RSPB Minsmere on Suffolk’s Coast

A couple of weeks ago, we took trip to RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast for a spot of bird watching and a relaxing stroll around the 2,500 acre nature reserve. We packed our binoculars, along with a camera, walking boots, rain jackets (just in case), sunscreen (just in case) and our much-needed bird identification…

If you are planning a visit to Suffolk this spring or summer, what about joining a photography workshop or nature-themed walk while you are here? The evocatively named Wild Adventures Under Suffolk’s Skies is a company specialising in themed walks, predominantly along the Suffolk coast. Their programme for the year includes sleepovers on the RSPB’s…

Upstairs @ The Market brings customers together with producers and chefs to learn new skills through a series of workshops and cookery demonstrations. These Suffolk events, which are fun and informal and packed full of useful information, take place upstairs in Lavenham Village Hall while the Farmers’ Market is in full swing, downstairs. Workshops include foraging…

A new programme of guided walks around the market town of Sudbury are due to start on Saturday, 16th January at 11am. Covering the history of the town, its connections with Thomas Gainsborough and the silk industry among other things, these walks will take place on the the third Saturday of each month. Booking is…

Described as one of the finest Victorian observatories still in regular use, the Orwell Park Observatory stands elegantly on the banks of the River Owell, in Nacton, near Ipswich Built by Colonel George Tomline in the late 19th century the observatory is now part of a school and is also used by the Orwell Astronomical…