The Red Lion

If you're here for some history (Cambridge is within easy reach), there are plenty of National Trust properties in the area, such as Anglesey Abbey Gardens and Lode Mill 15 minutes' drive away, and Ickworth, the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds and Wimpole Hall within 35. Slightly further afield, have days out at Melford Hall (40 minutes), Lavenham Guildhall (50 minutes) or Houghton Hall (55 minutes). The National Trust's oldest nature reserve Wicken Fen, half an hour from the site, is a famed wetlands area home to over 9,000 species. Head here for wildlife watching, a 14-mile circular cycle trail, the eight-mile Lodes Way and regular events including den building and pond dipping. Equine enthusiasts have the famed horse racing centre and racecourse of Newmarket within easy reach, for days at Palace House and the National Horseracing Museum, summer meets and The National Stud just outside town. The racecourse has concerts in summer.