Things To Do

Dog walking on lead

Suffolk Dog Day – near our holiday cottages

As the name suggests, it’s a day for dogs in Suffolk! Owners are allowed too! It’s a charitable event and during the last seven years it has raised over £330,000 for the Suffolk Community Foundation, …

snowdrops at Anglesey Abbey

National Trust – Anglesey Abbey

National Trust visits – Anglesey Abbey Visiting National Trust properties is one of my favourite things to do as I explore Suffolk and visit places of interest. I love eating in lovely National Trust restaurants …

A Winter break at our Suffolk holiday cottages

Luxury Christmas breaks in a Suffolk Holiday Cottage

Imagine strolling down the lane surrounded by hedges and fields, breathing in the fresh country air, before heading back to your Christmas Suffolk holiday cottage, decorated and wrapping you up in festive spirit. The Christmas …

Veggie Red Lion

Eating out in Suffolk – The Veggie Red Lion

I try to get out as much as possible to put myself in the shoes of my holiday cottage guests so that I can sample the best that Suffolk tourism has to offer. This week …

Cheese at country market

Framlingham Market in Suffolk

A fabulous rural market in Framlingham. Fram (as it’s known locally) was granted permission to hold weekly markets in the 13th Century and has been doing so ever since. A very popular destination for many …

Bury St Edmunds Christmas fayre

Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre

Bury St Edmunds is a very picturesque town any time of the year but at Christmas it takes on a whole new, magical look and thanks to the Christmas Fayre starting today (!) it’s definitely …

Dog-friendly pub in Suffolk - The Shoulder of Mutton, Assington

Dog friendly pubs & Restaurants in Suffolk

Dog Friendly Pubs are quite common in Suffolk, many with log-fires, wooden floorboards and great food, not to mention the range of fabulous local beer, cyder and wine from such brewers and vineyards as Adnams, …