Hill Farm

Start local explores by skipping out into the Suffolk countryside for a walk on the marked trails at Thornham Estate (five minutes’ drive) or taking off to Stonham Barns (15 minutes), where there’s a wildlife sanctuary, bird of prey centre and crazy golf course. Or perhaps you’d like a taste of country life in days of yore? Eye Castle (10 minutes) and the mighty fortress of Framlingham Castle (half an hour) are both good places to start, as are more recent additions to the scenery such as the Museum of East Anglian Life in Stowmarket (25 minutes) and the puffing engines of Bressingham Steam & Gardens (20 minutes). Looking a little further afield, the seaside resorts of Southwold and Aldeburgh are both less than an hour’s drive away, as is arty Snape Maltings, for marsh walks, concerts and craft shopping. For town times, the medieval towns of Lavenham and Long Melford are both within an hour and Bury St Edmunds is 40 minutes away.