Suffolk Villages

c. 1964 , East Bergholt (Suffolk)

Leisurely picnics and gathering lavender. Herbert Smerdon and friends tour the pretty villages in rural Suffolk circa 1964.

Amateur filmmaker Herbert Smerdon and party take day trips exploring the English county of Suffolk, visiting many of the pretty villages and small towns, occasionally stopping to picnic in the open air, crop lavender, or feed a horse. Many of the places visited lie close to the Essex border in the Stour Valley region. The villages featured are; East Bergholt, Layer Marney, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, Bungay, Lavenham, Long Melford, Aldeburgh, Sandlings, Polstead, Framlingham, Cavendish, Rendlesham, Snape, Thorpeness, Oulton Broad, Gorleston, and Southwold.

Featured Buildings

East Bergholt Church

Keywords

Days out; Leisure; Rural life; Village greens; Villages.

Other Places

Layer Marney; Colchester; Bury St Edmunds; Bungay; Lavenham; Long Melford; Aldeburgh; Sandlings; Polstead; Framlingham; Cavendish; Rendlesham; Snape; Thorpeness; Oulton Broad; Gorleston; and Southwold.

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Suffolk Villages

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