If you’re looking for a unique way for your family to spend the 2023 Easter holiday, why not take a trip to Suffolk? With natural wonders, including beautiful woods, vast coastline, and stunning landscapes, along with a bevvy of attractions and great places to stay, you will have no problem keeping the entire family occupied for the whole trip. For some inspiring and kid-friendly accommodation options, take a look at the list below – most are pet friendly, too, so your four-legged family member can join in the fun.
With a long history dating back to the 1400s, Hintlesham Hall is a four-red star hotel. Known for serving award-winning cuisine and nestled in the tranquil Suffolk countryside, the Hall offers fine dining, stately bedrooms, stunning views and a spa onsite for those who want an adult-friendly break with the family. Hintlesham Hall is well-located, making it easy to explore local beauty spots, including wool merchant villages, pretty rivers and estuaries and ‘Constable Country, plus Ipswich, Cambridge, Norwich, and Newmarket are within easy distance. In addition, there’s an abundance of local walking trails and stunning natural vistas. Take a look at the website for seasonal offer availability and full details.
Easter is an ideal time to visit Windmill Lodges as the flowers are in bloom, and the warmer weather – or the promise of it – makes everything feel brighter. And what better way to relax and enjoy than in unique log cabin accommodation? Offering week-long or short breaks, the space is child and pet friendly, with enjoyable Easter additions on arrival. Your log cabin will be equipped with welcome wine, eggs, milk, tea, coffee and sugar, but Easter weekend stays include an Easter Egg and Hot Cross Buns. Plus, enjoy your own private hot tub beside your cabin – bliss!
For unique child-friendly glamping where young ones can get close up close with the farm animals, try Easton Farm Park. This quirky accommodation – fab little cow sheds – is part of the working farm home to sheep, cows, pigs, bunnies, ponies and more. So take your wellies and get along to help feed the animals at 8am, enjoy adventures in the play areas, including soft play in the barn, explore the 30-acre Green Trail and farmland, or learn about forging with the resident blacksmith. With so much to do on-site, you may never want to leave the grounds!
Fancy well-equipped self-catering cottages on a family farm? Try the School Farm Cottage, surrounded by rolling countryside while still being close to the Suffolk Coast and set close to many pretty villages, market towns and beaches. The small farm is a quiet spot to put your feet up and unwind with family and friends. Onsite facilities include a secure garden, play area and play house, swing and climbing frame, games room with table tennis, pool and table football, a football pitch, barbeque, and so much more. See their website for more details.
