Camping in Suffolk

Nine members of EFOG enjoyed a lovely few days camping at Newbourne Woodland Campsite near Woodbridge in Suffolk, from 14th to 16th September.  The site has good facilities, and comes complete with elephants hiding in the undergrowth - not quite life-sized, but big enough to look reasonably realistic!  Well, in the dark, anyway!  We After lunch at The Maybushhoped there were no lions in the jungle, but the most ferocious creatures we saw were a squirrel and a large black beetle!  The first evening we relaxed with a barbecue, having spent some time finding the appropriate places for our tents, putting them up, and getting organised. The following day, Ian took us on a walk.  It was an amazingly hot day - more like the middle of summer than September.  At lunchtime we stopped to eat at the "Maybush" pub, and in the afternoon we went on a 2-hour boat trip to Bawdsey and back, with a refreshing breeze on the water which kept us cool.  That evening, we had an enjoyable meal at the "Coach & Horses" at Melton.

A larger tent may be requiredThe following morning we packed up our tents, and went our separate ways.  We gave Marian a lift, and she had never been to Sutton Hoo, which has an ancient 7th century royal burial site - and a good café/restaurant!  We stopped there on our way home, and spent an enjoyable few hours looking at the exhibition, walking in the grounds, and drinking coffee in the dry when it started to rain, although Marian defied the rain and walked to the house which is open to the public.  Tranmer House was the home of Mrs. Edith Pretty, the landowner who instigated the archaeological digs at Sutton Hoo in the 1930s.  Peter and I had been over the house on our previous visit, and as Peter had absolutely no clothes for wet weather, we gave it a miss.  

Another really enjoyable trip with EFOG, and many thanks to Ian S. and Louise for organising it.

Maz & Peter. 30th September 2016