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2008 EVENTS AT SUTTON HOO
Summer Solstice Celebration *
Friday 20 June
7 - 10pm
Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Sutton Hoo. Introductory presentation by Dr Sam Newton (Time Team) followed by a delicious two-course buffet supper and a unique sunset tour of the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds.
Price: £27 per person. B
BEOWULF*
Saturday 5 July
7pm (gates open 6pm)
Hugh Lupton and Rick Wilson present an open-air performance of the old English poem of warriors, dragons and monsters: the life-story of a hero, told through three blood-curdling adventures.
Light refreshments available or bring a picnic.
Adult £11.50 Child £8.50 (advance) or £13/£10 on the gate B
The Silk Group
Friday 18 – Monday 28 July
10.30am – 5pm
An exhibition and sale of elegant and unusual silk scarves, bags and gifts as well as paintings and embroideries, all produced by local silk artists.
Free admission to silk exhibition.
Pinocchio*
Saturday 19 July
7pm (Gates open 6pm)
Award-winning theatre company Illyria presents an open-air performance of Carlo Collodi’s macabre comic masterpiece. Think you know Pinocchio? You might just be surprised! For smart grown-ups and brave children.
Adult £13.50, Child £9.50. Box Office: 01394 389737
(Tickets £15/£11 on the gate, subject to availability).
Drinks and snacks available or bring a picnic B
Gruesome Graves Tours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
August
1pm & 3pm
Children are invited to a special tour of the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds – don’t forget your parents!
Price: Family £6.50. Adult £2.50 Child £1.50. Book on the day. Places limited, please arrive early!
Craft Activities
Tuesdays August
2-3.30pm
Suitable for ages 6 +
Price: £2 per child. Pay on the day.
Sutton Hoo Through The Ages:
From the Twilight of the Roman Empire to Britain’s finest hour
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 Aug
10am-5pm
Dark Ages festival! Invasions, raids and migration, Saxon burial rites, interactive displays and activities for all ages. Stand well back during combat displays!
New for 2008: WW2 Home Guard & Land Army girls.
NT: Adult £4 Child £2.50 Family £10.50
Non-members: Adult £10 Child £5 Family £25
Suffolk Open Studios Art Exhibition
Mon 18 Aug – Sun 7 Sept
11-4pm
Exhibition by members of the Suffolk Open Studios art group on a theme of Distant Voices. The exhibition will feature a variety of media including ceramics, painting, photography and sculpture.
Free admission to art exhibition. Sutton Hoo admission charges apply
Closed 1 & 2 Sept
The Merry Wives of Windsor*
Saturday 23 August
7pm (Gates open 6pm)
Multiple international award-winning Illyria performs Shakespeare at his most boisterous and farcical. Bring an extra pair of socks – you’ll laugh the first pair off!
Adult £13.50, Child £9.50 Box Office: 01394 389737
(On the gate: Adult £15/Child £11 subject to availability)
Drinks and snacks available, or bring a picnic B
Quilt Exhibition*
Wednesday 10 September – Sunday 12 October
12pm – 4pm
Sutton Hoo presents an exhibition of hand-made quilt art. This year’s theme is “Beauty”. The Exhibition features the very best in textile art by members of The Quilters` Guild and local quilt makers.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed Sat 4 October.
Price: Quilt show only £3 (NT Members £1)
Edith Pretty Tour & Tea*
Sunday 21 September
2 – 4pm
A fascinating tour of Sutton Hoo, focussing on the life of Edith Pretty who found Anglo-Saxon treasure and donated it to the nation. Includes access to Tranmer House (Mrs Pretty’s former residence), not normally open to the public. Followed by a cream tea.
£8.60 per person. B
The Kingdom of the Angles Lecture Lunches (2):*
Rendlesham: Hall of the Wuffing Kings
Sunday 28 September
11.30am – 2pm
Time Team historian Dr Sam Newton presents a series of lecture lunches on the Kingdom of the Angles.
Today’s presentation explores the mystery of the lost site of the royal hall and folk-centre of the Eastern Angles. Includes coffee on arrival (from 11am) and two-course hot lunch
Price: £18.50 per person. B
PUFFA*
COUNTRY: ORIGINAL: SPORT
Sunday 5 October
10am – 4pm
PUFFA present their 2008 Autumn/Winter Collection of stylish, cosy countrywear for women and men, plus clearance lines.
Admission £1 (NT members FREE). FREE car parking
Restaurant open from 9.30am
Tricky Trail
Sat 25 October – Sun 2 November
11am – 5pm
Solve the tricky clues, find the ugly mini-beasts and win a Hallowe’en treat
Price: £1 per trail
Edith Pretty Tour & Tea*
Sunday 26 October
2-4pm
A fascinating tour of Sutton Hoo, focussing on the life of Edith Pretty, who found Anglo-Saxon treasure and donated it to the nation. Includes access to Tranmer House (Mrs Pretty’s former residence), not normally open to the public. Followed by a cream tea.
