Days Out around Fram  

Easton Farm Park - This award-winning attraction is set in 35 acres of the Deben river valley and the historic Victorian buildings make a stunning backdrop to the fun and adventures to be had.   Every day we have pony rides, pat-a-pet, meeting Major one of our big Suffolk Punch cart horses, pony and cart rides, egg collecting, barrel train rides, and train rides as well as the mini tractors, go karts and diggers.  There's a large indoor play barn where kids can safely play and our Riverside Cafe offers delicious meals and snacks in a lovely setting by the River Deben.

Easton, IP13 0EQ  01728 746475  easton@eastonfarmpark.co.uk

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Saxtead Post Mill - A fine example of a post mill still in excellent working order.  Climb the stairs and watch the sails turn and the mechanism turn on its post to face the wind, inclusive audio tour.

Saxtead  01728 685789

Parham Airfield Museum - Only open Sundays in the season but a brilliant free day out run by enthusiastic amateurs.  An excellent café in its own stand alone hut so the museum is very comfortable to visit just for a cup of tea and a choccy biscuit.

Parham, IP13 9AF  01728 621373  390bg-bro@suffolkonline.net

Garden Shed Museum - Sandy and Julian Rowe started the garden shed museum of ancient household and farming memorabilia in the mid-80s.  The collection has everything from 19th and 20th century wedding dresses to ancient vacuum cleaners, bicycles, a play written on toilet paper by World War II POWs, and a piece of the Berlin Wall.  Entry is free but must be pre-booked with donations to Macmillan Nurses and the Burma Star Association.

Home Lea, Sweffling  01728 663753

Shawsgate Vineyard - Established in 1973 the 15 acre vineyard boasts five varieties of white grape and a frost-resistant red called Rondo.  Visitors are invited to taste a selection of wines and cider, there is a picnic area, a children's playground, a shop, and tea and coffee are available.

Badingham Road, IP13 9HZ  01728 724060

The Long Shop Museum

Home of the Garrett Collection, steam engines and of course a gift shop.

Leiston  01728 832189

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum

A taste of the railways of old.

Brockford Station, Wetheringsett  01449 766899

Gainsborough's House

Birthplace of the painter Thomas Gainsborough which now houses a fine collection of his works.

Sudbury, C010 6EU  01787 372958

Ipswich Museum - Open all year.  Free.

Stunning exhibits, natural history, life in Roman Suffolk, see a woolly mammoth up close!

High Street, Ipswich, IP1 3QH  01473 433550

Museum of East Anglian Life

70 acres of history, displays, animals, events, café. Stowmarket IP14 1DL  01449 612229

Christchurch Mansion - Open all year.  Free.

Beautiful Tudor House with paintings by Gainsborough and Constable, period rooms showing 300 years worth of antiques,  contemporary art and travelling exhibits.

Christchurch Park, Soane Street, Ipswich  01473 433554

Bressingham Steam Museum and Gardens

Fun and relaxation, trains, rides, animals and beautiful gardens.

Bressingham, Norfolk 1P22 2AB  01379 687382