Suffolk Events
Past Events In Suffolk
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Henstead Exotic Garden - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 24 Aug 25
Henstead Exotic Garden, Beccles NR34 7LD
A two acre exotic garden featuring 100 large palms, 20+ bananas and giant bamboo, some of biggest in the UK...
Bridges - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 24 Aug 25
Bridges, Bury St Edmunds IP30 9SA
C15 Grade II terraced house in the centre of a C12 Suffolk village with walled garden to the rear of the property...
Mildenhall Cycling Mini-Fest
Sun 24 Aug 25
West Row Village Hall, Church Road, West Row, Suffolk IP28 8NY
This year's Mildenhall Cycling Mini-Fest line-up consists of our traditional grass-track racing, the Fenland Flyer Gravel Time Trial and a...
Charity Car Boot Sale
Sun 24 Aug 25
The Severals, Newmarket CB8 7BS
A Car Boot Sale in aid of the Jarman Centre, the residential and activity centre of Girlguiding Cambridgeshire East, set in 18 acres of woodland on...
Beats & Eats Suffolk Summerfest
Sat 23 Aug 25
Framlingham College, College road, Suffolk, IP139EY IP13 9EY
Beats and Eats Suffolk Summerfest – Framlingham, 23–25 August 2025
Join us for the Beats and Eats Suffolk Summerfest, a vibrant celebration of...
The Summer Fest Suffolk
Sat 23 Aug 25
Framlingham College IP13 9EY
Something BIG is coming to Suffolk!
Mark your calendars for August 23rd & 24th, 2025, because Summer Fest is landing at the
stunning Framlingham...
Newmarket care home invites community to summer celebration
Sat 23 Aug 25
Kentford Manor Care Home - Care UK, Jeddah Way, Kennett, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 8JY
A care home in Kennett is opening its doors to the local community for a summer fete to remember.
On Saturday 23rd August from 12pm to 5pm, Care...
The Summer Fest Suffolk
Sat 23 Aug 25
Framlingham College, College Road
Framlingham, Suffolk IP13 9EY
Prepare for non-stop excitement with 3 epic stages, mouth-watering cookery demos, fierce chili-eating competitions, jaw-dropping wrestling matches, a...
J's Meadow get together
Thu 21 Aug 25
J's Meadow opposite Sylehamand Wingfield village hall IP21 4LT
Join us in caring for this community open space.
We do a little work and a little talking, on the third Thursday of the month...
Scrap metal collection
Mon 18 Aug 25
Syleham and Wingfield village hall IP21 4LT
Bring any scrap metal items to the village hall car park.
put them in the skip if you can
NO Fridges, Freezers, Gas Bottles, TVs, please
info...
HORSEPLAY: Horse Games
Sun 17 Aug 25
Palace House Palace Street, Newmarket CB8 8EP
Join us for a fun filled day at the National Horseracing Museum watching a variety of lesser-known equine sports in the Peter O’Sullevan Arena...
Beccles Carnival
Sat 16 Aug 25
Beccles Quay
Fenn Lane,
Beccles NR34 9BB
Beccles Carnival Weekend...
ALWAYS THE 3RD WEEKEND IN AUGUST
Saturday
Event kicks off at 1pm with the grand opening followed by.....
Beccles Carnival weekend
Sat 16 Aug 25
Beccles Quay, Fenn Lane , Beccles NR34 9BB
Beccles Carnival and family fun weekend
Beccles Carnival is more than a traditional carnival parade with Carnival fete, fun dog show, street food,...
Yard Sale
Sat 16 Aug 25
13 East View, Freckenham IP28 8HU
Sale of books topics include gardening, animal, Sherlock Holmes, Laurel & Hardy, Cross Stitch/Needlework, British Isles, Crime, Dogs and lots more £1...
V J 80 event
Sat 16 Aug 25
J's Meadow opposite Syleham and Wingfield village hall IP21 4LT
V J 80 event to include:
History display
Vehicles
Re-enactors
BBQ
Tea and cake
Craft activities for children
games
All in aid of...
Ivy Chimneys - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 9 Aug 25
Ivy Chimneys, Gislingham IP23 8JT
A garden planted for year-round interest and late summer colour. Ornamental trees, topiary, exotic border and fish pond set in an area of Japanese...
