Suffolk, England

Hi, i'm looking at booking a cruise soon, where woudl you say the best place up town is to book a cruise? is there any little travel agents etc that might give me a better deal than the bigger ones? or are there any websites oi shoudl use? Many thanks, Jad. :)

Whether you were born in or lived in the County of Suffolk you have been privileged to its Outstanding Natural Beauty. We have some of the finest buildings, the widest skies for Sunrises and Sunsets, we boast the most Eastern Point of Mainland Britain at Ness Head Lowestoft. The bird life is arguably...

Summer is a great time of year for eating outside, with lots of people spending their weekends and evenings going out for picnics or barbeques. Among our more popular products at Local Food Direct over these months are our cheeses. With nearly 20 different varieties on our website at the minute, youl...

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Below is an open letter to the people of East Anglia. The detail may be of interest to people in other parts of the world as well, however, I would particularly appreciate if you know any friends in East Anglia if you could copy this letter and send it on. Thank you to my friends. ---------------------...

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2009 is showing up some lovely Autumnal Colours as in recent years

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Anyone with a connection to the village? Yoxford Church with a spire. Although this has been much restored there are some lovely brasses in the chancel wall and a knights helmet high above in the south chancel Lady Catherine Grey, the sister of Lady Jane Grey was imprisoned at C0ckfield Hall in 1567, d...

I was stationed at RAF Mildenhall from 1968 to 1971, I am looking for pictures from that time. I would like to get one picture of the Air Passenger Terminal from that time period. I recently visited Mildenhall and no one could come up with pictures during that time frame???? I f can help please send pictu...

I suppose everyone can see the scarce Great Grey Shrike on the very small tree in the background!

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Whilst photographing some Little Grebe at Martlesham Creek a blue flash appeared in the frame and caught a Kingfisher [top right]

It is amazing how these birds seem to know when to leave Scandinavia and come to Britain in October 2010 thousands visited our coast and came in their hundreds to Suffolk knowing that cold weather was on the way. These birds appear at a distance as if they are Starlings and their wing formation in flight...

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This is Clare Priory, the grounds are open to the public, please respect this is an area of peace and quiet

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Sutton Heath

At Little Livermere last week I spotted this Red Legged Partridge in the piggery

From Beccles it is possible to sail a yacht through Oulton Broad, under the Bascule Bridge at Lowestoft, hug the coast and finish up at Ipswich Wet Dock. We have dozens of Marinas and Anchorage Points with small wharfs to the largest container port in Britain and the fourth largest in all of Europe. Alo...

Steam Driven Boats When taking this photo of the barge I noticed a steamer in the picture on the River Orwell by Levington Marina

Blue tits

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A selection of my favourite photos

With some latitude here, as she is not quite in Suffolk waters, but then not too far away either, in the Channel last winter, battling against wind and waves. The 'CSCL Star', a regular visitor to Felixstowe and one of the very largest container ships afloat. Regards, Rick

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Close up shots of Cosco Oceania in Felixstowe port

'Far Sovereign' in The Stour Estuary, this is a cable laying vessel with a Helipad on the bows

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If you would like to discuss butterflies or do you have photos if so please discuss/show them here

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A selection of shipping around the Port of FXT

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A continuation of Ipswich [I] http://suffolk.activeboard.com/t15671559/ipswich/

I am not an expert on deer so if there are any discrepancies please feel free to correct me These are all deer that we have come across in woods, copses and forests in the county I will include Muntjac as they are wild in the countryside These Red Deer we came across in Rendlesham Forest near to Daisy's Wal...

I come across quite a bit of fungi on my travels and thought that someone knowledgeable enough would know what these are and if they are edible, this was a dinner plate size. I have come across a very knowledgeable chap that pushes his bike through Martlesham Woods, he is Polish in origin and is certainl...

Mediterranean Gull

What a beautiful village, the River Stour runs nearby, there are old buildings galore, two halls Kentford and Melford, with extensive parkland. The church is regarded as one of the best in all of England, I would say the best in Suffolk with Lavenham running a close second. The church is of cathedral p...

