Browsing local attractions within 8 miles of The Salthouse Harbour Hotel

Saddlemakers Lane, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1NA, Tel: 01394 380113, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

A visit to this small mixed farm in spring and early summer will be rewarded with spring flowers, bird song and gambolling lambs.

Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9JD, Tel: 01473 715666, Email, (2 miles, 3kms)

Over 100 historic vehicles, housed in a former trolleybus depot. All have been built or used in the Ipswich area. The museum also covers the history and products of local engineering companies.

Ipswich Building Preservation Trust, 7 Northgate Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3BX, Tel: 01473 252440, (0.3 miles, 0.5kms)

Fifteen century Grade II timber framed gatehouse to archdeacon Pykenham's residence, now the Ipswich and Suffolk club.

Woodbridge Lane, Newbourne, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK, Tel: 01473 890089, Email, (6 miles, 10kms)

A small wooded valley with areas of marsh, fen and adjacent heathland this reserve is good for flowering plants and a variety of birds.

Cornhill, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1DH, Tel: 01473 432863, Email, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms)

A changing programme of contemporary visual art and designer craft plus displays and activities linked to community heritage and local history.

5a Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4LP, Tel: 01394 385572, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

The museum tells the story of Woodbridge and its people, from pre-history to the present.

Off Parkers Place, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, IP5 3QR, Tel: 01473 435104, Email, (5 miles, 8kms)

The museum covers the history of this once famous airfield which was commissioned in January 1917 and was operational for 40 years.

Trimley St. Martin, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 0UD, Tel: 01473 890089, Email, (8 miles, 12kms)

Trimley Marshes is an exciting wetland reserve created entirely from arable land alongside the River Orwell. There are wonderful views of the Orwell Estuary.

Grove Farm, Clopton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6QS, Tel: 01473 737236, Email, (8 miles, 12kms)

World War II Museums.

Friars Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TD, Tel: 01473 214161, Email, (0.4 miles, 0.7kms)

A Grade I Listed building, built 1699, opened in 1700. One of the finest surviving Dissenters' Meeting Houses in the country and one of Ipswich's most important historic structures.

The Pin Mill Studio, Pin Mill, Suffolk, IP9 1JN, Tel: 01473 780130, Email, (4 miles, 7kms)

Photography and art courses/workshops. Art gallery. Ceramics, gifts, coffee and ice cream in a beautiful riverside location. Open all rear, Tues-Thurs 12-4, Fri-Sun 12-5pm.

Gloster Road, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, IP5 3RJ, Tel: 01473 611111, Email, (5 miles, 8kms)

Kingpin offers ten pin bowling at its best in an air conditioned environment with optional glow in the dark section which is ideal for birthday parties.

Sloan Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2BE, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms)

Christchurch Park

Old Sail Loft, Shotley Marina, Shotley Gate, Suffolk, IP9 1JQ, Tel: 01787 228417, Email, (5 miles, 8kms)

The history of HMS Ganges contained in 1 large room, museum with photographs, artefacts and documentation.

Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4LZ, (5 miles, 8kms)

Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AS, Tel: 01473 295 911, Email, (0.7 miles, 1kms)

Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ, (1 miles, 2kms)

1 Upper High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3QH, Tel: 01206 433554, Email, (0.7 miles, 1kms)

Ipswich Art School shows exhibitions of international importance and provides a unique stage for local artists to show their work. The gallery's major focus is for modern and contemporary collections, inspiring a new generation.