£8.60 per person. B
Creepy Crafts
Tuesday 28 & Thursday 30 October
2-3.30pm
Craft activities with a Hallowe’en theme
Price: £2 per child. Book on the day
Gruesome Graves
Wednesday 29 & Friday 31 October
12.30pm & 2pm
Children’s tour of the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds – don’t forget your parents!
Price: Family £6.50. Adult £2.50 Child £1.50. Book on the day. Places limited so arrive early!
Adnams at Sutton Hoo: Wine Tasting & Tour*
Sunday 9 November
11am-1pm
Join us for an informal house tour and wine tasting hosted by Sigi Mermagen from Adnams Wine Cellar & Kitchen Store in Woodbridge. The event will take place in Tranmer House (Edith Pretty''''s former home) not normally open to the public.
Price: £15.50 per person. B
Winter Exhibition Opens: Memories of Sutton Hoo
Sat 15 November 2008 – Sunday 1 March 2009
11am – 4pm
Discover who’s behind the Hoo in this fascinating exhibition based on personal memories, recollections and stories of life at Sutton Hoo.
If you would like to share your memories of Sutton Hoo, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you. Call us on 01394 389737 email suttonhoo@nationaltrust.org.uk
Christmas Shopping Evening
Saturday 15 November
5 - 8.30pm
Enjoy a complimentary glass of Adnams Fizz, sample Suffolk produce and experience Christmas shopping in a relaxing environment. Includes a tempting range of locally-made gifts and crafts. Free gift-wrapping service available.
Restaurant open until 6pm
Free car parking.
Edith Pretty Tour & Tea*
Sunday 23 November
2 – 4pm
A fascinating tour of Sutton Hoo, focussing on the life of Edith Pretty, who found Anglo-Saxon treasure and donated it to the nation. Includes access to Tranmer House (Mrs Pretty’s former residence), not normally open to the public. Followed by a cream tea.
£8.60 per person. B
The Kingdom of the Angles Lecture Lunches (3):*
AEthelbert, King and Martyr*
Sunday 7 December
11.30am – 2pm
Time Team historian Dr Sam Newton presents a series of lecture lunches on the Kingdom of the Angles.
Today’s presentation recounts the story of Aethelbert, the martyred East Anglian king who was once as famous as St Edmund. Includes coffee on arrival (from 11am) and two-course hot lunch
Price: £18.50 per person. B
Christmas Lunch At Sutton Hoo*
Sat & Sun 6,7,13,14,20,21 December
Celebrate Christmas in our atmospheric contemporary restaurant, with our festive menu.
Why not follow your lunch with a walk through the Sutton Hoo estate or indulge in Christmas-shopping in our friendly National Trust shop stocked with local craft and gift ideas.
Restaurant Tel: 01394 389720
* Event price includes car parking and admission to Sutton Hoo estate. An additional charge applies to visit the Exhibition Hall (when open). National Trust members FREE. B – booking essential.
Summer Solstice Celebration *
Friday 20 June
7 - 10pm
Celebrate the Summer Solstice at Sutton Hoo. Introductory presentation by Dr Sam Newton (Time Team) followed by a delicious two-course buffet supper and a unique sunset tour of the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds.
Price: £27 per person. B
BEOWULF*
Saturday 5 July
7pm (gates open 6pm)
Hugh Lupton and Rick Wilson present an open-air performance of the old English poem of warriors, dragons and monsters: the life-story of a hero, told through three blood-curdling adventures.
Light refreshments available or bring a picnic.
Adult £11.50 Child £8.50 (advance) or £13/£10 on the gate B
The Silk Group
Friday 18 – Monday 28 July
10.30am – 5pm
An exhibition and sale of elegant and unusual silk scarves, bags and gifts as well as paintings and embroideries, all produced by local silk artists.
Free admission to silk exhibition.
Pinocchio*
Saturday 19 July
7pm (Gates open 6pm)
Award-winning theatre company Illyria presents an open-air performance of Carlo Collodi’s macabre comic masterpiece. Think you know Pinocchio? You might just be surprised! For smart grown-ups and brave children.
Adult £13.50, Child £9.50. Box Office: 01394 389737
(Tickets £15/£11 on the gate, subject to availability).
Drinks and snacks available or bring a picnic B
Gruesome Graves Tours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
August
1pm & 3pm
Children are invited to a special tour of the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds – don’t forget your parents!
