| To do in Ipswich 13:30 - Apr 2 with 3054 views | taf123 |
We are 10 people from Sweden (30 years old) staying in Ipswich friday 14th to monday 17th. Any advice what to do on the sunday? |  | | |  |
| To do in Ipswich on 13:34 - Apr 2 with 2738 views | CaptainAhab |
If I were you I'd get absolutely blotto on the Saturday celebrating a 7-0 Town win, then the Sunday can just be a write off | | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 13:47 - Apr 2 with 2683 views | Wacko |
Get a 20 minute train out to Woodbridge and explore the town / have a Sunday roast in a nice pub / check out Sutton Hoo / say hi to Alan Curbishley | |
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| To do in Ipswich on 14:09 - Apr 2 with 2597 views | PavlovsCat |
| To do in Ipswich on 13:47 - Apr 2 by Wacko |
Get a 20 minute train out to Woodbridge and explore the town / have a Sunday roast in a nice pub / check out Sutton Hoo / say hi to Alan Curbishley |
…and Brian Eno. 🎶 | | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 14:31 - Apr 2 with 2538 views | Herbivore |
Head to Norwich. |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 14:39 - Apr 2 with 2514 views | noggin |
Train to London and a few beers round Covent Garden. |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 14:42 - Apr 2 with 2494 views | clive_baker |
If the weather is anything like it is today you should head to the beach |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 14:47 - Apr 2 with 2474 views | J2BLUE |
Round of golf/foot golf
Nice walk around Alton Water
Jimmy's Farm
Lunch at Suffolk Food Hall
Escape room followed by an afternoon session in Briarbank
Ask the club if they will put on a stadium tour for you
Wiff Waff sports bar
Waterfront bar crawl [Post edited 2 Apr 2023 14:49]
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| To do in Ipswich on 14:49 - Apr 2 with 2467 views | RKD |
Make sure you make the most of the sun exploring the waterfront. There’s a massive bar called Isaacs which has lots of outdoor and indoor space for food and drink - quite an impressive building.
The smokehouse gig that someone else mentioned is a good opportunity to see some of the bohemian charm this town has.
If you want to spend some time outdoors then Christchurch Park is a lovely leafy escape in the centre of Ipswich - be sure to do a quick tour in Christchurch Mansion museum.
A small day trip to Woodbridge on the Sunday is a good shout made by another poster, an idyllic town with an excellent array of pubs.
If you like your meat then try to get a dinner table at Rios in town. Other nice dinner places are Kwan Thai, The Moloko and @25.
The best seafood (and potentially food in general) in the town is a hidden gem called Ocean Fish Platter.
Woodbridge Road/Spring road is a good pub crawl option if you want to venture off the beaten track. |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 17:58 - Apr 2 with 2148 views | factual_blue |
Visit Bury St Edmunds where St Edmund, an English king of East Anglia, was buried. He'd been martyred by Scandinavian invaders. |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 18:11 - Apr 2 with 2091 views | DJR |
| To do in Ipswich on 14:49 - Apr 2 by RKD |
Make sure you make the most of the sun exploring the waterfront. There’s a massive bar called Isaacs which has lots of outdoor and indoor space for food and drink - quite an impressive building.
The smokehouse gig that someone else mentioned is a good opportunity to see some of the bohemian charm this town has.
If you want to spend some time outdoors then Christchurch Park is a lovely leafy escape in the centre of Ipswich - be sure to do a quick tour in Christchurch Mansion museum.
A small day trip to Woodbridge on the Sunday is a good shout made by another poster, an idyllic town with an excellent array of pubs.
If you like your meat then try to get a dinner table at Rios in town. Other nice dinner places are Kwan Thai, The Moloko and @25.
The best seafood (and potentially food in general) in the town is a hidden gem called Ocean Fish Platter.
Woodbridge Road/Spring road is a good pub crawl option if you want to venture off the beaten track. |
As well as housing works by two of the UK's most renowned artists (Constable and Gainsborough), Christchurch Mansion has the following exhibition which features works by Turner, Constable and Monet and looks well worth a visit.
https://www.landscape-rebels.co.uk/
The following suggests the venue will be open over Easter.
https://www.ipswich.gov.uk/content/visitor-information-mansion
EDIT: I misread your original post and thought you were coming next week. The exhibition ends on 16 April. [Post edited 2 Apr 2023 19:49]
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| To do in Ipswich on 19:19 - Apr 2 with 1895 views | bazza |
| To do in Ipswich on 14:49 - Apr 2 by RKD |
Make sure you make the most of the sun exploring the waterfront. There’s a massive bar called Isaacs which has lots of outdoor and indoor space for food and drink - quite an impressive building.
The smokehouse gig that someone else mentioned is a good opportunity to see some of the bohemian charm this town has.
If you want to spend some time outdoors then Christchurch Park is a lovely leafy escape in the centre of Ipswich - be sure to do a quick tour in Christchurch Mansion museum.
A small day trip to Woodbridge on the Sunday is a good shout made by another poster, an idyllic town with an excellent array of pubs.
If you like your meat then try to get a dinner table at Rios in town. Other nice dinner places are Kwan Thai, The Moloko and @25.
The best seafood (and potentially food in general) in the town is a hidden gem called Ocean Fish Platter.
