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along its shingle beach to see Maggi Hambling’s sculpture Scallop and fill up on fish and chips

at the town favourite Aldeburgh Fish & Chip Shop. There’s more great grub on offer at the

Suffolk, with stylish, dog-friendly rooms steps from the beach and house martinis served with

an oyster.
Details B&B doubles from £184 (the-suffolk.co.uk)

• The Suffolk hotel review: a sensational seaside restaurant with rooms

2. Glyndebourne, East Sussex

Glyndebourne Opera Festival
ALAMY
This posh Sussex country house has hosted open-air opera performances since 1934 and has a

permanent opera house in its grounds. Its summer season runs between May and August; this

year brings new takes on classics including Carmen, Tristan und Isolde and The Merry Widow,

with the Broadway director Diane Paulus sprinkling her award–winning magic on the former.

Find your finest outfit, bring a picnic and lashings of champagne, and prepare to be dazzled
(tickets from £105; glyndebourne.com). To extend the luxury a little longer, stay at the nearby

Rathfinny Wine Estate and book a tour and tasting to try its sparkling wines (from £28).

Details B&B doubles from £150 (rathfinnyestate.com)