Explore | Orford | Moat Cottage Orford

The entire area is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) with many footpaths and villages to explore. Here are some of our favourites.

Butley Ferry - 07913 672499 - Foot ferry across the Butley River (usually w/e and b/h only)

Orford Castle (EH) - 01394 450472 - An almost complete castle keep built by Henry II.

Orford Ness (NT) - 01728648024 - Coastal nature reserve with a 20th century military history

Regardless - 01394 459984 - Boat trips, children's activity trips and fishing trips

Rentlesham Forest - a local forest to explore and site of UFO sightings in 1980

Tunstall Forest - a local forest to explore

Framlingham Castle (EH) - 01728 724189 - A castle with a long history back to the Norman times.

Saxted Green Post Mill (EH) - 0370 333 1181 - A late 13th century corn mill. (closed for conservation as of Apr 2018)

Snape Maltings - 01728 688303 - Shops, restaurants and galleries

Snape Maltings Concert Hall - 01728 687110 - World leading centre of music

Sutton Hoo (NT) - 01394389700 - Famous Anglo-Saxon royal burial site

Up the coast are the towns of Aldeborough, Thorpeness, Sizewell, Walberswick and Southwold.