I'm unsure of this type of monkey but it has a cute face

A deserted Route One highway that runs from Maine USA [here at Brunswick in April 1963] which runs down to Florida

I served two years in the RAF in Libya where I was based near Tobruk, this is an aerial shot of part of the Cyrenaica capital of Benghazi

There are some blots on the landscape of Suffolk, perhaps we can place some of those here

There are over 500 villages and towns in Suffolk, here are some of the signs, if anyone can add to them please do so

I suppose that when the Otter Trust at Earsham was open to the public it could be argued that this is North of The River Waveney and therefore strictly not in Suffolk, yet the postcode is Suffolk. Anyway this is one of the residents of Earsham on one of my several visits where the Otter was reintroduced...

I served in the RAF as an aircraft engine mechanic/fitter. 1960 I was based at RAF Martlesham Heath for 7 weeks in the summer of 1960 1965-67 RAF Stradishall Now Highpoint Prison 1967-69 RAF Wattisham 29 Squadron Lightnings

This village has a lovely stretch of sands and dunes bordering the North Sea, plus the River Blyth to the North Boundary and marshes and across the river is Southwold. There are some nice cottages and 'artist aware' fishermans huts often featured on postcards etc. The snag is how long can Walberswic...

The River Kennett runs through Moulton as here, this runs under the concrete section of the road in dry spells but in prolonged wet weather you can see the depth marker

The name conjures up all sorts of thoughts! Here it is at Combs Ford looking from the bridge towards the Old Mill in Stowmarket, the Rat discharges itself into the River Gipping just a few hundred yards away from here

Here again the source starts from Springs at Redgrave and Lopham Fen only a few yards from the source of the Waveney. The Little Ouse flows West to The Wash at Kings Lynn, the Waveney flows East to The North Sea. I know the stretches at Knettishall Heath, Santon Downham, Thetford and Brandon then it co...

There is The Box Mill River River Linnet River Kennet River Fynn

We often see birds resting or even asleep by just standing on one leg, here is a Black Headed Gull doing just that

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See the entry for Horringer

Anyone here with a connection with either parish? Icklingham All Saints. Two churches adorn the village of Icklingham, this one is almost unspoilt, it retains its thatched roof, there are 14c tiles on the floor and pews without any backs which are quite ancient. To take a photo here was difficult, th...

Iken runs alongside the River Alde and from the cliffs commands good views of reedbeds, saltmarshes and the church. This really is a very peaceful spot with walks to the right to Iken, the Hall and Church and left along the river bank to Snape Maltings, beware of the high tides sometimes the boardwalk d...

So what about a thread showing where all the flags, ensigns or pennants are displayed over Suffolk Martlesham Heath

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Here is the home of Suffolk Cider making, adjacent to the nearby Hall, I had the occasion to visit here a few years ago undergoing an English Heritage Millennium project, photographs sadly were not permitted, so the only one of the area is the church [URL=http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/pho...

I'm not too sure what is around here these days but there used to be a large ammunition dump near to Aldham also a fuel depot. This is the round towered church by the three largish ponds

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A very tiny village of just a few houses, the church has a thatched roof and stands on a rise remote from anything else

Here is the church

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Anyone with a connection to the village? Sorry no suitable photo available presently The church of St Peter has been a private residence since the 1970's and the old Parish is now incorporated into the Parish of Hevingham

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Check out the inside of the church you will not be disappointed

Today I took 6 photos on a wide angle lens from Felixstowe end of Trinity Quay and went completely around the Stour Estuary as far as my viewfinder could pick up images, the angle covers 180 degree and if you were to walk this, according to Ordnance Survey maps for the area, would extend beyond 5 miles I pl...

