About Snape, Aldeburgh and the Suffolk Coast

Snape Maltings is set in one of the most beautiful and distinctive parts of the English countryside. Bird watchers should be able to spot avocets, bitterns and marsh harriers. History lovers can explore stately homes and Norman castles or the Anglo Saxon burial site of Sutton Hoo.

For those who fancy a spot of exercise there is a surfeit of footpaths, cycle trails, bridleways and golf courses. The nearby towns of Aldeburgh, Southwold and Orford offer friendly pubs (many serving locally brewed Adnams Ales), fine restaurants and eclectic art galleries.

What to do around the Suffolk Coast

Wildlife and birdwatching

• Minsmere (RSPB)
• North Warren (RSPB)
• Havergate Island (RSPB)
• Dunwich Heath (National Trust)

River trips

• River Alde

Heritage

• Orford Castle (English Heritage)
• Sutton Hoo (National Trust)
• Framlingham Castle (English Heritage)
• Leiston Abbey (English Heritage)

Restuarants

• Snape Maltings
• Aldeburgh

Walking and cycling

• Alde Estuary
• Tunstall & Rendlesham Forests
• Orford Ness (National Trust)

Shooting

• Glemham Hall
• High Lodge

Golf

• Thorpeness Golf Club & Resort
• Aldeburgh Golf Club

Sailing

• Alde Estuary
• Orford Ness
• Woodbridge