Wool Towns
Head west from Ipswich and you find yourself in the centre of Suffolk's 'Wool towns and villages'.
Made rich by the 15th century wool trade, so much of the area is virtually frozen in time. Lavenham is widely regarded as "England's finest medieval town", crammed with timber framed houses built between 1400 and 1500. Kersey, Cavendish and Clare are examples of the picture book pink washed villages that have made Suffolk famous.
For information on this area contact Sudbury Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Market Hill, Sudbury,
Tel: 01787 881320
A picture-postcard village with a duck pond and village green.
A beautiful village to be explored.
The birthplace of John Constable, who declared that he loved 'every stile and stump and every lane in the village'.
The market town of Hadleigh retains much of its individual charm today and is well worth a visit.
Thought of by some as the most picturesque village in Suffolk...
The most famous of the Suffolk 'Wool Towns'.
Don't miss the impressive mile long main street, famous for its antique shops.