Price: Family £6.50. Adult £2.50 Child £1.50. Book on the day. Places limited, please arrive early!
Craft Activities
Tuesdays August
2-3.30pm
Suitable for ages 6 +
Price: £2 per child. Pay on the day.
Sutton Hoo Through The Ages:
From the Twilight of the Roman Empire to Britain’s finest hour
Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 Aug
10am-5pm
Dark Ages festival! Invasions, raids and migration, Saxon burial rites, interactive displays and activities for all ages. Stand well back during combat displays!
New for 2008: WW2 Home Guard & Land Army girls.
NT: Adult £4 Child £2.50 Family £10.50
Non-members: Adult £10 Child £5 Family £25
Suffolk Open Studios Art Exhibition
Mon 18 Aug – Sun 7 Sept
11-4pm
Exhibition by members of the Suffolk Open Studios art group on a theme of Distant Voices. The exhibition will feature a variety of media including ceramics, painting, photography and sculpture.
Free admission to art exhibition. Sutton Hoo admission charges apply
Closed 1 & 2 Sept
The Merry Wives of Windsor*
Saturday 23 August
7pm (Gates open 6pm)
Multiple international award-winning Illyria performs Shakespeare at his most boisterous and farcical. Bring an extra pair of socks – you’ll laugh the first pair off!
Adult £13.50, Child £9.50 Box Office: 01394 389737
(On the gate: Adult £15/Child £11 subject to availability)
Drinks and snacks available, or bring a picnic B
Quilt Exhibition*
Wednesday 10 September – Sunday 12 October
12pm – 4pm
Sutton Hoo presents an exhibition of hand-made quilt art. This year’s theme is “Beauty”. The Exhibition features the very best in textile art by members of The Quilters` Guild and local quilt makers.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed Sat 4 October.
Price: Quilt show only £3 (NT Members £1)
Edith Pretty Tour & Tea*
Sunday 21 September
2 – 4pm
A fascinating tour of Sutton Hoo, focussing on the life of Edith Pretty who found Anglo-Saxon treasure and donated it to the nation. Includes access to Tranmer House (Mrs Pretty’s former residence), not normally open to the public. Followed by a cream tea.
£8.60 per person. B
The Kingdom of the Angles Lecture Lunches (2):*
Rendlesham: Hall of the Wuffing Kings
Sunday 28 September
11.30am – 2pm
Time Team historian Dr Sam Newton presents a series of lecture lunches on the Kingdom of the Angles.
Today’s presentation explores the mystery of the lost site of the royal hall and folk-centre of the Eastern Angles. Includes coffee on arrival (from 11am) and two-course hot lunch
Price: £18.50 per person. B
PUFFA*
COUNTRY: ORIGINAL: SPORT
Sunday 5 October
10am – 4pm
PUFFA present their 2008 Autumn/Winter Collection of stylish, cosy countrywear for women and men, plus clearance lines.
Admission £1 (NT members FREE). FREE car parking
Restaurant open from 9.30am
Tricky Trail
Sat 25 October – Sun 2 November
11am – 5pm
Solve the tricky clues, find the ugly mini-beasts and win a Hallowe’en treat
Price: £1 per trail
Edith Pretty Tour & Tea*
Sunday 26 October
2-4pm
A fascinating tour of Sutton Hoo, focussing on the life of Edith Pretty, who found Anglo-Saxon treasure and donated it to the nation. Includes access to Tranmer House (Mrs Pretty’s former residence), not normally open to the public. Followed by a cream tea.
£8.60 per person. B
Creepy Crafts
Tuesday 28 & Thursday 30 October
2-3.30pm
Craft activities with a Hallowe’en theme
Price: £2 per child. Book on the day
Gruesome Graves
Wednesday 29 & Friday 31 October
12.30pm & 2pm
Children’s tour of the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds – don’t forget your parents!
Price: Family £6.50. Adult £2.50 Child £1.50. Book on the day. Places limited so arrive early!
Adnams at Sutton Hoo: Wine Tasting & Tour*
Sunday 9 November
11am-1pm
Join us for an informal house tour and wine tasting hosted by Sigi Mermagen from Adnams Wine Cellar & Kitchen Store in Woodbridge. The event will take place in Tranmer House (Edith Pretty''''s former home) not normally open to the public.
Price: £15.50 per person. B
Winter Exhibition Opens: Memories of Sutton Hoo
Sat 15 November 2008 – Sunday 1 March 2009
11am – 4pm
Discover who’s behind the Hoo in this fascinating exhibition based on personal memories, recollections and stories of life at Sutton Hoo.
