Stowmarket

Stowmarket

At the centre of Suffolk, this bustling market town is set in the Gipping Valley. Its medieval heart lay around the parish church, and the area leading down to the river. The industrial growth of the town began in 1793 with the opening of the canal to Ipswich. Today Stowmarket is a popular shopping centre and home of the Museum of East Anglian Life. A market is held on Thursday and Saturday.

Must see and do

• Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket
• Needham Lake & Nature Reserve, Needham Market
• Haughley Park,Stowmarket
• Woolpit & District Museum,Woolpit
• Mid-Suffolk Light Railway Museum, Wetheringsett
• Traditional Music Day, Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket (September)

Related Links

• East of England Tourist Board (www.visiteastofengland.com/)
• Mid Suffolk District Council - Leisure and Tourism (www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/Leisure/)