Top things to do this winter

You won’t have to worry about the crowds and quite possibly may have the whole beach to yourself during the winter months. This makes them the perfect place for blowing away the cobwebs, stretching your legs and enjoying the exhilaration of just being out in the open with just nature all around you. Dog’s love Suffolk, and it’s where they love to stretch their legs too. Most of the beaches are dog-friendly, especially during the winter months, so your four-legged friend can also join in the fun.

The Bildeston Crown The Swan at Lavenham

Have a bit of ho ho ho! and festive fun at the many Christmas events taking place. The children will love a visit to Easton Farm Park on the Suffolk coast where they can meet Santa and go on a winter wonderland walk. Check out Bury St Edmunds festive markets and craft fairs (24-27 Nov), and go back in time and have a Dickensian Christmas Experience at Kentwell Hall! The pantomime season is strong throughout the county.

There is nothing better than to sit and relax in a cosy pub alongside a roaring fire with a warming drink or a glass of one of the counties best beers. Meandering through the towns and villages you will come across many typically Suffolk pubs, many still with their thatched roofs.

Get the adrenaline pumping at Go Ape situated in the stunning Thetford Forest location. There are plenty of activities on offer for thrill seekers either on the high ropes through the trees or on the bike trails which range from gentle to extremely difficult! Explore 4x4 can be found on the Elveden Estate and have an exciting range of activities. Choose from clay pigeon shooing, 4×4 off road driving, skid pan control, to crossbows, archery, axe, knife and spear throwing, to name but a few. Head over towards the coast to High Lodge where you can try your hand at clay pigeon shooting, fishing, archery and rifle shooting.

Suffolk has some unique and luxurious spa’s where you can truly relax and probably won’t want to leave. Weavers’ House Spa at The Swan at Lavenham is a luxurious and intimate boutique spa with outdoor infinity pool. In Newmarket’s boutique hotel, the Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa you will be pampered in the award-winning luxury spa which offers a range of treatments to relax and rejuvenate you. Closer to Ipswich, is Milsom’s Kesgrave Hall with a recently opened luxury spa. The beautifully designed interiors and wooden features, promise a haven of relaxation and rejuvenation. Enjoy an ‘Afterhours’ spa and then relax and dine in the brasserie restaurant.

Mollett’s Farm, Main Road, Benhall, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1JY +44 1728 604547 bookings@molletts.com