Historic site · near Woodbridge · Suffolk

Sutton Hoo Archeological Site

You will find Sutton Hoo Archeological Site, a historic site, 1 km east of Woodbridge. It is maintained by the National Trust. 26 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Orford Castle (13 km).

Where

1 km

east of Woodbridge

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic site near Woodbridge

Just outside Woodbridge

Sutton Hoo Archeological Site is 1 km east of Woodbridge. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Warmest in Woodbridge are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°44 mm

Mar10° / 3°39 mm

Apr14° / 5°36 mm

May17° / 8°44 mm

Jun20° / 11°49 mm

Jul22° / 13°55 mm

Aug22° / 13°56 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct15° / 8°62 mm

Nov11° / 5°63 mm

Dec8° / 3°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Woodbridge, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Woodbridge. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Woodbridge’s full climate →

About

Sutton Hoo Archeological Site

Historic site.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Historic site
Run by: National Trust
Town: 1 km east of Woodbridge

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Sutton Hoo Archeological Site

Sutton Hoo Archeological Site is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

The 8 towns are led in size by Woodbridge, with 10,146 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 1 km west of it

Woodbridge

10,146 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 1.4 km north of it

Melton

1,608 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Bromeswell

327 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km east of it

Sutton Common

1,262 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Sutton Hoo Archeological Site is	People	Places to visit
Woodbridge	1 km west of it	10,146	5
Melton	1.4 km north of it	1,608	4
Bromeswell	2.1 km northeast of it	327	4
Sutton Common	2.6 km east of it	1,262	5
Ufford	2.9 km north of it	592	3
Waldringfield	3.6 km south of it	480	4
Martlesham	3.6 km southwest of it	1,976	5
Eyke	4 km northeast of it	376	4

Make a day of it

Also near Sutton Hoo Archeological Site

A visit can add 5 museums, 2 castles and a historic house, from 26 places within 15 km.

Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle13 km away · 31K visitors a year (2017)2

MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill1.2 km away 3

CastleHelmingham Hall14 km away 4

Historic houseGlemham Hall12 km away 5

MuseumChristchurch Mansion13 km away 6

MuseumIpswich Museum13 km away 7

MuseumIpswich Transport Museum11 km away 8

MuseumParham Airfield Museum13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Sutton Hoo Archeological Site

Where is Sutton Hoo Archeological Site?

Sutton Hoo Archeological Site is 1 km east of Woodbridge, Suffolk.

What is Sutton Hoo Archeological Site?

Historic site.

Who runs Sutton Hoo Archeological Site?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Sutton Hoo Archeological Site?

June to September are the warmest months in Woodbridge, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Sutton Hoo Archeological Site?

Within 15 km: Orford Castle (13 km), Woodbridge Tide Mill (1.2 km), Helmingham Hall (14 km) and Glemham Hall (12 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parham Airfield Museum: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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