and Cliffs and museum) 12 miles, 23 mins. Famous for its Churches lost to the sea. Can the bells still be heard? Easton Farm Park Easton, IP13 0EQ, built in the late 1800s and has been a Farm Park since 1974. ideal for smaller family members! 01728 746475. 14 miles 27 minutes Framlingham castle IP13 9BP and Framlingham 15 miles 30 mins. 01728 724189 This old castle (1190) is complete and worth visiting. Latitude Festival approx 12-15 July Henham Park Estate, 15 miles 30 minutes+ festival web site (when its operational) Minsmere (Birds and Beach) Just north of Leiston and east of Theberton. 8 miles, 20 mins. Day charge for trails approx £5 non RSPB members Norwich. The county Town of Norfolk (41 miles) is about 1 hour 20 mins away. It is a really nice place to visit. The old Medieval centre with Norman Cathedral, amazing individual shops, not just the usual chains, make it a fascinating city to visit. Use the park and ride. You need about £3.50 in coins to buy a return Park and Ride bus ticket for a car load of people. Pick up a city map from the central modern bus station and look for discounts vouchers for various shops & restaurants etc. Orford Castle (Castle Keep IP12 2ND. 0844 556 9258) quay and restaurants 12 miles (through Snape), 23 mins.Check for open days for the castle keep. From Orford, The Lady Florence river cruise restaurant trips 07831 698298 Orford Ness National Nature reserve - a national trust site Take a short boat trip to this wild and remote shingle spit, the largest in Europe. Follow trails through a stunning landscape and a history that will both delight and intrigue. Discover an internationally important nature reserve littered with debris and unusual, often forbidding, buildings from a sometimes disturbing past- bombs to the cold war. 01728 724060 Badingham Rd, Framlingham IP13 9HZ . Open 10-5, 6 days a week. Tours and experience days. Sizewell. Tucked between Dunwich and Thorpeness, Sizewell beach boasts fantastic coastlines which have no restrictions on dogs year-round. A perfect middle ground for a stroll north to Dunwich or south to Thorpeness. Great for a walk on the beach past the nuclear power station, Sadly no tours available.   The Maltings in the 1930's Snape and the Aldeburgh Music festival. Aldeburgh Music (01728 687110 box office) lists events for Snape Maltings and other local venues. Tickets for concerts at the Maltings can be booked at the Festival Club in the High Street in Aldeburgh. What’s on now Snape Maltings shopping, boat trips, farmers market etc (Maltings & Craft Centre) 6 miles, 11 mins Southwold (Pleasant seaside town, Adnams Wine Cellars, Amusement Arcade and pier, beach, shops and walk. 18 miles, 35 mins drive north off A12 Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge to see Saxon artifacts. Events throughout the year. Thorpeness 2 miles 4 mins. Charming Edwardian folly resort with the Meare boating lake, Windmill, House in the Clouds, sandy beach and golf. Walberswick (picturesque seaside village, arts and crafts, walks and beach) 15 miles 30 mins. Woodbridge on the river Deben and next to Sutton Hoo |