One of the delights of living in Suffolk is that it is still a relatively undeveloped county. You have to
make an effort to get here, even though it's less than 100 miles from London. There are no
motorways, and our two major routes, the A12 and the A14 have been poorly served for
decades by lack of investment and upkeep. But everyone who has visited us in the ten years
we've been here has been glad they did, and many have discovered a sense of England that
they had thought lost. Yes, we have our share of high-flyers, and the marinas around the coast
are packed with gin palaces (though even they tend to be smaller than those I've seen
elsewhere), and you do see the odd Chelsea tractor on the road (though bad driving is also rare),
but Suffolk still presents itself as essentially a rural county with down-to earth people who would
give you the shirt off their back if you needed it. Its impenetrable accent still exists in places,
which is a delight, there are more walking routes than you can shake a stick at, and there's only
one really steep hill, and that's in the middle of Ipswich! But you don't have to go far to find
scenes like this. The pictures of Suffolk that I have accumulated on this website have not been
sought-out especially (I'm not that sort of photographer), but portray - I hope - an honest
impression of the Suffolk we've come to love.
One of the delights of living in Suffolk is that it is
still a relatively undeveloped county. You have
to make an effort to get here, even though it's
less than 100 miles from London. There are no
motorways, and our two major routes, the A12
and the A14 have been poorly served for
decades by lack of investment and upkeep.
But everyone who has visited us in the ten
years we've been here has been glad they did,
and many have discovered a sense of England
that they had thought lost. Yes, we have our
share of high-flyers, and the marinas around
the coast are packed with gin palaces (though
even they tend to be smaller than those I've
seen elsewhere), and you do see the odd
Chelsea tractor on the road (though bad driving
is also rare), but Suffolk still presents itself as
essentially a rural county with down-to earth
people who would give you the shirt off their
back if you needed it. Its impenetrable accent
still exists in places, which is a delight, there are
more walking routes than you can shake a stick
at, and there's only one really steep hill, and
that's in the middle of Ipswich! But you don't
have to go far to find scenes like this. The
pictures of Suffolk that I have accumulated on
this website have not been sought-out especially
(I'm not that sort of photographer), but
portray - I hope - an honest impression of the
Suffolk we've come to love.