The perfect Suffolk holiday – East Anglia’s easygoing answer to the Cotswolds

Within easy reach of both London and the Midlands, Suffolk is the smallest and gentlest of the East Anglian counties. Its biggest draw, however, is perhaps its coast, home to two of Britain’s most attractive seaside resorts – Aldeburgh and Southwold – with Minsmere RSPB reserve and the ancient settlement of Dunwich set in glorious … Read more

Sutton Hoo now rivals Stonehenge as England’s most important ancient site

The famous Sutton Hoo helmet is now on display at the British Museum – Getty It’s a cold afternoon in the dying embers of November, and the Suffolk countryside is beginning to embrace winter. The paths that traverse the gentle slopes of Sutton Hoo are wet underfoot, their stony surfaces made unhelpfully slippery by a … Read more