Stowmarket
Stowmarket is an ancient market town in Suffolk, 11 miles from Ipswich.
St. Peter and St. Paul`s Church contains a rare wrought iron wigstand dated 1675. The spire rises to 120 feet.
Abbot`s Hall is now the Museum of East Anglian Life.
Stow Lodge Hospital was built in the 1770s as workhouse.
John Milton came to Stowmarket to visit his tutor, Thomas Young, and George Crabbe spent some of his schooldays here.
Stowmarket Station was built in 1849, and is one of the most impressively designed of the pariod.
Blue Badge Guide Colin Crosby is available to lead Guided Walks around Stowmarket for groups.