We stumbled across West Stow Anglo Saxon Village and Country Park a few years ago when the Grandparents were caravanning at a nearby site.
Saturday was a day out with Nanny & Grandad so we planned to stop there for a picnic on our way to Bury St. Edmunds and use the facilities. Parking is only £2 for the whole day and there are good toilets and a great playground catering for both smalls and slightly bigger ones. There are plenty of picnic benches accessed easily from the car park and some lovely circular walks. The benches are in the woods near the activity centre and cafe and its great to see the boys running about and finding pine cones and playing hide and seek behind the trees. The walks are between 1 and 2 miles and the longer of which goes round the lake and alongside the river Lark for part of the way and all are accessible for buggies.
If you have a slightly bigger budget there is also a museum, shop and cafe. I haven’t visited the Anglo Saxon Village museum with the kids yet, but from the reviews on Trip Advisor it looks to be a good day out and with content to suit all ages.
More to come about Bury St. Edmunds, squirrels and an aviary…
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