The Crown at Stoke by Nayland

Activities

• Walk out into the beautiful Suffolk countryside; the inspiration for many of Constable's paintings
  
  
• St Mary's Church in Stoke by Nayland is a local landmark; its 120ft tower features (out of context!) in several of Constable's paintings
  
  
• Historic Lavenham is an easy drive away, famed for its 15th-century church and crooked medieval houses
  
  
• Also worth a visit is Long Melford, another former wool town with has some excellent antique shops
  
  
• Hire a boat at Flatford Mill or Dedham and row through the water meadows of the River Stour
  
  
• Tennis, horse riding, fishing and golf can all be done nearby; enquire at reception
  
  
• Further afield, the Suffolk coast is lovely. Head to Aldeburgh for a shingle beach and fisherman huts selling fresh catches, to Snape Maltings for concerts and art galleries, or to Dunwich Heath, a National Trust reserve with a pebbly beach where once the sixth largest city in England stood, before the sea started swallowing it up