Explore Sudbury

01/06/2026

Our June newsletter is now live on the website.

Check it out to find out what's going on in the area this month, about our new town Mayor, our good bathing river status, tips for Father's Day shopping and where we ranked on Expedia's Unpack26 Summer Destinations.

What a scorcher of a May we had! It was perfect timing for the river swimming season to start on the 15th. The River Stour gained a lot of attention after being named the only one out of fourteen rivers tested to be given a "good" designated bathing status. The full BBC article can be found here. If...

26/05/2026

This Saturday, Javelin celebrate their relaunch and are inviting you to join them.

Pop along for goodie bags, drinks from Toast and Brownies from Bwonies (all whilst stocks last) and peruse their beautiful Spring/Summer collection and homeware whilst you are there.

Grab some cooling cotton items and sunglasses for the heat wave and the perfect outfit for your BBQ's and summer days out.

Javelin is open 9:30-17:30 Tuesday-Saturday.

21/05/2026

Parents - pop into the TIC today and Saturday to pick up a Market Trail activity sheet! Get a small prize if you find all the objects 😄

19/05/2026

Free kids Sudbury Market Trails available from Thursday.

18/05/2026

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to win a Sudbury Market hamper 🤩

**COMPETITION NOW CLOSED**

As part of the Love Your Local Market initiative, celebrating your local market, we are holding a giveaway!

To win a selection of goodies from your local traders, all you have to do is like and share this post and comment your favourite trader, memory of the market or the reason you support your local market.

Competition opens now, closes at midnight Friday 22nd and the winner will be drawn at random on Saturday 23rd.

Entries via Instagram and Facebook.

Prizes so far include:
£20 voucher for Sudbury Plants.
Meal for 2 from Savannah Smokehouse.
Dips for The Little Dip Company.
Daisy cardigan from Russell Hunter Ladies Clothing.
Donations from Munros Fresh Fish.
Blind Box from Lisa's Collectibles & Curiosities
£20 voucher from Babyli
and more.

Good luck!

18/05/2026

We have had some beautiful entries for our calendar so far but are still in need of more.

If you have anything that fits the criteria below, please do send them into [email protected]

A big thank you to everyone who submitted their ideas for our next calendar - we loved them all.

So much so that we have decided to go with all of them!

If you would like to enter your photo, please send to [email protected], referring to the terms and conditions below:

*A maximum of 3 photos per person.
*You must own the photos you are entering.
*The photo must be of, or related to, Sudbury - e.g - if it is something made in a workshop, it will need to be of something Sudbury related, not just made in Sudbury.
*Please provide a title of each photo.
*If there are people in your photo, you must have their permission to enter it and for it to be used in the calendar.
*The photo must be recent (in the last 12 months)
*By entering, you confirm that you are happy for us to hold your name and e-mail address for the purpose of the calendar.

Please can we get some photos from different times of the year/seasons where possible.

Entries need to be in by 30th May 2026 where they will then be collated and voted on by Sudbury Town Council Councillors and Officers.

The calendars will be available by our Heritage Open Day event in September.

15/05/2026

🎉 🏊‍♀️ Our Friar's Meadow stretch of the River Stour has received the only 'Good' bathing water classification out of 14 designated bathing sites! Still swimmable, just in time for the warmer weather.

Read more 👉 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzvqq9345o

15/05/2026

📣 TOMORROW 16th May
🦢 GUIDED TOUR: Step In To the Sudbury Story

Join our wonderful tour guides from Guide East - hear about the scandalous to to the gory, the inspirational to the creative and learn things you never knew you never knew!

£7.50 per adult, £4.50 per child (12 - 16) - under 12s go FREE!

Learn more here 👉 https://www.sudbury-tc.gov.uk/guided-tours

14/05/2026

Happy Birthday to Sudbury's famous son, Thomas Gainsborough - one year until the big 300!

Why not celebrate with him this week and take a trip to Gainsborough's House, walk the Gainsborough trail taking in scenic Sudbury and soak in the inspiration for Gainsborough's art or pop along to Market Hill (treat yourself and do it on a Sudbury Market day) and see the man himself, albeit in statue form, looking over his home town.

For more information on walks, Sudbury history and places to visit, pop into Sudbury Tourist Information Centre on Gaol Lane.

Happy Birthday, Mr Gainsborough!

13/05/2026

It's Mental Health Awareness Week.

Nobody should struggle alone, so if you are feeling that you have nobody to talk to, you can turn to your local community for support.

Local Community Groups: https://www.sudbury-tc.gov.uk/community-groups

Sudbury Library Groups and events: https://suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk/events/

Sudbury Arts Centre events and groups:
https://sudburyartscentre.com/whats-on/

The Christopher Centre events (including bereavement support): https://www.christophercentre.org.uk/whats-on/

Stour Valley Men's Shed: https://www.stourvalleymenssshed.com/

Local counselling services:
https://kernos.org/
https://kendallcounselling.com/
https://www.clarecounselling.co.uk/
https://www.ianjshaw.co.uk/