The Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival runs 26–27 September 2026 at Snape Maltings. Stay at The Firs, a countryside retreat under an hour away, 2 hours from London, 45 minutes from Norwich.

The best Suffolk beaches for a summer day out from The Firs — Southwold, Aldeburgh, Walberswick and Dunwich, all under half an hour. A countryside retreat 2 hours from London, 45 minutes from Norwich.

The Firs sits in the Suffolk coast wildlife country that hosted BBC Springwatch at RSPB Minsmere. A countryside retreat for nature lovers, 2 hours from London, 45 minutes from Norwich.

The Suffolk coast is twenty-five minutes from The Firs. Here's how to spend an unhurried day along it — the pier, the painted huts, fish by the sea, and the gentle art of doing very little.