Dobbie August Little Seedlings Club:Prehistoric Plants
Sun 3 Aug 25
Wainfleet Road, Boston, Lincs PE21 9RZ
This month our Little Seedlings will travel back hundreds of millions of years to learn all about Prehistoric Plants!...
Dobbie August Little Seedlings Club:Prehistoric Plants
Sun 3 Aug 25
Rougham Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2RN
This month our Little Seedlings will travel back hundreds of millions of years to learn all about Prehistoric Plants!...
Dobbie August Little Seedlings Club:Prehistoric Plants
Sun 3 Aug 25
Grundisburgh Road, Woodbridge IP13 6HX
This month our Little Seedlings will travel back hundreds of millions of years to learn all about Prehistoric Plants!...
Easterly Artists - Ways of Looking
Thu 31 Jul 25
Holton Lodge Barn Gallery, The Street, Holton IP19 8PN
Easterly Artists' new exhibition, Ways of Looking, opens at Holton Lodge Barn gallery near Halesworth on Thursday 31st July and runs until...
International Mini Print Exhibition
Sat 26 Jul 25
Wingfield Barns IP21 5RA
The Mini Print International of Cadaqués
The exhibition includes around 650 artists from some 46 countries from all the continents...
Robin willow sculpture weaving workshop
Sat 26 Jul 25
Lackford Lakes, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP28 6HX
Handmake your own robin sculpture in this workshop with willow artist Toni Cross.
The robin is made from a mixture of different willow varieties,...
Picnic Concert : The Paul Simon Story
Sat 26 Jul 25
National Trust's Flatford Mill, Flatford CO7 6UL
The hugely popular folk music band ‘Shades of Simon’ will be returning to Flatford Mill for the 3rd year running July 2025 for what will almost...
Stetchworth and Dullingham Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 20 Jul 25
Stetchworth and Dullingham Gardens, Stetchworth and Dullingham CB8 9TN
The one acre Dove House garden, professionally designed by the owner, has colour-themed herbaceous borders, formal yew hedges, roses, greenhouse and...
Clare Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 20 Jul 25
Clare Gardens, Clare CO10 8NP
A group of three adjacent gardens in Clare offering a wide variety of garden styles from a sculpture park with follies, ponds, an orchard and jungle...
Heron House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 20 Jul 25
Heron House, Aldeburgh IP15 5EP
Two acres with superb views over the North Sea, River Alde and marshes. Unusual trees, herbaceous beds, shrubs and ponds with a waterfall in large...
Trinity Park Mind Body Spirit & Wellbeing Festival
Sat 19 Jul 25
Trinity Park (Suffolk County Showground), Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 8UH
East Anglia’s most popular Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Festival is returning to Trinity Park on Saturday
19h and Sunday 20th July 2024, 10 am to 5...
Celebration concert for Brass Band Week
Sun 13 Jul 25
Long Melford Village Green, , Long Melford CO10 8NT
Long Melford Silver Band: Come and join Long Melford Silver Band alongside guest players from bands across East Anglia as we celebrate Brass Band...
Halesworth Harmony concert to support WaterAid
Sun 13 Jul 25
The Cut, 8 New Cut, Halesworth IP19 8BY
An evening of songs and poetry from around the world on a watery theme to raise money for WaterAid, a vital charity that this year is campaigning to...
Paget House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 13 Jul 25
Paget House, Saxmundham IP17 3NY
The 1½ acre garden is designed to be wildlife friendly with wild areas meeting formal planting. There is an orchard and a vegetable plot to explore...
Grundisburgh Village Show
Sat 12 Jul 25
Grundisburgh Playing Field IP13 6TN
Fun day out for the whole family.
Children's entertainment.
Amazing exhibits in the marquee.
Food & drink.
Live music...
Newmarket care home to host sports day for local community
Fri 11 Jul 25
Kentford Manor Care Home, Jeddah Way, Kennett, Kentford, Newmarket CB8 8JY
A Newmarket care home is getting into the spirit of summer with its very own sports day celebration.
On Friday 11th July from 3.30pm-6...
The Magic Of Motown
Fri 11 Jul 25
The Apex, Charter Square St, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3FD
Seen by millions, The Magic of Motown is back with its 20th Anniversary Tour!
It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories...
FREE taster session with the Sudbury Rock Choir
Wed 9 Jul 25
The Quay Theatre, Quay Lane, Sudbury CO10 2AN
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The Sudbury Rock Choir is led by singer/pianist Hollie Heard...
