Local Attractions
Suffolk is an unspoilt county which was the inspiration of artists Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable. It is famed for its villages and towns of timber framed buildings and magnificent churches, such as Lavenham, Long Melford and Bury St Edmunds. There is the heritage coast with its attractive towns such as Southwold. The world famous horse racing town of Newmarket home of the National Stud. Not forgetting the well known Aldeburgh Festival. All within easy reach of Haughley which is in the centre of Suffolk. The University town of Cambridge is only 40 minutes away.
All of the links below are within 45 minutes of Haughley House.
- Bury St.Edmunds - England's floral town
- Welcome to Lavenham
- The village of Long Melford
- The coastal town of Southwold
- Aldeburgh and the world-famous festival
- Newmarket - the home of horse-racing
- The medieval town of Framlingham
- Flatford Mill - the home of John Constable
- Thomas Gainsborough's House in Sudbury
- Ickworth House & Gardens
- Harveys Garden Plants - further information here
- The RSPB Bird Sanctuary at Minsmere
- Dunwich - the village swallowed by the sea
- Sutton Hoo - the burial place of an Anglo-Saxon king
- Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens
- Beth Chatto's Garden
- Helmingham Hall - spectacular gardens
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens