The county of Suffolk in East Anglia has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich, other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds and Felixstowe.

In the east of Suffolk, you will find a coastline of shingle shores, sandy beaches and low cliffs. The majority of the coast forms the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, one of the most important lowland landscapes in England and Wales.

There are five estuaries and associated saltmarsh, mudflats, grazing marshes and reed beds, plus the internationally famous RSPB Minsmere, where you can watch avocets and marsh harriers and if you are lucky, hear bitterns booming in the reed beds. The Suffolk Coast has 79 miles of stunning coastline with beautiful beaches, with something for everyone during or out of the school holidays.

Discover Suffolk's beautiful market towns and explore the relaxed charm of historic settings. The tourist will often find modern boutiques behind the timbered facades of mediaeval buildings, adding to the appeal of Suffolk.

To the west of the county of Suffolk, holiday makers can explore Newmarket, the international home of horseracing, this town gets very busy on race days but is a great day out for those that enjoy equestrian life.

Suffolk is a county of many contrasts and makes a wonderful destination during the UK school holidays, just be sure to plan for some of the more popular coastal areas being very busy during the holiday season if the weather is kind.

The Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is one of Britain’s finest landscapes. Located on the coast of East Anglia, it covers 150 square miles and includes wildlife-rich wetlands, ancient heaths, windswept shingle beaches and historic towns and villages.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure that these Suffolk Schools half term holiday dates are accurate, there are occasions when circumstances beyond our control may result in changes.

Please note that each school pyramid (upper or high schools and their feeder primary or middle schools) will identify five days within the general term dates as professional development (non-pupil) days.

Suffolk school half term dates and holidays.

Suffolk School Holiday Half Term Dates

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Ipswich, Suffolk's county town, combines great shopping and a relaxing Waterfront setting with luxury accommodation. The nearby town of Woodbridge is the gateway to the Suffolk coast.

Bury St Edmunds is a unique and charming historic town. An important market town with a fascinating heritage, the combination of medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares and glorious Cathedral and Abbey gardens provide a distinctive striking visual charm. Tourists can find prestigious shopping, an award winning market, plus variety of attractions and places to stay. Bury St Edmunds is under two hours from London and very convenient for trips to explore Cambridge.

The parish of Pakenham is unique in Britain in having both a working watermill and a working windmill. The mill is maintained and operated by a team of dedicated volunteers who continue the tradition to this day. The 18th century watermill, the last working watermill in Suffolk and now owned by the Suffolk Building Preservation Trust, is on a Domesday site. Here, for almost a thousand years, millers have been using freely available waterpower to produce stone-ground wholemeal flour from locally-grown wheat.

Southwold is famous in Suffolk for its delightful pier. Refurbished in 2005, the pretty pier offers a wide range of shops, eating places and amusements from traditional two penny pushers to Tim Hunkin's eccentric inventions

No UK school holiday would be complete without a visit to Southwold's sandy beach, with its brightly coloured beach huts and sprawling dunes. It is one of the most popular in the area. The beach has a full lifeguard service during the busy summer months and is Blue Flag accredited.

Plan a visit to Snape where the old maltings, home to the Aldeburgh Festival and a host of shops and restaurants, has placed Snape Maltings firmly on the list of great places to visit during the half term break on the Suffolk Coast. The riverside complex of converted Victorian buildings is also home to an RSPB centre, allowing visitors to experience the abundance of wildlife that inhabits the surrounding marshes.

Suffolk in England truly has something for all members of the family, no matter what time of the year you choose to visit. Remember that like many parts of the UK with a coastline and sandy beaches it can get busy during the British school holidays.

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