FREE taster session with the Sudbury Rock Choir
Wed 9 Jul 25
The Quay Theatre, Quay Lane, Sudbury CO10 2AN
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The Sudbury Rock Choir is led by singer/pianist Hollie Heard...
FREE taster session with the Sudbury Rock Choir
Wed 9 Jul 25
The Quay Theatre, Quay Lane, Sudbury CO10 2AN
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The Sudbury Rock Choir is led by singer/pianist Hollie Heard...
Bury St Edmunds care home invites community to summer fete
Tue 8 Jul 25
Glastonbury Court - Glastonbury Rd, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 2EX
A care home in Bury St Edmunds is opening the doors to the local community for a summer fete for the whole family to enjoy...
FREE taster session with the Beccles/Lowestoft Rock Choir
Mon 7 Jul 25
Blyburgate Hall, Blyburgate, Beccles NR34 9TF
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
Your friendly local Beccles choir is run by vocal coach Jessica Ross...
FREE taster session with the Sudbury Rock Choir
Mon 7 Jul 25
The Curve Arts Centre (Drama Studio), Ormiston Sudbury Academy, Tudor Road, Sudbury CO10 1NW
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
FREE taster session with the Beccles/Lowestoft Rock Choir
Mon 7 Jul 25
Blyburgate Hall, Blyburgate, Beccles NR34 9TF
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
Your friendly local Beccles choir is run by vocal coach Jessica Ross...
'An Evening With Louis de Bernieres ~ Poetry, Song and Stories’
Mon 7 Jul 25
St Edmunds Hall,
Cumberland Road
Southwold IP18 6JP
'An Evening With Louis de Bernieres ~ Poetry, Song and Stories’
An English Leonard Cohen'-Sean Laffey, Irish Music Magazine...
FREE taster session with the Beccles/Lowestoft Rock Choir
Mon 7 Jul 25
Blyburgate Hall, Blyburgate, Beccles NR34 9TF
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
Your friendly local Beccles choir is run by vocal coach Jessica Ross...
FREE taster session with the Bury St Edmunds Rock Choir
Mon 7 Jul 25
Southgate Community Centre, Caie Walk, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2PJ
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The Bury St Edmunds Rock Choir is led by local singing teacher Lee Birnie...
FREE taster session with the Beccles/Lowestoft Rock Choir
Mon 7 Jul 25
Blyburgate Hall, Blyburgate, Beccles NR34 9TF
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
Your friendly local Beccles choir is run by vocal coach Jessica Ross...
Little Seedlings Club: Rainforest Explorers
Sun 6 Jul 25
Rougham Road, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2RN
Dobbies Garden Centres is inspiring young explorers and inviting families along to its free-to-attend Little Seedlings Club workshop this July...
Little Seedlings Club: Rainforest Explorers
Sun 6 Jul 25
Wainfleet Road, Boston, Lincs PE21 9RZ
Dobbies Garden Centres is inspiring young explorers and inviting families along to its free-to-attend Little Seedlings Club workshop this July...
RSPCA Fun Dog Show
Sun 6 Jul 25
Earl Stonham Village Hall, Forward Green, Stowmarket IP14 5HJ
Celebrating our canine companions
Fantastic fun filled day includes a fun dog show, refreshments and pizza van, raffle, games, and animal related...
Little Seedlings Club: Rainforest Explorers
Sun 6 Jul 25
Grundisburgh Road, Woodbridge IP13 6HX
Dobbies Garden Centres is inspiring young explorers and inviting families along to its free-to-attend Little Seedlings Club workshop this July...
Trimley St Martin Summer Fete
Sat 5 Jul 25
Trimley Sports and Social Club, High Road, Trimley St Martin IP11 0RH
Trimley St Martin Parish Council are holding a Summer Fete in conjunction with Trimley Sports and Social Club on Saturday 5th July 2025...
Suffolk Singers Concert - Love Walked In
Sat 5 Jul 25
St Edmunds Church, Southwold IP18 6JA
Suffolk Singers are pleased to invite you to their Summer concert at the church of St Edmund King & Martyr in Southwold...