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Dredger Shoreway registered Limassol and Ferry Dana Sirena twixt FXT & HRH

Have you any old photographs to show what Suffolk was like in the old and not so old days, you know before we were overtaxed and law strapped and before our every move was was being watched by some camera or other and we were free to say what we liked. When we never had to worry about letting our kids out to pl...

Anyone with connections to the village? I have been to Nowton Park on many an occasion, this has wonderful recreational and leisure facilities and is well managed The church

There has been much written about Flatford immortalised by the painter John Constable RA. This is probably the most photographed of all places in Suffolk although I'm sure that Lavenham Guildhall will lay claim to that title too. There are many walks from here to Cattawade, Manningtree, East Bergh...

I have just started using high-dynamic-range imaging (HDRI or HDR), I guess some would say let things be natural as seen through the camera lens or naked eye, here are the first of the shots taken over the past three days

Anyone with a connection to the village? Withersdale Church sits sandwiched between a main road and a beautiful old farmhouse, this church has stood here for some 850 years it is charming but very small and completely unspoilt. I was only to pleased that the church was open and that I didn't have to wa...

Anyone with a connection to the village? Worlington Church has five bells, one dates back to c1310 making this one of Suffolks oldest, but older still is a circa 800 AD sanctus bell that is situated in Moyses Museum in Bury St Edmunds and in my opinion ought to be returned to this church where it belongs!...

On the edge of Mildenhall Airfield, here is the village church http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/westrow.htm

This parish is sandwiched between Trimley St. Mary and Felixstowe. Here is the much restored church

Anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church with a large tower

Some nice rolling Suffolk countryside here, anyone with a village connection? Here is the church

Anyone here from the village? Wenhaston Church has a remarkable tale to tell regarding its doom painting of circa 1480, it measures 17' wide X 8' 6" high why not go along and see it and find out its history!

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Anyone with a connection to the village? Wissington Church (sometimes spelt/pronounced Wiston) stands close to the River Stour with just some farm buildings keep it company. This church is of unusual design, built in 1135AD in Norman Style, but with weather boarded bell turret. The chancel wall...

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This is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty [AONB as designated by the UK Government], there are walks galore, on the beach, in the dunes, through the woods bird spotting/watching is probably the best locality in Suffolk. The area is nice anytime of the year but July/August is the best to see the Hea...

Some spell and pronounce this two ways, I'll take the most common usage and say Erwarton. Everytime I see this hall it gives me the creeps, it looks spooky even on film. Perhaps it has something to do with Anne Boleyn often staying here, her heart is supposed to have been encased in a casket and inserted i...

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Do I recall taking this pic, I was lucky to get the sun shining just right to give the glow, then it tipped it down

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There are a few notable old buildings in this delightful village, is there anyone with connections? Laxfield Church. The final resting place of one William Dowsing the iconoclast who destroyed so many features within our churches in the 1640's including Laxfield. There is still much to admire her...

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The church is in a very isolated spot, down a country track, anyone with a connection to the village? Sorry no suitable photo

Anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church

Anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church complete with cowslips

Anyone with a connection to the village? Polstead Church overlooks Stoke by Nayland, below the wooded drive is the large village pond. Earliest of English brick is reputed to be used here. The tragic story of Maria Marten is told here, her body lies in the churchyard, one William Corder was tried for h...

Anyone with connections to the village? Here is the church which has a most interesting headstone to a wagonmaster in the churchyard, but the treasure here is the hammerbeam roof, for it is the original with beautiful colouring to all beams from the 14c

There are two Denhams in Suffolk this is the one near Eye, anyone from this village No photos to show

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Some nice cottages here, but the windmill was featured in the TV series Dads Army

Anyone with a connection to the village? Denston Church Interior

What is the connection between this small, country village and the Island of Penang, off the Northwest coast of Malaysia where I live? Is there one, I hear you ask. Yes, there most certainly is. That connection is one Francis Light, the Founder of the Colony, then known as Prince of Wales Island, in 1...

