Local guidebook for staying at the Hayloft
City/town information
Good day out for a walk round the town and Abbey Gardens, a visit to St Edmundsbury Cathedral, shopping, restaurants and market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, (Farmers Market on second Sunday of every month).
176 locals recommend
Bury St Edmunds
Good day out for a walk round the town and Abbey Gardens, a visit to St Edmundsbury Cathedral, shopping, restaurants and market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, (Farmers Market on second Sunday of every month).
Historic Wool town. Visit the Guildhall (National Trust). Good for smart restaurants and great ice-cream parlour.
122 locals recommend
Lavenham
Historic Wool town. Visit the Guildhall (National Trust). Good for smart restaurants and great ice-cream parlour.
Convenient for supermarkets (Tesco and Asda).
The Food Museum (formerly the Museum of East Anglian Life), a 75 acre site with a Queen Anne style house and many buildings housing artefacts and farm machinery presenting the agricultural history of East Anglia. Cafe and shop also.
6 locals recommend
Stowmarket
Convenient for supermarkets (Tesco and Asda).
The Food Museum (formerly the Museum of East Anglian Life), a 75 acre site with a Queen Anne style house and many buildings housing artefacts and farm machinery presenting the agricultural history of East Anglia. Cafe and shop also.
Woolpit
Food scene
Gastro pub in the charming village of Rattlesden. 5 minute drive from the Hayloft.
Brewers Arms station
Gastro pub in the charming village of Rattlesden. 5 minute drive from the Hayloft.
Bildeston Crown
104 High StGastro pub within a charming village
Dog at Norton
Ixworth RoadGood food within charming old pub
Great food in relaxed cosy restaurant setting. They serve local seasonal produce with lots of flavour..
20 locals recommend
Pea Porridge
28-29 Cannon StGreat food in relaxed cosy restaurant setting. They serve local seasonal produce with lots of flavour..
Shepherd and Dog Onehouse
Lower RoadGood pub food and friendly service
Lakeside Caravan Park
Lower RoadNearby place for breakfast
Great Farmers Market (Saturday am), gift and book shop, and restaurant. Walk through the woods to see the vines growing on the other side..
54 locals recommend
Wyken Vineyards
Wyken RoadGreat Farmers Market (Saturday am), gift and book shop, and restaurant. Walk through the woods to see the vines growing on the other side..
Great local new vinyard in the heart of Suffolk. They do tours and tastings and sometimes serve food.
Burnt House Vineyard
Great local new vinyard in the heart of Suffolk. They do tours and tastings and sometimes serve food.
Local shopping
This pretty village nearby has a few local shops (baker, gift shop, hairdresser) and also a charming tea room. The Coop store is good for food essentials, with some local produce for sale too, and a post office. If open it is worth popping in to see the beautiful church look out for the fine hammerbeam roof and intricately carved pew ends.
Woolpit
This pretty village nearby has a few local shops (baker, gift shop, hairdresser) and also a charming tea room. The Coop store is good for food essentials, with some local produce for sale too, and a post office. If open it is worth popping in to see the beautiful church look out for the fine hammerbeam roof and intricately carved pew ends.
Street within the heart of Bury St Edmunds with many independent shops. Check out Smoking Monkey Antiques for some quirky vintage objet!
Saint John's Street
Saint John's StreetStreet within the heart of Bury St Edmunds with many independent shops. Check out Smoking Monkey Antiques for some quirky vintage objet!
Wyken Vineyards
Wyken RoadFarmers Market (Saturday am) and gift and book shop..
Alder Carr Farm
Farm shop
Sightseeing
Visit for antiques shops and for a tour of Kentwell Hall, privately owned, or Melford Hall, National Trust. These two houses sit almost opposite one another on approaching the town!
59 locals recommend
Long Melford
Visit for antiques shops and for a tour of Kentwell Hall, privately owned, or Melford Hall, National Trust. These two houses sit almost opposite one another on approaching the town!
'Italianate Palace' within a beautiful setting. Don't miss the stumpery or walled garden!
55 locals recommend
Ickworth House, Park and Gardens
'Italianate Palace' within a beautiful setting. Don't miss the stumpery or walled garden!
Flatford Mill is a grade I listed water mill made familiar by the painting by John Constable. There are lovely walks along the river and around the site and a cafe and gift shop run by the National Trust.
64 locals recommend
Flatford mill
Flatford Mill is a grade I listed water mill made familiar by the painting by John Constable. There are lovely walks along the river and around the site and a cafe and gift shop run by the National Trust.
Kentwell Hall
Nature
Lovely for a walk - one of the oldest coppice woods in the UK. (Woodland Trust)
Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve
Great leisurely walk in the park through the trees and for spotting the odd wooden sculpture. Also has a small cafe at the entrance.
£2 weekdays/ £3 weekends required for the car park..
Thornham Park
2 Thornham Hall StablesGreat leisurely walk in the park through the trees and for spotting the odd wooden sculpture. Also has a small cafe at the entrance.
£2 weekdays/ £3 weekends required for the car park..