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Things to do around Suffolk
Suffolk, located on the East Coast of England, is a picturesque county known for its stunning coastlines, charming towns, and rich cultural heritage. Whether you're visiting for a day trip or staying longer, there are plenty of exciting activities to enjoy. Here are some of the best things to do in Suffolk:
1. Visit Framlingham Castle:
- Framlingham Castle, famously mentioned in Ed Sheeran's song "Castle on the Hill," is a historic gem. Explore its three main areas: the Inner Court, the Bailey, and the Lower Court. Walk the Wall Walk across the 13 towers for breathtaking countryside views. Mary Tudor was also announced Queen of England within these walls, adding to its historical significance.
2. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum (‘Middy’):
- Discover the fascinating story behind the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum. This authentic gauge railway museum resurrected relics from a struggling station. Take a steam train ride (available from May to September) and experience a piece of Suffolk's railway history.
3. Explore Leiston Abbey Ruins:
- Leiston Abbey's architectural beauty lies in its ruins. Wander through this stunning monument, appreciating its historical significance and mysterious charm.
4. Stroll in Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme:
- Enjoy a leisurely walk in Brampton Park, surrounded by lush greenery. Let the kids play on the swings and slides while you relax in this peaceful oasis.
5. Discover Shugborough Estate:
- Explore the beautiful Shugborough Estate, complete with gardens, a mansion, and riverside walks. Immerse yourself in its history and natural beauty.
6. Suffolk Beaches:
- Suffolk boasts stunning beaches. Consider a visit to Southwold Beach, known for its colorful beach huts, or Aldeburgh Beach, famous for its fresh seafood and artistic community¹.
7. Sutton Hoo:
- Uncover ancient history at Sutton Hoo, an Anglo-Saxon burial site. Explore the mounds, visitor center, and scenic views of the River Deben.
8. Snape Maltings:
- Visit Snape Maltings, a cultural hub with art galleries, shops, and cafes. Enjoy the serene surroundings and perhaps catch a concert or exhibition.
9. RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve:
- Birdwatchers will appreciate RSPB Minsmere, home to diverse bird species and stunning landscapes. Explore the trails and hides for a memorable wildlife experience.
10. Suffolk Food and Drink:
- Don't miss the chance to savor Suffolk's culinary delights. Try local produce, visit farmers' markets, and enjoy traditional pubs and tearooms.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Suffolk promises a delightful day out filled with history, nature, and relaxation!
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1. Visit Framlingham Castle:
- Framlingham Castle, famously mentioned in Ed Sheeran's song "Castle on the Hill," is a historic gem. Explore its three main areas: the Inner Court, the Bailey, and the Lower Court. Walk the Wall Walk across the 13 towers for breathtaking countryside views. Mary Tudor was also announced Queen of England within these walls, adding to its historical significance.
2. Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum (‘Middy’):
- Discover the fascinating story behind the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum. This authentic gauge railway museum resurrected relics from a struggling station. Take a steam train ride (available from May to September) and experience a piece of Suffolk's railway history.
3. Explore Leiston Abbey Ruins:
- Leiston Abbey's architectural beauty lies in its ruins. Wander through this stunning monument, appreciating its historical significance and mysterious charm.
4. Stroll in Brampton Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme:
- Enjoy a leisurely walk in Brampton Park, surrounded by lush greenery. Let the kids play on the swings and slides while you relax in this peaceful oasis.
5. Discover Shugborough Estate:
- Explore the beautiful Shugborough Estate, complete with gardens, a mansion, and riverside walks. Immerse yourself in its history and natural beauty.
6. Suffolk Beaches:
- Suffolk boasts stunning beaches. Consider a visit to Southwold Beach, known for its colorful beach huts, or Aldeburgh Beach, famous for its fresh seafood and artistic community¹.
7. Sutton Hoo:
- Uncover ancient history at Sutton Hoo, an Anglo-Saxon burial site. Explore the mounds, visitor center, and scenic views of the River Deben.
8. Snape Maltings:
- Visit Snape Maltings, a cultural hub with art galleries, shops, and cafes. Enjoy the serene surroundings and perhaps catch a concert or exhibition.
9. RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve:
- Birdwatchers will appreciate RSPB Minsmere, home to diverse bird species and stunning landscapes. Explore the trails and hides for a memorable wildlife experience.
10. Suffolk Food and Drink:
- Don't miss the chance to savor Suffolk's culinary delights. Try local produce, visit farmers' markets, and enjoy traditional pubs and tearooms.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Suffolk promises a delightful day out filled with history, nature, and relaxation!