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Thornham Walks is a great place for family rambles - Credit: Sonya Duncan/Archant Here are  18 suggestions for great walks to explore in Suffolk, but there are also bound to be wonderful areas to explore near your doorstep.  Walking has become more important than ever over the past year, as for long periods it was the only exercise available to many people. The easing of lockdown means there is now more choice of exercise available - but for many of us walking is still the best way to get fit and enjoy the open air, together with family, friends and pet dogs.

The Lookout, Felixstowe - Credit: Dominic Whiten, Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages If you're looking for a seaside staycation, Suffolk is one of the best places in the country to try, with its quiet beaches, pretty towns and old country pubs The perfect beachside apartment from which to explore everything that Felixstowe has to offer, 18 Undercliffe has two bedrooms and can accommodate up to four guests for a seafront staycation. There is a balcony with chairs and table to enjoy breakfast with a view over the sea and large windows that flood the apartment with natural light. What to visit nearby: L...

Gina Long meets Stephen Salter of Salters Pet Nutrition

The WIld Man of Sproughton, depicted on the village's sign - Credit: Keith Evans/Geograph.org.uk Reported to have the second largest number of village signs in the UK, every corner of Suffolk is full of weird, wonderful and interesting signs.   Here are five more village and town signs, and what they mean.   Sproughton  Found just three miles outside of Ipswich is the village of Sproughton – and its village sign depicts a tale most interesting.   Shown on the left-hand side of the colourful wooden sign is the settlement’s late 18th century Grade II-listed Georgian water mill, and to ...

An exhibition on Nero will examine the misogynistic treatment of women in the Roman Empire. The British Museum is hoping to open its exhibition on Nero, who succeeded to the throne aged 16, next month. It is billed as a “fresh look at the Emperor”, who is said to have killed his mother after an incestuous relationship with her, as well as killing his first and second wife and setting fire to Rome. The exhibition will feature more than 200 objects to “question” the traditional depiction of the “tyrant”, which is based on a “narrow range” of “brutally biased and partisan” so...