What's On and Things To Do Around Ickworth

Learn more about the children who lived here - Theodora’s daughters Phyllis and Marjorie. Follow their stories around the House, and discover more about their lives at Ickworth. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Theodora’s attendance of two coronations during her time as Marchioness demonstrated the social circles she mixed in and the role she played in society.

Theodora’s attendance of two coronations during her time as Marchioness demonstrated the social circles she mixed in and the role she played in society.

Discover the woman behind the title. With a new exhibition in the house discover Theodora, the 4th Marchioness of Bristol - a thoroughly modern woman whose vision, passion and commitment helped to seal the future of the Ickworth we experience today. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome.

Join Dr Maggie Exon to discover the story of Ickworth through its buildings, both seen and unseen. Booking Advisable. Phone: 01284 736140. Children are welcome. Dogs on leads welcome.

Ickworth is now open every day of the week except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including Wednesdays. Join us as we test fully opening the House this year for the first time. For years, Ickworth would close its doors every winter time and every Wednesday for vital conservation cleaning.

Capture a glimpse of the past as a day in the life of a 1930s basement unfolds around you. It’s the village dance tonight at Horringer Village Hall and some of the Ickworth servants are planning to attend.

Ickworth is now open every day of the week except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including Wednesdays. Join us as we test fully opening the House this year for the first time. For years, Ickworth would close its doors every winter time and every Wednesday for vital conservation cleaning.

Fun for all the family with live entertainment, shopping, children’s games & activities and demonstrations of countryside skills. Don’t miss our new Country Estate Fayre with fun for all the family.

We welcome the HandleBards this summer for a joyful performance of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. Ickworth welcome for the first time ever, The HandleBards - the world’s first cycling theatre company.

Support The Ickworth Church Conservation Trust and delve into the history behind Ickworth Church. Nestled into the Ickworth parkland stands Ickworth Church - the oldest surviving building on the Ickworth Estate, and the only reminder of the earlier parish of Ickworth.

Discover the woman behind the title. With a new exhibition in the house discover Theodora, the 4th Marchioness of Bristol - a thoroughly modern woman whose vision, passion and commitment helped to seal the future of the Ickworth we experience today. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome.

A rare opportunity to experience helping with our Conservation Team. A rare opportunity to experience helping with our conservation cleaning by signing up to volunteer for an afternoon. This is a great chance to get hands on with our collection as well as being involved with caring for this incredible place.

Capture a glimpse of the past as a day in the life of a 1930s basement unfolds around you. The family are well situated at Ickworth to easily travel to Newmarket in their Rolls Royce. This weekend Lady Bristol has guests arriving to attend the annual July race meeting.

Join us on a seasonal walk to learn new things about our special place. Over the years our Walled Garden has been a hive of activity and that is no different today.

Our Annual fund raising fete. Proceeds are divided amongst local groups. The village hall, Little Teapots Pre School, Chedburgh Church, Little Teacups Mother and Child Group, Chedburgh Brownies and The Gardening Club. The Womens Institute provide refreshments and Parish Council are involved.

Jazz at the hunter Club presents the young sax hero taking the London scene by storm with his exciting styling of stirring jazz classics and striking originals. With CHRIS INGHAM (piano), Rev. ANDREW BROWN (bass) and GEORGE DOUBLE (drums).

Suffolk Open Studios 2018 launches in June to celebrate the county’s thriving artistic community. 100+ artists will open their studios to give visitors a unique opportunity to “look behind the scenes” and see them in action. The programme runs over the first 4 weekends of June, commencing Sat 2 June.

Following its hugely successful first year of trading, Bury St Edmunds’ Farmers’ Market is back!

Following hot on the heels of The Gruffalo’s sell out tour and his monstrous West End success comes The Gruffalo’s Child – with attitude! Just how brave is she? Find out for yourselves by joining her on tour this autumn. The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should Ever set foot in the deep dark wood.

An iconic exhibition of images from some of the 20th Century’s greatest photographic artists. Experience a prestigious, hand-curated, collection of rare vintage photographs and limited edition prints celebrating the remarkable life and career of Hollywood legend, Marilyn Monroe.

1½ acres of gardens developed since the 1980s for all year interest. There are mature and unusual trees and shrubs and riotous herbaceous borders. Explore the maze of paths to find 4 informal ponds, a tree house, the sunken garden, greenhouses and woodland walks.

Celebrating all things dragon - from folklore to dinosaurs - at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village. This June, Dragon Fest returns, and Epico the Dragon is back by popular demand.

Bourse with Eric Whitbread. Organised by Bury St. Edmunds & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: Rod Finn (Secretary).

10th Annual Great Barton Bloomin’ Beautiful Open Gardens Up to 25 Gardens Open Lunches! Teas! Crafts! Cake stall! HUMUNGOUS TOMBOLA!

Surrounded by a moat, formal gardens and parkland. In the spring there are swathes of daffodils, narcissi, crocus, muscari, chionodoxa and tulips. Closer to the house, vast lawn areas Secret and Cutting Gardens.

