Suffolk Heritage Open Days

THE EAST OF ENGLAND’S HIDDEN TREASURES REVEALED
Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th September



Heritage Open Days celebrates England's fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors, ranging from castles to factories & town halls to barns & churches. It is a once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture.

For FULL DETAILS of all of the following Suffolk Heritage Open Days, including contact details, maps and pre-booking information, please visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/county/Suffolk.

For Visitor enquiries please call English Heritage Customer Services on 0870 333 1181.

Suffolk Heritage Open Days - Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th September

Beccles Bell Tower
Beccles
Thursday: 1100-1700 Tours from 1330
Friday: 1100-1700 Tours from 1330
Saturday: 1100-1700 Tours from 1030
Pre-booking required? No



Beccles Museum: Opening of the Workshop Rooms
Beccles
Saturday: 1415-1700
Sunday: 1415-1700
Pre-booking required? Yes
Please see Beccles Museum

Beccles Town Hall
Beccles
Friday: 1000-1400
Pre-booking required? No

Sotterley Chapel Open Day & Photographic Exhibition
Beccles
Saturday: 1000-1700
Sunday: 1300-1700
Pre-booking required? No

Victorian Cottage
Beccles
Thursday: 0900-1300
Friday: 0900-1300
Saturday: 0900-1300
Pre-booking required? No

Bruisyard Village Hall
Bruisyard
Saturday: 1000-1230 Tours on ad hoc basis
Pre-booking required? No



St Mary's Church
Bungay
Sunday: 1400-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Blue Badge Guide Walk
Bury St Edmunds
Saturday: Walk 1400
Sunday: Walk 1400
Pre-booking required? Yes

Moreton Hall Preparatory School
Bury St Edmunds
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Great Barton Village Hall
Bury St Edmunds
Sunday: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
Pre-booking required? No



Pakenham Water Mill
Bury St Edmunds
Sunday: 1100-1700
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Packenham Water Mill

West Suffolk House
Bury St Edmunds
Thursday: Tours 1000 & 1200
Pre-booking required? Yes

1970s Detached House
Capel St Mary
Thursday: Appointment specific
Friday: Appointment specific
Saturday: Appointment specific
Sunday: Appointment specific
Pre-booking required? Yes

Valley Farm, Flatford
East Bergholt
Saturday: 1030-1700
Pre-booking required? No



Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum
Flixton
Thursday: Museum 1000-1700
Sunday: Nostalgia Day 1000-1700
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum

1990s Estate House
Hadleigh
Saturday: 1200-1600
Pre-booking required? No

St Margaret's Chapel, Mells
Halesworth
Thursday: 0900-1600
Friday: 0900-1600
Saturday: 0900-1600
Sunday: 0900-1600
Pre-booking required? No

1960s Bungalow
Ipswich
Thursday: 1000-1200 & 1430-1700
Friday: 1430-1700
Saturday: 1130-1230 & 1430-1700
Pre-booking required? No



19th Century Cottage
Ipswich
Thursday: 1000-1400
Friday: 1000-1400
Saturday: 1000-1400
Sunday: 1000-1400
Pre-booking required? No

Admiral's House
Ipswich
Thursday: 1000-1600
Friday: 1000-1600
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No



Baylham Lock Open Day
Ipswich
Sunday: 1100-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Bethesda Baptist Chapel
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000-1500
Pre-booking required? No

Broomhill Pool
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000-1700
Sunday: 1000-1700
Pre-booking required? No

Christ Church (United Reformed/Baptist)
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000-1800
Pre-booking required? No



Freston Tower
Ipswich
Friday: 1000-1600
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No
For full details please see What's On in Ipswich

For FULL DETAILS of all of the Suffolk Heritage Open Days, including contact details, maps and pre-booking information, please visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/county/Suffolk.

For Visitor enquiries please call English Heritage Customer Services on 0870 333 1181.

Guided Walks
Ipswich
Saturday: Tour 1030
Sunday: Tour 1030
Pre-booking required? No



Holy Trinity Church
Ipswich
Thursday: 1000-1600
Friday: 1000-1600
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Ipswich School
Ipswich
Saturday: Tour 0900, 1000 & 1100
Pre-booking required? No



Lattice Lodge Guest House
Ipswich
Thursday: Tours 1300 1400 & 1500
Friday: Tours 1300 1400 & 1500
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Lattice Lodge Guest House

Pykenham's Gatehouse
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No



Reading Room and Library
Ipswich
Thursday: 1000-1700
Friday: 1000-1700
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Ipswich Reading Room and Library

St Peter's Church
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600, Talk 1400
Pre-booking required? No

Reg Driver Visitor Centre
Ipswich
Thursday: Tours 1100 & 1400
Friday: Tours 1100 & 1400
Saturday: 1000-1800
Sunday: 1000-1800
Pre-booking required? No

St Stephen's Church
Ipswich
Thursday: 0900-1700
Friday: 0900-1700
Saturday: 0900-1700
Sunday: 1000-1400
Pre-booking required? No



Suffolk Wildlife Trust's HQ
Ipswich
Friday: 0900-1700
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Suffolk Wildlife Trust

The Old Custom House
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Town Hall
Ipswich
Saturday: Tour 1030, 1200 & 1400
Pre-booking required? No

For FULL DETAILS of all of the Suffolk Heritage Open Days, including contact details, maps and pre-booking information, please visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/county/Suffolk.

