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archeologist, Basil Brown. The guided tours of Sutton Hoo's various mounds provide a fascinating

insight into how folks have actually been surveying/plundering the area since Tudor times — plus
the on-site house of 1930s landowner Edith Pretty features archive footage of Brown's history-

changing dig. Imho, the actual treasure displays themselves are a little underwhelming, not least
because the British Museum is hogging lots of the good stuff. You can go see those for

free another time. Woodbridge, by the way, where you'll arrive by train, is a picturesque spot worth
spending time in. Sutton Hoo, from £15/£7.50

2. Ogle vintage vehicles — Ipswich Transport

Museum

Four-wheeled heaven. Image: Ipswich Transport Museum

Train to Ipswich
So you've done all of London's transport museums (and even some slightly beyond), but are still
hungry for more. Maybe it's time to visit Ipswich Transport Museum, where the sweet scent of oil

hangs in the air, and you can coo over a collection of over 100 wheeled exhibits, including
trolleybuses, fire engines, double deckers — plus agricultural contraptions like combine harvesters

and lawnmowers (well, this is Suffolk, after all). Check the website for special event days, where
you can bag free rides on heritage vehicles. Ipswich's Christchurch Mansion (free entry) is also