How far? 70 miles, 1hr 15min by train.
Why go? The gateway to the Suffolk coast, this country town is a base for visiting the little villages of Halesworth, Saxmundham and Darsham and the quiet and quaint Victorian beach towns of Southwold, Aldeburgh and Snape Maltings.
What next? 01473 432000. www.ipswich.gov.uk