village and civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, England
Long Melford is in Suffolk. It has a lot of antiques shops and dealers.
Understand
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editLong Melford is just north of Sudbury. Long Melford is of the A134 in between Colchester and Bury St Edmunds and near the A1092 from Clare. It no longer has a railway station, the nearest is in Sudbury to the south.
Get around
editSee
edit- 1 Kentwell Hall, High Street, CO10 9BA, ☏ +44 1787 310207.
- 2 Long Melford Library, United Reformed Church Room, Hall Street, CO10 9JT, ☏ +44 1787 377525, help@suffolklibraries.co.uk. Tu W F 10AM-1PM and 2-5PM, Sa 9AM-1PM, M Th Su closed.
- 3 Melford Hall, CO10 9AA, ☏ +44 1787 379228.
Do
edit- 1 LeeStock Music Festival, Melford Hall, CO10 9AA, contact@leestock.org. A 2-day music festival
- 2 Melford Country Park, 3-4 Borley Road, CO10 9HH.
- 3 Playing field. Where the cricket and football club are based.
Buy
edit- 1 Long Melford Antiques Centre, 5 Little St Mary's, CO10 9HX, ☏ +44 1787 379287. M-Sa 9:30AM-5PM, Su closed.
- 2 Co-op, Hall Street, CO10 9JR, ☏ +44 1787 379821. M-Sa 6AM-11PM, Su 7AM-10PM.
Eat
edit- 1 Tanswell's Cakes, 7 Hall Street, CO10 9JG, ☏ +44 7903 314600.
Drink
edit- 1 Nethergate Brewery Shop & Tap House, Rodbridge Corner, Long Melford, ☏ +44 1787 377087. Good selection of beers.
- 2 The Long Melford Tea Room, Dudley House, 1 Hall Street, CO10 9JR, ☏ +44 1787 881361. M W Tu F 10AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-4:30PM, Tu Su closed.
Sleep
edit- 1 The Black Lion (Hotel & Restaurant), The Green, Long Melford, CO10 9DN (3½ miles N of Sudbury), ☏ +44 1787 312356, enquiries@blacklionhotel.net. AA 3*.
- 2 The Crown Inn Hotel (Hotel & Restaurant), Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JL, ☏ +44 1787 377666, info@thecrownhotelmelford.co.uk. Family-run 17th-century inn with restaurant offering a full à-la-carte menu for dinner & lunch.
- 3 The George and Dragon Hotel, Hall Street, CO10 9JA, ☏ +44 1787 371285.
- 4 The Mill, Hall Mill house, CO10 9DY, ☏ +44 1787 378035. Family-run 2-room B&B. double from £155, single £130.
Connect
editAs of Sep 2022, Long Melford and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers, but the signal is patchy with Three and Vodafone. 5G has not reached this area.