Discover a county full of rural landscapes
From nature reserves to stately gardens, it's no wonder that the rolling countryside of Suffolk is such as a popular location for choosing a retirement home.
You'll find more than 150 square miles of estuaries, ancient heath and shingle beaches across the Suffolk Coast & Heaths, a designated Area of Outstanding Beauty. There are three National Nature Reserves, a coastal RSPB reserve at Minsmere, and countless miles of walking trails and cycling paths to help you explore a rich and diverse landscape.
If you don't mind getting your feet wet, you'll have miles of beaches, cliffs and coastal areas to enjoy. You can spot birds and admire the view at the serene Dunwich Heath and Beach, build castles on the sand-dunes at Walberswick, or bring your family to the arcades and pier productions at the Blue-Flag-winning Southwold Beach.
Retire to an area that's rich with history
With ancient forts, curious museums and country manors, there's plenty of intriguing history to explore around Suffolk.
You can see the 12th-century keep of Orford Castle, which was used as a radar emplacement during the Second World War, visit a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village and watch living history re-enactments at West Stow, or see the armour and weapons discovered in the ancient burial site of an Anglo-Saxon king at Sutton Hoo.
You'll find more than 60 aircraft on display at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, exhibits on culture, history and national heritage at the Ipswich Museum, and the fortification where English forces repelled a 17th-century Dutch invasion at Landguard Fort.