Location: Suffolk < England
Nearest Airport:
Stansted - coach service to Ipswich every hour at 90
Miles
Nearest Ferry:
Felixstowe at 15
Miles
Nearest Train:
Saxmundham (no train noise at the cottage!) at 250
Metres
Nearest Motorway:
M25 J28 at 70
Miles
Nearest Beach:
Several within 30 mins drive, Aldeburgh is closest at 8
Miles
Nearest Barpub:
Several to choose from, in and around the town at 200
Metres
Nearest Golf:
Several nearby, but Aldeburgh is the closest at 7
Miles
Nearest Restaurant:
Several to choose from in Saxmundham High Street at 500
Metres
Car: recommended
Saxmundham is a small, quiet, friendly market town close to the Suffolk Heritage Coast.
Near to the popular coastal towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold, attractions include: Snape village, Benjamin Britten's Concert Hall at Snape Maltings, Southwold Lighthouse, Southwold Pier, the Blue Flag sandy beach at Southwold, quaint Suffolk towns and villages such as Halesworth, Blythburgh, Orford, Framlingham, Framlingham Castle, English Heritage and National Trust sites, the historic riverside town of Woodbridge, with its Tide Mill, Dunwich - 'the town which fell into the sea!', and Dunwich Heath AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty).
The county's gently undulating terrain makes it ideal for walking or cycling.
A perfect location for Birdwatching - RSPB Minsmere, North Warren (Aldeburgh), Southwold marshes & Havergate Island/Orford Ness are all nearby.
Plus there's boating on the Broads at Beccles & Oulten Broad, the famous Viking burial site at Sutton Hoo