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Things to do in Suffolk
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Suffolk, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
🎟️ This weekend near Suffolk
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Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Comedy Night
JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester · 19.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Colchester Audio Tour: Echoes Through Time Tour
Colchester Castle, Colchester · 21.8 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Ipswich Audio Tour: Historical Harmonies and Hidden Gems Tou...
St Mary At Stoke, Ipswich · 12.2 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Ipswich Audio Tour: Hands That Built the Port
Corn Exchange, Cornhill, Ipswich, Ipswich · 11.8 mi
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Museums & Galleries
1.2 mi from Suffolk
The Food Museum
The Food Museum is the UK's only museum dedicated entirely to food, set across an 84-acre site with 17 historic buildings exploring how food is grown, made and eaten. You can take...
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6.1 mi from Suffolk
Mid Suffolk Light Railway
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, known as the 'Middy', is Suffolk's only standard gauge heritage railway, based at Brockford Station near Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford in Mid Suffolk....
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10.7 mi from Suffolk
Little Hall
Little Hall is a 14th century house in Lavenham, Babergh, built for the Causton family of clothiers and later restored by the Gayer-Anderson brothers, who filled it with art and ar...
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11.6 mi from Suffolk
Ipswich Museum
Ipswich Museum is a long-established museum in Ipswich, set up in the 1840s by a local industrialist and later moved to its current purpose-built site in the 1880s. Its collections...
11.7 mi from Suffolk
Christchurch Mansion
Christchurch Mansion is a Tudor mansion in Ipswich with over 500 years of history, featuring period rooms ranging from the Tudor kitchen to the Georgian saloon and Victorian wing....
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12.1 mi from Suffolk
493rd Bomb Group Museum
The 493d Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit that was assigned to the 92d Bombardment Wing during World War II. It the last bombardment group to be ass... — Wikipedia
12.5 mi from Suffolk
Clifford Road Air Raid Shelter Museum
Clifford Road Tunnels is a museum about life on the home front during World War II. The museum is located in a former air raid shelter, and is open to the public and to private and... — Wikipedia
12.6 mi from Suffolk
Moyse's Hall Museum
Moyse's Hall Museum occupies a striking 12th-century building overlooking Bury St Edmunds' market place, and its history as a Bridewell, workhouse and police station is reflected i...
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13.1 mi from Suffolk
Diss Museum
Diss Museum sits in an old butcher's shop called The Shambles, right in the heart of Diss market place. Inside its two small rooms you'll find permanent displays, current exhibits...
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13.2 mi from Suffolk
Suffolk Regiment Museum
The Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiments' Museum is based at The Keep, a Grade II Listed building in Bury St Edmunds that was once the Suffolk Regiment Depot. Here you can view med...
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13.8 mi from Suffolk
Ipswich Transport Museum
Ipswich Transport Museum is a volunteer-run collection of over 100 transport and engineering objects made or used in the Ipswich area, from buses and bicycles to prams, a police ca...
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14.4 mi from Suffolk
Suffolk Aviation Heritage Museum
This volunteer-run museum near Kesgrave tells the story of flight in Ipswich and Suffolk, spread across two buildings. You can explore displays on local aviation history, a Local C...
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Theme Parks
21.5 mi from Suffolk
Go Ape Thetford
Go Ape Thetford sits in Thetford Forest, Suffolk, at the original site where Go Ape began in 2002, set among lowland pine, heathland and broadleaf woodland. There's plenty to do ac...
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22.3 mi from Suffolk
Ocean Boulevard
Rides and attractions for all ages. Including miniature railway, drift karts, inflatable slide, water walkers and more. Refreshment kiosks on site selling ice creams, hot and cold...
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24.5 mi from Suffolk
Wyvernwood
Wyvernwood is an outdoor theme park in Suffolk where you step through the Magic Portal into the Enchanted Lost Kingdom, meeting characters, watching theatrical shows and taking on...
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28.7 mi from Suffolk
Playbarn
Playbarn is an indoor and outdoor adventure centre in Poringland, South Norfolk, designed especially for children aged seven or under. You'll find a tractor courtyard with ride-on...
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Water Parks
16.6 mi from Suffolk
Aqua Park Alton
Aqua Park Alton is a floating inflatable water park on Alton Water, with slides, a kicker feature, jump stations, a giant swing, and the Monkey Dome climbing obstacle, all tackled...
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Zoos & Wildlife
13.5 mi from Suffolk
Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park
Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park, in Wherstead near Ipswich, is a rare breeds farm and wildlife park where you can meet over 100 animal species, from farmyard favourites to zebra, lion...
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16.9 mi from Suffolk
Banham Zoo
Banham Zoo is a large family attraction in Banham, Breckland, home to over 500 animals across more than 100 habitats. You can watch daily talks, get up close with big cats, primate...
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19.5 mi from Suffolk
Oasis Camel Park
Oasis Camel Park, in Linstead Magna near Halesworth in Suffolk, is a family-friendly animal park where you can get up close to camels and their relations, take camel rides, meet fr...
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24.5 mi from Suffolk
Colchester Zoo
Colchester Zoological Society is a large wildlife attraction set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes, home to over 150 species from Komodo dragons to white rhino, giraffes, ostrich,...
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25.3 mi from Suffolk
Melsop Farm Park
Melsop Farm Park is a family-run farm attraction near Scoulton in Breckland, Norfolk, home to sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, waterfowl and cattle, including rare breeds such as the G...
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Where to stay near Suffolk
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
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Plan it day by day
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Suffolk?
The list below shows attractions nearby with distances from Suffolk.
What can we do in Suffolk when it rains?
Museums, galleries and aquariums are your friends — filter the list below by category and keep a couple in reserve for wet days.
More ways to explore
Not booked yet? See the best places to stay in Suffolk.