AAnyone with a connection to the village? An impressive church with tie beam/hammerbeam roof

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This is the Tuddenham near Mildenhall, anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church

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Anyone from the village or has connections with same? There are some lovely walks in and around the park, the church sits in the grounds of the park and the nearby hall

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Anyone here with a connection to the village? Tostock Church has the pews running down the side walls of the nave when before the congregation was seated only the weak and infirm were permitted to sit, hence the saying 'backs to the walls'. Some very nice pew ends here some old, some newer

Last Sunday we had a heavy dew with much mist and moisture in the air over Martlesham Heath, almost every Gorse bush had many garden spiders and others that had built webs, here are some pictures

Saw this slug in the garden yesterday, OK they eat the leaves of our plants, but I can't kill them. I leave the Frogs/Toads to have their meal as they see fit, click on the pic for more views

This pattern was formed on my car one morning last week, mother nature painting the area!

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Because the bandwidth has been used up on the first thread a new thread for birds in general is being started, this thread will feature the less common birds I see or something a little unusual This Nuthatch I saw filling a hole with mud on a tree in Christchurch Park Ipswich in preparation for secure nes...

A Chaffinch enjoying a splash in the pond in the walled garden of Brandon Country Park

Hello! I am looking for an old library in Suffolk/Norfolk to photograph a local band in. If anyone knows of anywhere that would be suitable please could you let me know. We would love the library to be heritage style - old books and dark wood but any help would be great! Kind regards, Photoop

Ashby Church http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Suffolk/Ashby_Dell/pictures/1170249

Anyone with a connection to the village? Here is the church

This is the Rushmere near Beccles, anyone with a village connection? Rushmere Church near Beccles. The tower is round, the nave and chancel is thatched, the porch is brick. When taking a photo in the wildlife churchyard a pheasant flew up from under my feet cackling, frightened the life out of me I'll...

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Any residents of Cookley about. The church tower goes back to Norman times the rest is

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Peggy Cole territory and where Akenfield was supposed to have been set. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akenfield What about this church tower and porch built in Tudor times, anyone about from the village?

Anyone have connections with the village? The church has a bulging round tower

Can anyone advise me what is the geographical centre of Suffolk, I believe it is somewhere between Needham lake and Badley Church but I can't be more precise. I have used compasses on maps and used Google Earth and used points from Haverhill to Corton [on the dogleg] and from Mildenhall and Brandon to F...

Anyone with a connection to the village? Wattisham Airfield where I once worked, I took these from 1900' in 2004

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Anyone with a connection to the village? Troston Church

Royal Naval and MoD Boats

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How many times do I say another hidden gem, well not enough, I just love this village, the buldings with their overhangs, the River Stour passing by ...and the church which has a painting hanging within by John Constable RA

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Nettlestead Church. What a delightful name! The church sits in a pleasant valley and is surrounded by trees, this really is a very peaceful spot. Unfortunately in 1940 a German bomber jettisoned a stick of bombs which severely damaged the tower and the font. The church was reopened in 1950, entry by a...

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Assington Church Very large but in an isolated position anyone with connections here?

Anyone with a connection to the village? The Church at Barham has a sculpture to Madonna and Child by Henry Moore ...and a fine South Tower which also serves as a porch

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There is a large holiday park Centre Parcs positioned within Thetford Forest, this holiday centre has everything! Anyone stayed here or live in the village? The only church in Suffolk county at Elveden on the main A11 Norwich-London road to boast two towers to one church, unfortunately due to the wi...

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Anyone with a connection to the village? Elmswell Church was believed to have been built by the monks of Bury St Eds, the tower is very tall and is one of the finest examples of stone and flint in the county. Some of the inscriptions, unfortunately are indecipherable

Anyone with any connections to the village? The church has a round tower with arcading to the upper level, a lovely church

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I have never professed to be an expert at ornithology, I just love our feathered friends and find the theory of flight fascinating and to photograph them too, if anyone has any bird they cannot identify but have photographed them then this is the place to put up your pictures hopefully for others to ide...