If you would like to share your memories of Sutton Hoo, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you. Call us on 01394 389737 email suttonhoo@nationaltrust.org.uk
Christmas Shopping Evening
Saturday 15 November
5 - 8.30pm
Enjoy a complimentary glass of Adnams Fizz, sample Suffolk produce and experience Christmas shopping in a relaxing environment. Includes a tempting range of locally-made gifts and crafts. Free gift-wrapping service available.
Restaurant open until 6pm
Free car parking.
Edith Pretty Tour & Tea*
Sunday 23 November
2 – 4pm
A fascinating tour of Sutton Hoo, focussing on the life of Edith Pretty, who found Anglo-Saxon treasure and donated it to the nation. Includes access to Tranmer House (Mrs Pretty’s former residence), not normally open to the public. Followed by a cream tea.
£8.60 per person. B
The Kingdom of the Angles Lecture Lunches (3):*
AEthelbert, King and Martyr*
Sunday 7 December
11.30am – 2pm
Time Team historian Dr Sam Newton presents a series of lecture lunches on the Kingdom of the Angles.
Today’s presentation recounts the story of Aethelbert, the martyred East Anglian king who was once as famous as St Edmund. Includes coffee on arrival (from 11am) and two-course hot lunch
Price: £18.50 per person. B
Christmas Lunch At Sutton Hoo*
Sat & Sun 6,7,13,14,20,21 December
Celebrate Christmas in our atmospheric contemporary restaurant, with our festive menu.
Why not follow your lunch with a walk through the Sutton Hoo estate or indulge in Christmas-shopping in our friendly National Trust shop stocked with local craft and gift ideas.
Restaurant Tel: 01394 389720
* Event price includes car parking and admission to Sutton Hoo estate. An additional charge applies to visit the Exhibition Hall (when open). National Trust members FREE. B – booking essential.
Description
One of Britain's most important and atmospheric archaeological sites
Events
Anglo-Saxon themed events. Wildlife/nature walks and talks. Exclusive tours. Open-air theatre. Family events, children's activities and trails
Guided tours
Guided tours of burial ground weekends and most weekdays
Country walks
Varied woodland and heathland walks, with estuary views. Beautiful displays of snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils in spring, rhododendrons in early summer. Rare Suffolk Sandlings heathland
About this property
Sutton Hoo is a unique and fascinating archaeological site, described as 'page one of English history'. In 1938 Edith Pretty hired Basil Brown to investigate some mysterious earth mounds, leading to the ultimate discovery, the remains of a 90ft ship-burial of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king. The finds included the iconic warrior's helmet, shield, gold and silver treasures. The exhibition tells the compelling story of Anglo-Saxon warriors, treasure and kings, with a full-size reconstruction of the burial chamber. Find out how the exquisite treasure was made and lay undisturbed for more than 1,300 years.
The 99-hectare (245-acre) estate includes walks with estuary views, Suffolk Sandlings heathland and woodland trails. Also, a popular site for birdwatching.
For opening arrangements - see our website above
Click here for accommodation in Woodbridge
Click here for accommodation in Orford
For More Great National Trust sites, check out Melford Hall, Lavenham Guildhall, Ickworth House, Dunwich Heath, and Orford Ness Nature Reserve.
Or check out Suffolk Tourist Guide's further information on The National Trust in Suffolk.
Events
Anglo-Saxon themed events. Wildlife/nature walks and talks. Exclusive tours. Open-air theatre. Family events, children's activities and trails
Guided tours
Guided tours of burial ground weekends and most weekdays
Country walks
Varied woodland and heathland walks, with estuary views. Beautiful displays of snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils in spring, rhododendrons in early summer. Rare Suffolk Sandlings heathland
About this property
Sutton Hoo is a unique and fascinating archaeological site, described as 'page one of English history'. In 1938 Edith Pretty hired Basil Brown to investigate some mysterious earth mounds, leading to the ultimate discovery, the remains of a 90ft ship-burial of an Anglo-Saxon warrior king. The finds included the iconic warrior's helmet, shield, gold and silver treasures. The exhibition tells the compelling story of Anglo-Saxon warriors, treasure and kings, with a full-size reconstruction of the burial chamber. Find out how the exquisite treasure was made and lay undisturbed for more than 1,300 years.
The 99-hectare (245-acre) estate includes walks with estuary views, Suffolk Sandlings heathland and woodland trails. Also, a popular site for birdwatching.
For opening arrangements - see our website above
Click here for accommodation in Woodbridge
Click here for accommodation in Orford
For More Great National Trust sites, check out Melford Hall, Lavenham Guildhall, Ickworth House, Dunwich Heath, and Orford Ness Nature Reserve.
Or check out Suffolk Tourist Guide's further information on The National Trust in Suffolk.
