Bed and breakfast in a fine 18th century rectory on the approaches to the small, quiet village of Alderton, which lies off the beaten track, on the Deben Peninsula, in Suffolk
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Find us
To help you find us, Click on this link to a Google map, which provides directions from the A12 Woods Lane roundabout to the gates of The Old Rectory, Alderton. You can see either a roadmap or a satellite photograph, or a combination of both.
The village
Alderton lies between the Heritage Coast and the Deben estuary in an area known locally as the “Peninsula” and is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village has a pub, The Swan and an excellent village shop/Post Office. Close by is a highly recommended riverside pub, the Ramsholt Arms, and in the next door village, Shottisham, an equally recommended pub, The Sorrel Horse.
Nearby is the attractive market town of Woodbridge; the riverside village of Orford with its medieval castle and Snape with the famous Maltings Concert Hall and excellent shops. Slightly further afield are: the renowned bird sanctuary of Minsmere and the fashionable seaside towns of Aldeburgh and Southwold.
Things to do
The immediate area is steeped with sites of historical interest: the world famous Anglo-Saxon burial site at Sutton Hoo (500AD); the Landmark Fort at Felixstowe (17th century); Martello towers along the coast (Napoleonic wars); WW1 & WW2 fortifications; Bawdsey Radar Museum (radar was developed at Bawdsey); Parham Airfield Museum (WW2) and Orford Ness (Cold War installations) to name but a few.
Also great opportunities exist for birdwatching, walking, shooting in season, bicycling, horse riding, antique collecting, golf and sailing.