My first Treecreeper spotted in a few years, in fact there was a family of six but against a willow bark was difficult to see and focus on

I best not leave it another 75 years to actually see a Nightingale! I heard it, saw one for the first time ever, recorded the sound and blow me down it came and sat on a branch among the thicket some 15 feet away, and then it shown its rusty red tail before disappearing. It also had a ring on its left leg, see/h...

The village that leads to the delightful riverside place called Pin Mill

I was based here in the RAF from 1958-60, Sri Lanka is known as the Pearl in the Indian Ocean Negombo Beach 1959

Anyone have any connections with this village? Milden. The second highest point in Suffolk at about 400', the tower was damaged in a storm in 1827 and later removed. There is a view over to Lavenham Church but what really impressed me when I arrived on this cloudless May day was the sheer brilliance of a...

Some lovely houses here on the edge of Horse Racing country. The River Kennet sometimes dries up in the summer months The church stands in parkland

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The village borders The River Waveney, anyone with any connections? The Church Before leaving here do take a look at the clock mechanism in the base of the tower, this dates from 1629 and I watched this strike 1100hrs, I found this fascinating

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Anyone from the village or with connections? Felsham Church north porch mid to late 15c, is quite ornate. Not too far away from here is Bradfield Woods an ancient coppiced wood that has many varied wild flowers within, including the (now)scarce Oxlip. So peaceful on our visit even a nightingale welc...

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Anyone have any connection with the village? Here is the thatched roofed church

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Anyone with any connections with the village? The church here

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Anyone with a village connection? Lindsey St Peter, no church tower, this was removed in 1836. The church is very appealing and in a peaceful setting, a square font thought to date from c1300 can be seen within

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Anyone with connections to the village? The church has a very large tower and a couple of 'pepperpot turrets' on the chancel

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A small village dominated by the nearby Hall and Grounds alongside The Little Ouse river. The grounds have some lovely walks so do take the opportunity to at least walk to the unusual church. I set all the alarms off when approaching the hall, to get a better picture of the gardens I stuck my camera throu...

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Thorington Church is difficult to photograph due to the existence of tall trees. This is a tiny church only measuring 51' X 17' but its crowning glory must be its Saxon round tower topped off with a Tudor brick octagonal top, probably the most interesting round tower in Suffolk. The blank arcaded wind...

The village joins Walton, which joins Felixstowe and the other way is sandwiched by St Martin although the two Saints Parish Churches serve the same Churchyard

This is the Tuddenham, near Ipswich, anyone with a connection to the village? Here is Tuddenham Church

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It is about 30 years since I last visited Haverhill so if anyone can fill in a few details or show any pictures then that would be appreciated, thanks

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Arguably Suffolks most picturesque village with a beautiful church keeping watch over the village in a valley. There is a wonderful watersplash and a pub named The Bell, many colourwashed buildings adorn the hilly street. I suppose a million or more photos have been taken of the watersplash but jus...

Anyone with connections to the village? Here is the church

Kedington Church. There is a picturesque view of the church tower from the west which is fronted by an attractive water mill and cottage on the narrow River Stour with water meadows adjoining. The church is known as 'The Westminster Abbey of Suffolk' due to the number of tombs and wall monuments withi...

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Who knows where the geographical centre of Suffolk is, I would hazard a guess at Needham Lakes, Needham Market, any takers?

I shall be coming down from Scotland this coming week for a couple of weeks, and will be visiting Suffolk. I would appreciate the opportunity of meeting up with any of you whilst down. I am fixed into a book launch on the 20th for my recent publication. "From barren rocks ... to living stones"...

.............that Suffolk is the 8th largest county in England area wise but supports only 700000 people which comes in at No. 31 in the country

You may have noticed that many, many photographs are shown as 'Temporarily Unavailable', I can thank Webshots for this!!! For twelve years I have subscribed to their coffers with my pictures, not only have they taken the subscriptions, and used some photographs on placemats, mugs, tea towels etc...