★ Hoseasons Award Winner · Best Small Lodge Escape, East of England
★ Hoseasons Award Winner · Best Small Lodge Escape, East of England
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One of England’s hidden gems, with a great range of visitor attractions. Suffolk is the perfect choice for a break.
The Suffolk Heritage Coast
Heathside is an ideal base for exploring the historical towns and villages like Halesworth, Southwold, Dunwich, Walberswick, Aldeburgh, Snape, Minsmere, Beccles and Orford. Distances are approximate road miles from the park.
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6 miles
Visit Southwold pier, the excellent beaches and the famous multicoloured beach huts along the promenade. The harbour offers freshly caught fish and chips.
6 miles
An immensely popular location for crabbing in Suffolk, with families flocking there every summer. Take the rowing boat ferry across from Southwold harbour.
7 miles
One of our amazing local beaches, along with Southwold, Walberswick and Covehithe.
8 miles
Several miles of countryside walks through Suffolk’s coastal and wetland scenery, bringing you close to a wide variety of wildlife.
A series of connected rivers and lakes that form one of the UK’s most beautiful wetland areas.
16–18 miles
Aldeburgh’s tranquil charms, and Snape Maltings, the arts complex on the River Alde best known for its concert hall.
Further afield
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A magnificent 12th century fortress, once the refuge of Mary Tudor before she became Queen in 1553.
The site of two early medieval cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries, near Woodbridge.
An outdoor theatre seating 350, with a bar serving local beers, wine, cider and ice creams, and a picnic area.
A family-friendly seaside resort with award-winning beaches, two piers and Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park.
One of Suffolk’s best family attractions.
‘Perfect’ English villages, their streets lined with medieval timber-framed houses.
Straight from your door
Explore the wealth of mapped local routes by bike or foot, or the maze of footpaths, trails and byways around Wenhaston.
Village pub · 5 minutes’ stroll
Blythburgh · 2 miles
Halesworth · 3 miles
The Suffolk coast · 4 miles
Southwold · 6 miles
Framlingham Castle · ~17 miles
