town and civil parish in Suffolk, United Kingdom

Saxmundham is in East Anglia. It's a charming working market town catering more for local residents than the tourism industry, but is a good base for exploring the Suffolk coast and inland rural towns and villages.

Understand edit

 
Town Sign

It dates back to the Doomsday Book (by which time it already had 3 churches). The town gained its market charter in 1272; the market still operates today.

The nearby RSPB Minsmere Nature Reserve was the base for the TV SpringWatch nature series for several years.

Get in edit

By road edit

Saxmundham is just off the A12 (which has bypassed the town) and is a 2-hour drive from London.

By train edit

 
Saxmundham Station

By bus edit

First Buses[dead link] in Norfolk and Suffolk also operate a bus to Ipswich and surrounding towns such as Aldeburgh.

By bicycle edit

Get around edit

Saxmundham is a small town and most places are within walking distance of each other. If you need to there is a bus service that runs around the town and then onto Ipswich.

See edit

 
St. John the Baptist Church

Do edit

Buy edit

The town has a variety of independent and chain stores on the High Street and around the central part of the town.

Eat edit

Drink edit

Sleep edit

 
Bell Hotel, High Street

Connect edit

Saxmundham and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Sep 2022, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next edit

Routes through Saxmundham
IpswichWoodbridge  SW   NE  SouthwoldLowestoft


This city travel guide to Saxmundham is a usable article. It has information on how to get there and on restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.