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Sutton Hoo Royal Burial Site Latitude: 0.052° 52' 41.1° N Longitude: 0.01 ° 26' 15.9° E

Sutton Hoo Royal Burial Site

About Us

Awe-inspiring Anglo-Saxon royal burial site

One of Britain's most important and atmospheric archaeological sites
Burial ground of the Anglo-Saxon kings of East Anglia
Priceless royal treasures discovered in a huge ship grave
Exhibition hall tells the compelling story of early English history
Suffolk sandlings heathland and woodland walks

What's new this year

Exhibition on Anglo-Saxon feasting, featuring artefacts loaned from the British Museum (14 March–1 November). This year marks the 70th anniversary of the excavation of the buried ship.

For more information about this historial site, please visit the National Trust's website at http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm 

Admission Costs

 

Opening Hours

12 Feb-16 Mar 07, 11 - 4

17 Mar-1 Apr 07, 10 - 4

2 Apr- Sep 07, 10.30 - 5

3 Sep-28 Oct 07, 11-5

29 Oct-29 Feb 08, 11 - 4

Address

Tranmere House
Sutton Hoo
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 3DJ

 

Other Information

Accessibility details : Level entrance. 6 wheelchairs. Ground floor accessible. Seating available. Audio visual/video. Braille and large-print guide. Induction loop. Sign interpreter by arrangement.

Partly accessible, slopes, uneven paths, undulating terrain. Map of accessible route. Burial ground tours not accessible for visitors in wheelchairs or PMV due to uneven and undulating ground. 2 single-seater PMVs, booking essential.
Shop and restaurant accessible.

Accessible toilet and disabled parking.

 

External Websites : http://www.suttonhoo.org/index.asp

National Trust:

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-suttonhoo.htm

Accessibility

 

How to Find Us

By carBy car

: On B1083 Melton-Bawdsey. Follow signs from A12 N of Woodbridge.
By train : Melton 1 ¼ ml, Woodbridge 3ml.
By bus : Ipswich Buses 71/3, 171 Ipswich-Bawdsey pass by Melton 1 ¼ miles from site.

 

Some Photos of Our Museum

Comments

Posted:Jan 27, 2009 2:17:38 PM GMT
Very poor un-friendly user website for such an important historical site. Very disappointed.
Pat Heather Nottingham

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