Hidden Well

A delightful period holiday cottage near the  Suffolk Heritage Coast

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Saxtead Mill just NW of Framlingham, seen from the A1120

 

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Bess on the beach at Walberswick (I think!)
Bess, aged 9, Autumn 2008

What's On In Suffolk
& the Suffolk Heritage Coast

The cottage is 1/4 mile from the A12 and so is ideally located for visiting the Suffolk Heritage Coast and East Anglia, including Southwold, Aldeburgh, Minsmere, Dunwich, Woodbridge and Saxmundham.

STOP PRESS

The Suffolk Exhibitions Art and Photography Exhibition is going to be at Easton Farm Park, Easton, Woodbridge, Suffolk. Open on Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May and Monday 2nd May - 10am - 5pm.  Entry free.

Lots of children's activities in Suffolk

Lots for ALL the family

  • Walk on the local beaches, cliffs and heaths of this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
  • Browse in lovely shops such as in Southwold, Aldeburgh and Snape Maltings. Or visit local food shops to buy some of the wonderful Suffolk food - smoked fish, pork and bacon, cider, Adnams beer and even wine.
  • Bird watch or follow the nature trails at the famous RSPB reserve at Minsmere.
  • Cycle around quiet country lanes and across heathland.
  • Visit some of the many lovely country pubs and restaurants offering a wide range of good food and local beers, ciders and wines.
  • Visit numerous historical sites including Framlingham castle and church. Leiston and Dunwich Priories.
  • Visit open gardens
  • Play golf, swim, sail
  • Beccles Carnival Weekend Aug 22nd-23rd

Plus within only 10-15 minutes drive you can reach:

Within about 30 minutes drive there's even more choice, including LOTS FOR KIDS:

and Ipswich and Norwich aren't much further.

Dog Lovers - a walk on the beach, then relax with a drink and some food

With miles of beautiful beaches, Suffolk is a great place for a walk along the coast.  Many beaches and pubs welcome dogs. All the pubs mentioned here have open fires in cold weather. From October through April, dogs are allowed on all beaches.
However there are restrictions during the summer on some beaches - see below for details.

Here the beaches are listed in approximate order of distance from the cottage.

  • Dunwich - dogs allowed all year round  Free car park.  The Flora Team Rooms (award winning fish and chips, Mar-Nov).  The Ship Inn serves good pub grub and welcomes dogs; in winter, a fabulous, friendly place to warm up (and to dry out the dog) after being on the beach. Nice garden. 
  • Minsmere - most of the beach is open to dogs all year round.  Sand and shingle. Parking charge for non-members of the National Trust. Shop, cafe.
  • Walberswick - no restictions on dogs. Big, mainly sand. Cheap/free parking.
  • Leiston (Sizewell) - a fantastic stretch of wild, usually deserted coastline with no dog
    restrictions and a small cafe with outside seating. Mainly shingle. Very cheap parking.
  • Southwold - dogs only welcome to main beach Oct-April, but they're allowed all year round on the beach a little north of the pier, where you can get fish and chips to eat on the beach.  Mainly sand. Several pubs welcome dogs, including the Red Lion on South Green (follow the main street south until it you reach a large open green; log fire in winter). 
  • Aldeburgh - restricted in summer, but there's a mile of dog-friendly beach just to the north of the centre. Mainly shingle. Lots of nice pubs, including a dog-friendly one next to the Moot Hall.
  • Kessingland (just south of Lowestoft) - a HUGE, unspoilt beach that's a combination of marshland, shingle and sand. A restaurant with a terrace outside, and a dog-friendly pub.
  • Lowestoft - mainly sand.  Summer restrictions, but the beach of Gunton Denes is dog-friendly, and is signposted off the B1385, north of Lowestoft.

These details are provided to help you, but please do check local signs when you visit, in case of changes to where and when dogs are allowed.

Gardens Open for the National Gardens Scheme 2009

These details are provided for your information only.  They were taken from the NGS website in Jan 2009. We recommend you check the latest details on the
National Garden Scheme Garden Finder, searching with the cottage's postcode, IP17 3QE.

Rosemary, Rectory Hill
East Bergholt
Suns 23 Mar; 8 June (2.30-5).

East Bergholt Place
Suns 6, 27 Apr; 12 Oct (2-5).

Magnolia House
Yoxford
Sun 13 Apr (2-5.30). Visitors also welcome by appt.

Heron House, Priors Hill Road
Aldeburgh
Sun 4 May (2-5).

Stanford House, Priors Hill Road
Aldeburgh
Sun 4 May (2-5).

The Priory
Stoke-by-Nayland
Sun 18 May (2-5).

Windmill Cottage, Mill Hill
Capel St Mary
Sun 1 June (2-6). Visitors also welcome by appt.

Woodwards, Blacksmiths Lane
Coddenham, Ipswich
Suns 1, 15 June; 13 July; 17 Aug (10-6).

White House Farm, Ringsfield
Beccles
Sat 7 June (11-5). Visitors also welcome by appt all yr, min 4, max 16 visitors.

Wrentham Gardens
Sun 8 June (11-6).

Rosemary, Rectory Hill
East Bergholt
Suns 23 Mar; 8 June (2.30-5).

Woottens, Blackheath Road
Wenhaston
For NGS: Every Tues, Weds, Thurs 1 Apr to 30 Sept; Iris field 24 May to 10 June; Iris sibirica field Sats, Suns 14, 15, 21, 22 June; Hemerocallis field Sats, Suns 12,13, 19, 20, 26, 27 July (9.30-5).

Redisham Hall
Beccles
Sun 13 July (2-6).

 

 

 

 

Where to Eat

Here are some of our personal favourites:

The Fox Inn, Darsham

The Adnams cafe, Southwold

The Bell, Walberswick

The Anchor, Walberswick

The Ship Inn, Dunwich

The Crown, Westleton

 

 

 


   Only mad dogs bite  
  the waves in autumn
   
   
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