Anticipation builds as you approach St Andrew’s up a private drive and see the colossal ruin of the once-soaring tower. Step inside this beautiful, light-filled church and your spirits will lift.
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Pink area churches
Wild heathland, the swish of estuary reeds, and the cry of the oystercatcher across the marshes are familiar sights and sounds in this hauntingly beautiful area of Suffolk. Here you’ll find great coastal churches, once landmarks for ships at sea, and the mighty castles of Framlingham and Orford. Get a taste of the Suffolk coast in winter.
Bramfield St Andrew IP19 9HT
This church stands on a high point overlooking the village street and is unique in England for having a round flint tower that was never attached to the church.
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Shottisham St Margaret of Antioch
Climbing the steep path up to this church, set above a quiet village in the Sandlings, brings a great sense of anticipation and there’s a distant view of the Deben estuary from the churchyard.
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Iken St Botolph
Built on a bluff above the River Alde where Saxon St Botolph came ashore and established his monastery in 654AD, this church has one of the most beautiful locations in Suffolk
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Ufford St Mary of the Assumption
This handsome church towers majestically above the scenic village of Lower Ufford in the beautiful countryside of the Deben Valley. The flintwork on the porch is superb and there are many treasures within.
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Grundisburgh St Mary the Virgin
In a lovely village green setting near the River Lark, St Mary’s has a stupendous 18th century brick tower in striking contrast to the mellow rendering and fine flintwork of the medieval church itself.
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Ramsholt All Saints
Centuries old seamark church in a hauntingly beautiful setting with long views over the Deben
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Hollesley All Saints
This is an ancient church in a very ancient village near the Deben with early links to powerful Norman families and a wealth of interest from many periods of history.
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Orford St Bartholomew
The castle keep is not the only must-see historic building in Orford. Wander into St Bartholomew’s church just off the market place to be amazed by its treasures and visit the spectacular chancel ruins to the east, among the finest examples of Norman architecture in Suffolk
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Woodbridge St Mary
The gorgeous hillside setting and the exquisite flintwork in the magnificent north porch and in the tower battlements will draw you to this church. The tower rises over 30 metres and is one of the finest in England but you need to go inside to appreciate the full drama of the building
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