Three acre garden with wildlife pond formal Koi pond, herbaceous borders, orchard, woodland and wildlife area, large productive vegetable plot with poly tunnel and greenhouses.

A wonderful evening event with Open Air Cinema and live entertainment and the showing of "the cultist of cult films" The Blues Brothers - brilliant music and fantastic car chases, in the grounds of Kentwell. All you need to bring is your own chair/blanket and picnic/fizz/wine! for a glorious night under the stars.

The Ynysowen choir from Aberfan in Wales, will be performing a concert in St Mary’s Church, Cavendish, Suffolk at 7.30pm on Saturday 30th June 2018. The choir is again returning to Cavendish after performing very successful and enjoyable concerts in the village in past years. The large choir also includes soloists.

Evening of Spirit Communication from the platform at Newmarket Pioneer Centre, which you can find on facebook. These are held regularly on the first Friday of each month, and entry is £6 which includes refreshments. We have a wonderful selection of first rate mediums for these events.

This is an Open day with bookable PRIVATE READINGS. 30 mins for £25. There will be PAMPER SESSIONS available such as Indian Head Massage, Foot Massage, Emotional Freedom Technique. at £5 for 10 min treatment..... £10 for 20 mins etc. Spiritual Healing Mediums will be on hand to give FREE HEALING Sittings.

This popular half-day morning tour is ideal for people with other afternoon plans or those just wanting a glimpse into the world of racing. You will spend the morning visiting the gallops, a trainer’s yard and then onto the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art or The National Stud (see set dates).

After a driven tour around the town you will visit the fascinating National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art where you can learn about the royal connections to the town and the history of where racing began, right here!

This is our most popular tour and offers a true insight into one of the world’s leading racehorse training centres. This action-packed day will show you all Newmarket has to offer.

Visit Lavenham Guildhall on one of our spinning days and see our wonderful volunteers in action; demonstrating the traditional art of spinning wool into the yarn we see and recognise today. Our spinning demonstrations are ongoing throughout the day. Every week on a Thursday.

Come along on July 14 and experience for yourself fleece dyeing and spinning first hand. This annual event showcases traditional and medieval spinning techniques. Discover how raw wool is spun into yarn, and see dyeing and colour processes all done by hand.

Join us for a short talk about the Guildhall over coffee and biscuits before enjoying a guided walk around historic Lavenham uncover secrets and hidden tales. Lovely light lunch included. A guided walk around the historic centre of this unique medieval village.

Melford Hall’s Art Fair is not only an opportunity to view and buy the paintings of a group of East Anglian artists, but also to meet them as they demonstrate their skills.

Join one of our naval history experts as he recounts tales of the Hyde Parker naval exploits. Meet in the library for a rsum of the naval exploits of the Hyde Parker family. From the Baltic to the Caribbean or from the Indian to the Atlantic Oceans, the Hyde Parker family were a sea-faring dynasty.

A guided walk along the the old railway line and taking in three water mills as well as Sudbury’s famous water meadows. A pleasant 5.5 mile guided walk from magnificent Melford Hall to Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury.

A popular guided walk taking in some railway and village history as well as both some modern archaeology and the natural beauty of the Suffolk countryside. Join us for a guided four-mile walk retracing the route of the former Great Eastern Railway Line linking the medieval wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford.

Lavenham Farmers Market is officially the best market in Suffolk. This fantastic Farmers’ Market boasts over 30 of the highest quality, small scale producers in Suffolk.

A free beachcombing event in Lavenham Library. Can you decipher the clues to find the treasures hidden in the mini shingle beach? There will be a tableful of beachcombing treasures for you to handle. Have you ever seen a mammoth’s tooth?!

A free beachcombing event in Long Melford Library. Can you decipher the clues to find the treasures hidden in the mini-beach? There will be a tableful of beachcombing treasures for you to handle. Have you ever seen a mammoth’s tooth?!

Fresh Freckenham asparagus will hopefully still be available too! Local meat producer and seller TFM Butchers of Isleham.

A celebration of all that is good to eat and drink and a lot more besides at this popular event including crafts and good things! and  now in a new home at Newmarket Racecourse Millennium Grandstand.

Explore 4x4 is swapping four wheels for four paws to bring you Explore Paw x Paw - the event all dogs have been waiting for! A 5km off road woodland Fun Run or Fun Walk for Dogs and Humans of all kinds!

The Stowmarket Striders Friday 5 mile race is leg 2 of the prestigious Friday 5 Series of races. The course is an accurately measured five miles, is chip timed and is run under UKA rules. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st three male and female finishers.

Hello Editor!, I would like to let you know about Isleham Gala Day that is happening on Saturday 7th July from 1pm to 5pm It is held at The Beeches Recreation ground on Mill Street in Isleham.

Kicking off our first Summer Saturday of 2018, join us as we explore everything that’s old about Newmarket and take a look back in time to the days when Dinosaurs roamed the high streets!