What's On Lavenham

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.

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.

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.

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 wonderful Tudor event with over 100 costumed Tudors, and includes lots of merry making and activities for all the family to join in. Tudors will be in the main house, around the gardens & grounds and joining in all the May celebrations; musical events, plays, processions, dancing and pageantry.

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.

Something for everyone at this popular charity event. Quality gifts, crafts, jewellery, bric a brac, collectables, furnishings, toys, books, DVDs/CDs, pet, electrical and homemade cake and preserves stalls and more. Big Raffle and Tombola, homemade food and refreshments available. Free parking.

Between 15 and 20 exhibitors will be offering a wide range of secondhand, out of print and collectable books for sale. From paperbacks to antiquarian. Often also postcards and ephemera. Home made refreshments available. Free parking. The longest running independent book fair in East Anglia.

Annual General Meeting. Organised by Sudbury & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: David Gottesmann (Secretary).

Going Off Piste (Members’ displays). Organised by Sudbury & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: David Gottesmann (Secretary).

This fantastic Farmers’ Market, a huge hit in the town centre is now one of Suffolk’s busiest town markets. Every month the stunning venue is filled with some of the regions very highest quality local produce.

A light hearted and enjoyable programme of songs and music by our popular, local community choir. profits towards the upkeep of our beautiful church.

A day out for car enthusiasts & the family. A chance for classic & vintage car owners to show off their cars in the beautiful grounds of Kersey Mill. Further attractions for the family. Tour the beautiful Water Mill and see the latest restoration and view a working scale model .

Art Exhibition by the Assington Group of Artists. Sat 28th April 10am - 5pm & Sun 29th April 10am-4pm. Free entry.

Hadleigh Healers are having another popular Day of Readings, with Spiritual Mediums offering 20 minute, one to one readings, for only £15 per reading. Please pre-book your readings with Mavis to avoid disappointment on the day on 01473 823282.

Drinkstone Annual Sale Trail 2018 – Saturday 5th May – 9.30am – 2.30pm Households around the village open up their garages to sell a wide range of items. Others prefer to sell their wares from a table top in the Village Hall, where you will also find home made cakes and mouth-watering refreshments .?

Join us for a great family day out at the 179th Hadleigh Show on Saturday 19th May 2018 located in the beautiful setting of Holbecks Park with plenty of free parking. This year Broke FMX and Titan the Robot will be joining us.

KFA Suffolk presents an Activity Afternoon with the opportunity to try Sit and Stay Fit, a seated exercise session and an active Keep Fit Class. Refreshments included in the ticket price and a representative from the Alzheimer’s Society will be on hand to tell us about their local work.

The garden consists of a Kitchen garden, the back walled garden which is abundant with tulips and Narcissi and a small walled garden with shrubs and perennial borders. Late spring colour is provided by bulbs, tulips, alliums and camassias. The front lawn overlooks the parkland and two small borders.

RATS present Ray & Michael Cooney’s hilarious farce Tom Dick & Harry (by kind permission of Samuel French.) Play with a light supper included. Tom and Linda excitedly await the arrival of Mrs Potter from the adoption agency in the hope that she will approve their application.

Suffolk Market Events is delighted to have teamed up with The Foragers Feast to bring you even more fabulous foraging workshops with Carl Shillingford (expert forager and a Michel Roux trained chef) and Matthew Rooney (hugely knowledgable ecologist and mushroom grower).

Extensive lawns sweep around the east and south sides of The Hall and the formal gardens are separated from the adjacent park land by a ha-ha. The sizeable garden has formal beds, including a shrub bank and a partially walled kitchen garden.

Roll up roll up to Britains greatest Circus. beware of imitations wait for Britains Best as Voted Best circus in the UK on 2 separate polls.

Weird and Wonderful Wood is returning again to the stunning Estate at Haughley Park on 19th and 20th May 2018. This event is a celebration of many aspects of woodwork, showcasing talents of specialist woodworkers, and described as “the most magical day ever” Anna Morrell, Kent.

Approx one-third of an acre plantsman’s garden developed over the last 24 years, containing many unusual plants, herbaceous borders and pond. For the May opening see a super collection of peonies and for the July opening a stunning collection of approx 60 Agapanthus in full flower.

The exhibition is home to a wide variety of original art, crafts, jewellery, prints and cards for sale. There will be art demonstrations going on throughout the weekend, so pop down and learn some tips from the artists themselves.

Our beautiful Summer Craft Market will be back in the gorgeous Suffolk village of Clare where you will find us all under one stunning roof in Clare Town Hall.

Stamp exhibition and fair. Organised by Bury St. Edmunds & District Philatelic Society. Contact for details: Rod Finn (Secretary).

Stowmarket Library has launched Suffolk’s newest crime writers’ festival. Skulduggery in Stowmarket will take place at the library over four days from 27 - 30 April. There will be talks from top crime writers including Elly Griffiths and Alison Bruce.

Trad Jazz Nite organised by the Stowmarket Lions Charity. Sat 5th May. The Storyville Jazz Band, on tour from Holland. Playing at the John Peel Centre, Stowmarket. 7.15pm for 7.45pm. Tickets £12.50 available from John Peel Centre Box Office, Phone 0845 833 5114. or on line www.stowmarket-lions.org.uk

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 new exhibition exploring the conservation of textiles and how we care for and store our delicate pieces in the collection. Booking Not Needed. Children are welcome. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.

Discover more about Ickworth and the nature that surrounds you on our new for 2018 Spring Trail. Grab a trail map and embark on a journey of discovery across our estate. Find out about the natural world and learn more about the Women who helped shape Ickworth. Booking Not Needed.

Learn more about the books in our vast collection at Ickworth. Theodora, the 4th Marchioness of Bristol, spent a fortune in the early twentieth century having most of the books in the Ickworth collection restored.

Join us on a seasonal walk to learn new things about our special place. Discover more about how the Gardening team has been restoring the garden in light of the Box Blight outbreak in 2015.

Discover more about Ickworth and the nature that surrounds you on our new for 2018 Spring Trail. Grab a trail map and embark on a journey of discovery across our estate. Find out about the natural world and learn more about the Women who helped shape Ickworth. Booking Not Needed.

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.

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.

Register for Hearing Dogs walk or just come on the day for a great family day out! Organised by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, there are two walk routes to choose from - 3k and 7k.

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.

Capture a glimpse of the past as a day in the life of a 1930s basement unfolds around you. The 6th May 1935 marked the start of George V Silver Jubilee celebrations and was declared a public holiday.

Join us on a seasonal walk to learn new things about our special place. Explore our Walled Garden and immerse yourself in a beautiful walk surrounded by tulips with a knowledgeable Gardening team member.

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.

Come and join us to ‘reframe Bury St Edmunds’ as part of our new R&D project, where three teams of artists have been working with arts and technology. Explore the newly opened and named ‘Pigeon Parade’ (WH Smiths/The Works on Cornhill) and meet the new residents who have taken roost here...

A programme of exhilarating choral music for Easter, featuring Bach’s Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV4, his motet Lobet dem Herrn and Buxtehude’s Heut’ triumphieret Gottes Sohn, Jesu meines Lebens Leben, Magnificat and Alleluia.

Dave O’Higgins tenor/soprano sax Chris Ingham piano Rev. Andrew Brown bass George Double drums Currently the saxophonist in the Darius Brubeck Quartet and mainstay of the Ronnie Scott’s Orchestra and BBC Big Band, Dave has played with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles and is among the most in-demand,...

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