Sudbury
National Rail | station code SUY
Sudbury is on the Gainsborough Line
Sudbury is an attractive market town on the River Stour, surrounded on three sides by water meadows and rolling hills. The Bus Station is just ¼ mile from the Rail Station.
Public transport in Suffolk: www.suffolkonboard.com
TI Heritage Centre. Tel. 01787 881320.
The birthplace museum of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) with a large collection of a his
on display. The House dates from around 1500 and retains interesting achitectural features
including a Georgian facade. Coffee shop. Exhibitions programme.
Open Daily 1000-1700.
www.gainsborough.org
Displays cover Sudbury's history from ancient times to the present day,
including the great wealth generated by the woollen cloth industry in the late Middle Ages. Admission free.
Open M-F 1000-1600.
www.sudburytowncouncil.co.uk
Melford Hall has had a varied history with its architecture and furnishings charting the changing
tastes and fashions of successive generations. It remains a welcoming family home today beside the village green.
The contents include naval paintings and Beatrix Potter sketches. Edwardian style garden. Parkland.
Tearoom, picnics may be taken on the lawn.
Open Apr-Oct, WThFSSu 1200-1630.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/melfordhall
Bus 236/716/750/753 from Bus Station (¼ mile) to Long Melford, Bull (10 minutes journey)
then ½ mile walk.
236/750/753 M-S at least hourly, operated by Chambers.
716 M-F only, ½-hourly but with breaks, operated by Felix.
Bus 753 also operates from Bury St Edmunds.
Kentwell has been a family home for over 500 years and remains so today after extensive restoration.
The extensive gardens include some striking topiary. Rare Breed Farm. Events programme.
Open Apr-Sep, please see website for days and times.
www.kentwell.co.uk
Bus as for Melford Hall above but 1½ miles walk.
At the heart of the attractive village of Lavenham, the timber-framed Guildhall of Corpus Christi
tells the stories of Lavenham and the Guild. Lavenham was one of the wealthiest towns in Tudor England
and it is remarkably well-preserved with over 300 buildings of historic interest. Tearoom.
Guided walks and talks in summer (see website).
Open Apr-Oct, WThFSSu 1030-1600. Nov-Mar, see website.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lavenham-guildhall
Bus
753 from Bus Station (¼ mile) to Lavenham, Swan (30 minutes journey), M-S only, hourly.
Operated by Chambers.
Bus 753 also operates from Bury St Edmunds.
One of the oldest buildings in Lavenham, this 14th century house was built by a family
of clothiers. It was restored in the 1930s by the Gayer-Anderson twin brothers who filled it
with art and artefacts collected during their travels. Traditional English walled garden.
Open Apr-Oct, TWThSSu & BH 1300-1600.
www.littlehall.org.uk
Bus as for Lavenham Guildhall above.
