Visit a Suffolk garden this weekend

PUBLISHED: 12:58 17 June 2014 | UPDATED: 12:58 17 June 2014

Great Thurlow Hall, Haverhill open garden

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Escaping the Wolrd Cup? It’s a lovely time of year to visit some of the county’s finest gardens.

Glemham hall

Here are a few to see over the next couple of weekends as part of the National Gardens Scheme.

SUNDAY JUNE 22

Great Thurlow Hall, Great Thurlow, Haverhill 2pm-5pm, admission £4 children free

Hesset House, Drinkstone Road, Beyton IP30 9AH 2pm-6pm, admission £3.50p children free

Iken Gardens, Tunstall Road, Iken IP12 2ER two gardens, 12noon - 5pm, combined admission £3.50p children free

Smallwood Green Gardens, Bradfield St. George IP30 0AJ two gardens 11am - 5pm, combined admission £4.50p

Uggeshall Hall, Uggeshall, Beccles NR34 8BG 1pm - 5pm, admission £4 children free

SATURDAY JUNE 28

Drinkstone Park, Drinkstone IP30 9ST 12noon - 5pm, admission £3.50p children free

The Old Rectory, Hulver Road, Henstead NR34 7LA 1pm-5pm, admission £3.50p children free

SUNDAY JUNE 29

Bays Farm, Forward Green, Earl Stonham IP14 5HU 2pm - 6.30pm, admission £3.50p children free

28 Double Street, Framlingham IPI3 9BN 12 noon -5pm, admission £2.50p children free

Drinkstone Park, Drinkstone IP30 9ST 12noon - 5pm, admission £3.50p children free

Glemham Hall, Glemham IP13 0BT 11am- 5pm, admission £4 children free

The Old Rectory, Hulver Road, Henstead NR34 7LA 1pm- 5pm, admission £3.50p children free

Polstead Mill, Mill Lane, Polstead CO6 5AB 2pm - 5pm, admission £5 children £3

Priors Oak, Leiston Road, Aldeburgh IP15 5QE 2pm-6pm, admission £4 children free

Wood Farm, Halesworth Road, Sibton IP17 2JL 2pm-6pm, admission £4 children free

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