Woodbridge Road/Spring road is a good pub crawl option if you want to venture off the beaten track. |
Reading your post , If they sorted out the two ends of the town centre and managed to attract more shops to the town centre, Ipswich is actually a really nice place, with potential, and some nice bars and restaurants scattered throughout, every town and city across the country has its crime I suppose , but Ipswich has been let down massively over the last 20 Years, maybe if Ipswich get to the prem, it will Help boost the town, encourage some regeneration and decent stores. Who knows. |  | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 19:58 - Apr 2 with 1794 views | RKD |
| To do in Ipswich on 19:19 - Apr 2 by bazza |
Reading your post , If they sorted out the two ends of the town centre and managed to attract more shops to the town centre, Ipswich is actually a really nice place, with potential, and some nice bars and restaurants scattered throughout, every town and city across the country has its crime I suppose , but Ipswich has been let down massively over the last 20 Years, maybe if Ipswich get to the prem, it will Help boost the town, encourage some regeneration and decent stores. Who knows. |
I had two friends visit Ipswich for the first time last summer and they said it was one of the nicest places they’ve been in the UK.
Everywhere has their parts which aren’t as nice as other bits of the town, but it’s all relative. Take a trip to Gillingham, Barnsley, Burnley, Rotherham and see how lucky you are to have Ipswich as a home town. | |
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| To do in Ipswich on 20:05 - Apr 2 with 1765 views | TractorWood |
The Dedham Vale is beautiful. Always recommend it to anyone who will listen. |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 20:22 - Apr 2 with 1727 views | strikalite |
Yep as said Woodbridge is defo worth a look, food in a nice pub and maybe crazy golf at Congo Rapids lost world Adventure Golf...play for a bit of money always makes it more interesting.. |  | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 20:24 - Apr 2 with 1717 views | noggin |
| To do in Ipswich on 19:58 - Apr 2 by RKD |
I had two friends visit Ipswich for the first time last summer and they said it was one of the nicest places they’ve been in the UK.
Everywhere has their parts which aren’t as nice as other bits of the town, but it’s all relative. Take a trip to Gillingham, Barnsley, Burnley, Rotherham and see how lucky you are to have Ipswich as a home town. |
They were from Slough. | |
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| To do in Ipswich on 23:19 - Apr 2 with 1476 views | RKD |
| To do in Ipswich on 20:24 - Apr 2 by noggin |
They were from Slough. |
Grew up in Bradford/Chester - lived in Sheffield for 10 years before visiting Ipswich. | |
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| To do in Ipswich on 23:39 - Apr 2 with 1427 views | CrayonKing |
If you like things a bit more mellow then Jerry Joseph is playing there the night before and is one of the best live acts I've seen recently. |  | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 00:12 - Apr 3 with 1373 views | BLUEBEAT |
Sutton Hoo
Build that Suffolk-Scandi bond |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 09:07 - Apr 3 with 1128 views | hoppy |
| To do in Ipswich on 17:58 - Apr 2 by factual_blue |
Visit Bury St Edmunds where St Edmund, an English king of East Anglia, was buried. He'd been martyred by Scandinavian invaders. |
Would the tip/recycling centre be open? |  |
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| To do in Ipswich on 09:15 - Apr 3 with 1108 views | DJR |
| To do in Ipswich on 19:58 - Apr 2 by RKD |
I had two friends visit Ipswich for the first time last summer and they said it was one of the nicest places they’ve been in the UK.
Everywhere has their parts which aren’t as nice as other bits of the town, but it’s all relative. Take a trip to Gillingham, Barnsley, Burnley, Rotherham and see how lucky you are to have Ipswich as a home town. |
It is after all reputed to be the oldest continuously occupied town in the country, dating back to around 600 AD.
I don't think it sells itself well enough, but it probably doesn't help not having a surviving castle or a cathedral. But it does have lots of medieval buildings as well as 12 medieval churches. | | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 09:27 - Apr 3 with 1081 views | Sharkey |
| To do in Ipswich on 09:15 - Apr 3 by DJR |
It is after all reputed to be the oldest continuously occupied town in the country, dating back to around 600 AD.
I don't think it sells itself well enough, but it probably doesn't help not having a surviving castle or a cathedral. But it does have lots of medieval buildings as well as 12 medieval churches. |
"It is after all reputed to be the oldest continuously occupied town in the country, dating back to around 600 AD."
I don't understand this claim. It suggests all the Roman towns 'closed down' when the Romans 'went home', but a detailed history of Colchester (for example) does not suggest this. |  | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 10:22 - Apr 3 with 1008 views | DJR |
| To do in Ipswich on 09:27 - Apr 3 by Sharkey |
"It is after all reputed to be the oldest continuously occupied town in the country, dating back to around 600 AD."
I don't understand this claim. It suggests all the Roman towns 'closed down' when the Romans 'went home', but a detailed history of Colchester (for example) does not suggest this. |
Agreed, and it's why I said reputedly, but this article sums up some of the competing claims, and perhaps suggests the claim for Ipswich is that it is the oldest continuing town established by the English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_town_in_Britain | | | |
| To do in Ipswich on 10:41 - Apr 3 with 984 views | Sharkey |
| To do in Ipswich on 10:22 - Apr 3 by DJR |
Agreed, and it's why I said reputedly, but this article sums up some of the competing claims, and perhaps suggests the claim for Ipswich is that it is the oldest continuing town established by the English.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_town_in_Britain |
That does make sense. | | | |
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