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Woodbridge is a thriving market town with a wonderfully historic feel. The biggest challenge you’ll face is knowing where to start exploring it: the variety of atmospheric old pubs selling excellent Suffolk beer; the eye-catching 16th, 17th and 18th century buildings, including one of only two working tide mills in the whole country; the two churches, one of them a medieval treasure dating back to the early 1400’s; the winding, hilly streets lined with chocolate-box cottages; the host of cosy cafes serving delicious coffees and treats; some outstanding
restaurants (including The Unruly Pig, voted UK Gastropub of the Year in 2022); or the many lovely independent shops selling all manner of unique pieces.
Situated right by a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Woodbridge is set on the banks of the River Deben, making it something of a magnet for sailing enthusiasts, their boats great and small moored at the various boatyards that dot the waterside. For rainy days or evenings, a small but perfectly formed cinema, The Riverside, offers a well-curated selection of mainstream and more highbrow films, with a handy restaurant and cocktail bar, “A-Listers”, attached. There’s also the Seckford Theatre that puts on a variety of classic and modern plays throughout the year.
For the more energetically inclined, there’s a good public leisure centre with a well- equipped gym and a 25m swimming pool and sauna. And if you’ve still got some puff after that, you can indulge in a wide variety of walks, from the short but picturesque river paths, to the more challenging forest and countryside hikes around and nearby the town. (Fun fact: nearby Rendlesham Forest basks in the - dubious - glory of being the site of arguably Britain’s most famous alleged UFO sighting, back in the 1980s. Referred to by some enthusiasts as “ Britain’s Roswell”, there’s a special walk that takes you round the locations associated with the event).
Then, for a change of scenery, it’s an easy drive to the other highlights of East Suffolk’s famed coastal region - Bawdsey, Framlingham, Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh, Southwold and Orford Ness are all close by, less than 45 minutes by car, though most of them are much closer. Perhaps the ‘jewel in the crown’, though, is the world-famous Sutton Hoo Saxon burial site, a mere five minutes’ drive from Woodbridge. While all the magnificent artefacts have long since been on display at the British Museum in London, it is fascinating to walk around the visitor centre, and the mounds themselves, and hear and read about the story of the ship’s discovery on the eve of WW2. (The recent Netflix film, “The Dig”, starring Rafe Fiennes and Carey Mulligan, is well worth the watch, and tells the story rather well) . There is also a project currently under way at Woodbridge quayside to recreate the boat using original materials and techniques. Worth a look.
Finally, and on the subject of war, military aviation buffs can spend time exploring the county’s plethora of RAF (and USAF) WW2 and Cold War bomber bases, many with their own small museums.

There is off-road parking at Kirby Villas for a maximum of two guest cars. (Please let us know when you book whether you’ll need one or two, and park in the space provided next to the main house). If there are more than two cars, you’ll need to park over the road, where there is plenty of free parking. If you're driving into the town, there are lots of carparks, all very cheap.
There is a bus stop 100m down the road from Kirby Villas, with regular services to the train station and town centre; buses also go from there all the way to Ipswich, or in the opposite direction to Saxmundham and onwards as far as Aldeburgh.
Woodbridge town centre itself is a 15 minute walk, or a five minute cycle ride (be warned, though… it’s a steep uphill ride back!).
As for trains, Woodbridge is on the Ipswich to Lowestoft branch line. Trains to Ipswich from Liverpool Street are served by the GreaterAnglia mainline, taking just over an hour from London, and then another 15 minutes on to Woodbridge.
Taxis are readily available, generally, although during school run hours, they might be thinner on the ground. M&R Cars are the only company that will take short trips around town or to local villages; they’re based at the station, and we strongly advise pre-booking if you want to make sure of getting one quickly when arriving by train during peak hours. For longer runs to airports or the coast, Woodbridge Cars are another option.