Angela Wright, Author at Postcard from Suffolk

A Guide to Halesworth

Posted on 23rd October 202223rd October 2022 by Angela Wright

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Here is a guide to Halesworth, a wonderful Suffolk town with lots of charm and character. It's an ideal place to spend a couple of hours. Explore this town and soak in the atmosphere of its pretty cottages and array of independent shops. Guide to Halesworth If you are looking for a traditional and quaint town to visit for a mooch around some shops, Halesworth is perfect. But its not just about t...
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Laxfield and District Museum

Posted on 6th October 20226th October 2022 by Angela Wright

Laxfield and District Museum is a real hidden gem of a place. Suffolk is full of little museums that really have some interesting stories to tell. With many of them offering free entry, they are ideal places to pop into when you are visiting a village or town. As well as having interesting exhibits, museums are usually within wonderful historic buildings too. Laxfield and District Museum cer...
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Snape Maltings to Iken Walk

Posted on 4th September 20224th September 2022 by Angela Wright

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The Snape Maltings to Iken walk is a must if you like getting away from it all and immersing yourself in beautiful surroundings and Suffolk big skies. I don't know why it took me so long to do this walk as I am a regular visitor to Snape Maltings. I guess as there is so much to do there I tend to run out of time to do the walk! The key is to write "walk from Snape Maltings to Iken Church...
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Guide to Bury St Edmunds Town Centre

Posted on 24th February 202224th February 2022 by Angela Wright

Here's a handy guide to exploring Bury St Edmunds town centre, designed to help you get the most out of a few hours or more on a visit to this wonderful Suffolk town! My love of Bury St Edmunds began when I first moved to Suffolk. I had never visited the town before but when arranging to meet a friend from where I used to live in Hertfordshire, we discovered that Bury St Edmunds was the rou...
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A Walk in Waldringfield

Posted on 7th October 20217th October 2021 by Angela Wright

A Walk in Waldringfield should be on everyone's list of things to do in Suffolk! Especially if you love walking by the river admiring boats and looking for wildlife! Here's what you can expect if you explore this part Suffolk..... A Walk in Waldringfield Waldringfield is somewhere I have only been to a couple of times. Its not a place that usually springs to mind as a place to go for a walk, due...
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Westleton Heath Nature Reserve

Posted on 11th September 202111th September 2021 by Angela Wright

Westleton Heath Nature Reserve is one of Suffolk's hidden gems. If you are looking for somewhere off the beaten track for a walk, this place is perfect. Westleton Heath Nature Reserve I have got to know Westleton Heath well over the years, and have visted many times. Its a wonderfully peaceful place, with a landscape that offers something different throughout the seasons. On a recent vis...
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Posted on 15th June 202115th June 2021 by Angela Wright

Cambridge University Botanic Garden has lots of surprises as I discovered on my visit this weekend. Over recent years I've realised that visiting gardens and photographing flowers and gardens has become one of my favourite things to do. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a ways to spend their free time relaxing! If you are looking to visit somewhere with wonderful history and beautif...
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Framlingham Town Trail

Posted on 5th April 202124th February 2022 by Angela Wright

Following the Framlingham Town Trail is a great way of exploring this pretty Suffolk town. I'm very lucky to live close to Framlingham and I never tire of the wonderful houses and buildings I come across either on my way to the small supermarket to buy groceries, popping to the post office or into one of the many independent shops. Its a lovely little town full of character and well worth a...
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Old Felixstowe

Posted on 18th March 202118th March 2021 by Angela Wright

Old Felixstowe has been on my list of places to visit for ages. I've never been before and I had heard some great things about the place. I love my visits to Felixstowe and have been many times but I had never ventured to the north of the town where Old Felixstowe is situated. In August 2020, the first lockdown had been over for a little while and we were allowed to venture out again. I was loo...
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An American Exploring Suffolk County

Posted on 22nd January 202118th February 2021 by Angela Wright

Exploring Suffolk can be great fun and following a visit to University of Suffolk to speak to year 2 tourism students I met Jennifer Wilson who seems to love Suffolk as much as I do! She has written this blog which is a great read and so wonderful to get someone elses view on what exploring Suffolk has mean't to them. I'm sure you will enjoy it! Happy reading!! An American Exploring Suffolk Count...
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