Gabriel's Place is in one of Suffolk's pretty little Villages, just one cross roads with some lovely old cottages, farm buildings and unusual early Industrial buildings, ask John the owner what they are, here are some photos and remember this is the High Street !!    

For more information on this pretty village please vistit the village website at www.walsham-le-willows.org is definitely worth a look.
 

I took all the photos above as I drove along the road through the village the day Spring Arrived.

 Lovely walks straight from the Cottage:   

There are fabulous local walks and you will find details in the cottage and Gabriel's Place is ideally located for trips out and around our lovely East Anglia with a multitude of suggestions..The location makes Gabriels Place ideal for visiting Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and the unspoilt Suffolk Coast.

• The Suffolk coast is just 40 minutes away and Southwold’s ‘old world charm’ and the ADNAMS on tap has to be experienced.

• Bury St Edmunds has history oozing out of it, after all the Magna Carta was signed their?

• Lavenham is just gorgeous and again history on a stick..

• Norwich is just up the road, lots of history and great for shopping and with a brilliant market.

• Cambridge is 45 minutes to the west, just stunning.

• Ickworth to the west of Bury St Edmunds is a National Trust gem with lovely walks and fine NT Teas

• Thornham woods www.thornham.org.uk    a little to the east of Walsham offers lovely walks and the Four Horseshoes nearby offers good pub fair.

There are lots of places to eat and John will be able to make more suggestions

• The Leaping Hare at Wyken is a very fine Restaurant www.wykenvineyards.co.uk

• The Pykkeryll in nearby Ixworth High Street

• The Beehive in Horringer

• The Four Horseshoes at Thornham

• For special events Maison Bleu in Bury St Edmunds www.maisonbleue.co.uk

• Ravens wood Hall is just a few miles away and has a very good reputation.

• The Dark Horse restaurant at Stowlangtoft is very quirky but wholesome.
 

• Rob’s Place in the Village might be open you should definitely ask.
 

 Below is a recent article about the Suffolk Coast

Joanna Symons, Telegraph Travel Newspaper January 2nd 2010.

'Popular though the Lake District and West Country are as tourist destinations, they can be rather damp. If you want to reduce the risk of a rainy holiday, statistics show that you should head east.

Suffolk for instance, had only about a third as much rainfall as the Lake District last summer. It also happens to have one of the loveliest stretches of coastline in Britain.


The Met office regional statistics per annum.

                        The Lake District             Suffolk

Rain fall         2300 - 3900mm          600 - 660 mm