For Visitor enquiries please call English Heritage Customer Services on 0870 333 1181.

Victorian Externally Cladded Home
Ipswich
Sunday: Open garden 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Waterfront Buildings, University Campus Suffolk
Ipswich
Thursday: Tours 1030 & 1330
Friday: Tours 1030 & 1330
Sunday: Tours 1030 & 1330
Pre-booking required? Yes

Willis Country Head Office
Ipswich
Saturday: 1000 - 1400
Sunday: 1000 - 1400
Pre-booking required? No



The Foundry
Lawshall
Friday: Tour 1030
Pre-booking required? No



Theberton Hall Farm
Leiston
Thursday: Tours 1230 & 1430
Friday: Tours 1000 &1200
Pre-booking required? No



Greenways
Levington
Saturday: Tours 1100 1400 & 1600
Pre-booking required? Yes

All Saints' & St Margaret's Church, Pakefield
Lowestoft Thursday: 0900-1700
Friday: 0900-1700
Saturday: 0900-1700 (possible limitation if wedding taking place)
Sunday: 1200-1800
Pre-booking required? No

Anchor Smokehouse Open Day
Lowestoft Friday: 0800-1600
Saturday: 0800-1200
Pre-booking required? No

Bonds Meadow Heritage Open Day
Lowestoft
Sunday: 1400-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Gone But Not Forgotten!
Lowestoft
Thursday: 0900-1730
Friday: 0900-1730
Saturday: 0900-1700
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Heritage Workshop Centre: 16th Century Ceiling Restoration
Lowestoft
Saturday: 1000-1500
Pre-booking required? No

Heritage Workshop Centre: Beach Village
Lowestoft
Friday: 1000-1500
Pre-booking required? No

Heritage Workshop Centre: The Archaeological Dig
Lowestoft
Sunday: 1400-1630
Pre-booking required? Yes

Lowestoft Civic Regalia Display
Lowestoft
Friday: 1400-1700
Pre-booking required? No



Lowestoft Museum
Lowestoft
Friday: 1100-1600, Tours 1115, 1245 & 1415
Saturday: 1100-1600, Tours 1115, 1245 & 1415
Pre-booking required? No

MTB 102 (modern torpedo boats)
Lowestoft
Thursday: 1000-1600
Friday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Orbis Energy
Lowestoft
Saturday: Tour 0900 1000 1100 & 1200
Pre-booking required? No

Victorian Cottage
Nayland
Sunday: Tours 1100 & 1400
Pre-booking required? No



Palace House
Newmarket
Saturday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? Yes



Rattlesden Community Pavilion
Rattlesden
Saturday: Tours 1000 1100 1200 1400 1500 & 1600 Presentations 1230 & 1630
Pre-booking required? No

Walking Tour of Southwold Heritage
Southwold
Sunday: Tour 1100
Pre-booking required? Yes

Gresley Madan Collection: An Introduction
Stoke by Nayland
Friday: Tour 1000-1130
Saturday: Tour 1600-1730
Pre-booking required? Yes

Thorington Hall
Stoke by Nayland
Saturday: 1100-1700
Pre-booking required? No

Christ Church United Reformed Church
Sudbury
Saturday: 0900-1600
Pre-booking required? No



Lavenham & The Guildhall
Sudbury
Saturday: 1100-1700
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Lavenham Guildhall

Lavenham Medieval Meander
Sudbury
Saturday: 1430-1600
Sunday: 1100-1230
Pre-booking required? Yes



Melford Hall
Long Melford
Saturday: 1330-1700, last admission 1630
Pre-booking required? No
Please see Melford Hall

The Guildhall of Corpus Christi
Sudbury
Saturday: 1100-1700
Pre-booking required? No



The Mill Green Brewery
Sudbury
Friday: Tours 1100
Saturday: Tours 1100
Sunday: Tours 1100
Pre-booking required? No

Walpole Old Chapel
Walpole
Saturday: 0900-1700
Sunday: 1100-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Woodbridge Museum
Woodbridge
Saturday: 1000-1600
Sunday: 1000-1600
Pre-booking required? No

Woodbridge Quay Church
Woodbridge Saturday: 1000-1700
Pre-booking required? No



Innovative Barn Conversion
Wyverstone
Thursday: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
Friday: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
Saturday: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
Sunday: 1000-1200 & 1400-1600
Pre-booking required? No

For FULL DETAILS of all of the above Suffolk Heritage Open Days, including contact details, maps and pre-booking information, please visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk/directory/county/Suffolk.

For Visitor enquiries please call English Heritage Customer Services on 0870 333 1181.

You may also be interested in reading the following articles:

English Heritage in Suffolk

The National Trust in Suffolk

Invitation to View in Suffolk

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