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Attractions near Playford
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Sutton Hoo
(5 Miles)*
At Sutton Hoo you can get close to one of the most important archaeological finds in this country's history - a fascinating story of Anglo-Saxon pagan kings, ship burials, treasure and warriors. |
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Otley Hall
(5 Miles)*
Otley Hall is a stunningly beautiful 15th century medieval moated Hall. Still a family home, it is set in 10 acres of gardens in the tranquil Suffolk countryside. |
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Easton Farm Park
(7 Miles)*
Easton Farm Park is celebrating it's 35th birthday in 2009. Just over 25 years ago Easton first opened it's gates to visitors. Over one million visitors have since enjoyed a day in the country at Easton Farm Park. |
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Museum of East Anglian Life
(12 Miles)*
Take a step back in time when you explore our rich collections of rural, industrial and social life including many historic buildings that have been moved to the site. |
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Flatford Bridge Cottage
(12 Miles)*
This thatched sixteenth century cottage is at the heart of Constable Country. It houses a display about the artist who features Bridge Cottage in several of his paintings. |
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Snape Maltings Concert Hall
(12 Miles)*
The Maltings at Snape, built in 19th century, was one of the largest barley maltings in East Anglia. It became uneconomic and malting stopped in 1965 and the owner leased some of the buildings to the Aldeburgh Festival. |
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Orford Ness National Nature Reserve
(12 Miles)*
Orford Ness is a wild and remote area and is the largest vegetated shingle spit in Europe. It contains a variety of habitats which are home to nationally rare birds, animals and plants. |
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Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum
(13 Miles)*
Castle House and its Collection is a fitting memorial to Sir Alfred Munnings, KCVO, PRA, who lived at Castle House from 1919 until his death in 1959. |
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Mechanical Musical Museum & Bygones
(15 Miles)*
The Mechanical Music Museum and Bygones at Cotton is a veritable Aladdin's cave, full of musical treasures. |
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Long Shop Museum
(16 Miles)*
Discover Leiston's unique history - 200 years of local, social and industrial innovation- in the Home of the Garrett Collection. |
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Beth Chatto Gardens
(17 Miles)*
The Beth Chatto Gardens began in 1960. From an overgrown wasteland with poor gravel soil and boggy hollows, it has been transformed into an informal garden harmonising with the surrounding countryside. |
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Lavenham Guildhall
(18 Miles)*
This early 16th-century timber-framed building overlooks and dominates the town's market place. Inside are exhibitions on timber-framed buildings, local history, farming and industry, as well as the story of the medieval woollen cloth trade. |
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Little Hall
(18 Miles)*
Little Hall is a late 14th Century Hall House on the main square, it mirrors the history of Lavenham over the centuries. It was built in the 1390s as a family house and workplace. |
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Bourne Mill
(19 Miles)*
The mill was originally built as a fishing lodge in 1591 and features stepped Dutch gables. It was converted in the 19th century to a mill for fulling (a process in cloth manufacture) and later flour milling. |
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100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
(20 Miles)*
The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum is a tribute to the Eighth Air Force. There is a fine collection of U.S.A.A.F. uniforms, decorations and combat records. |
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