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Ipswich What To Do When You Stay In Ipswich
ocated in Suffolk on the football leagues. For a faster
banks of the river Orwell, event, check out the Ipswich
Ipswich is the county town Witches speedway team at the
of Suffolk and is one of the Foxhall Stadium where races have
largest towns in the East of been played out for over half a
England. century. Rugby fans can choose
between Rugby League and Rugby
Ipswich has been an important Union: unusually, the town has
town since Roman times, so there teams for both of these rugby
is plenty to see and do whether codes.
you are visiting the town for
leisure or business. There is a 2. Arts and Culture
wide range of hotel accommodation
locally, so you're sure to be By its nature, Ipswich seems to
able to find somewhere to stay attract artists. There are plenty
that fits your budget. of galleries including one at the
stately home Christchurch
1. Sport Mansion, an ex monastery with
around 70 acres of wooded grounds
Ipswich Town Football Club are if you prefer nature's creations
the local team and you may be to man made art. Art exhibitions
fortunate enough to catch them are also a regular feature at
playing at their home ground, the Ancient House which, as its name
Portman Road Stadium. They says, is a really old building
produced two of England's most dating back to the early 1400s.
successful football managers: Sir Transport enthusiasts will want
Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson, to visit the Ipswich Transport
although recently their Museum which mainly features
performance has dipped and they vehicles that have either been
feature in the second tier of the built or used locally to the
town. These include trams, and other cuisines. For a quicker
trolley buses, fire engines as meal, there is the usual
well as prams, cranes and selection of sandwich shops and
wheelchairs. If you visit at the coffee bars. Or you could take in
right time of year, you may be a meal in one of the many pubs
able to see the annual Ip-Art and wine bars that are scattered
festival including it's free day all over the centre of the town.
at Christchurch Park.
5. Ipswich Nightlife
3. War-time Ipswich
If you've got time, there are
One of the more interesting cinemas and theatres where you
museums in Ipswich is also one of can spend a leisurely evening
the smallest. It is the Clifford watching the performances. For
Road Air Raid Shelter Museum. It those who want a drink outside
isn't open very often but if you the environment of their hotel
can manage to visit, it provides bar, there are plenty of bars and
a fascinating insight into some pubs in the centre of Ipswich as
of the conditions that would have well as several night clubs so
been experienced during World War that you can dance the night
Two. away!
4. Eating Out in Ipswich
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