With everything from festive food workshops, farmers markets and carol concerts to Santas grottos, panto and winter walks, there's plenty to keep all members of the family entertained this Christmas.
Not to mention the food! Home to some of the UK's top food and drinks producers, you can pick up everything you need to make a festive hamper and your Christmas dinner, or book a table at an award-winning restaurant and toast the season with family and friends...
Our Guide to Christmas on The Suffolk Coast has all you need to plan your festive season!
Things to Do this Christmas on The Suffolk Coast
Festive Food & Shopping
Make the most of lockdown and start your Christmas shopping online, whilst still supporting some of The Suffolk Coast's fabulous independent businesses. From the usual socks, slippers and perfume to more unusual gifts such food hampers, landscape paintings and photo shoots - the ideal Christmas present is available on The Suffolk Coast! Take a look at our Christmas Gift Guide for inspiration!
Home to some of the UKs top food & drink producers, a gastronomic gift from The Suffolk Coast is what everyone wants to open come Christmas morning; treat your loved one to a festive hamper made on The Suffolk Coast or for the foodie, how about vouchers for dinner in one of the many restaurants - something to look forward to in 2021!
For a delicious Christmas Day feast, buy local and serve a '50-mile menu'. Start your day with smoked salmon from Pinneys, stop in at Suffolk Food Hall's butchery for your turkey and sausages, fill your basket with parsnips and sprouts at Friday Street Farm Shop and finish your meal with a Christmas pudding from the Food Hall at Snape Maltings. Don't forget Boxing Day too! With a round of Baron Bigod from Fen Farm Dairy, a glass of bubbly from Flint Vineyard and a bottle or two of beer from Adnams or St Peter's Brewery.
There's never been a more important time to support independent shops, and here on The Suffolk Coast we've got some crackers! You'll be sure to find something special at Southwold's Collen & Clare boutique, and Aldeburgh's O&C Butcher (both with fantastic online shops). And for the person who has everything? Buy a painting from one of Suffolk's many artists at Rowe & Williams Gallery or Ferini Art Gallery or a stunning landscape photo by Gill Moon Photography.
Take a look at our Food & Drink Guide for local producers and places to eat, and our Shopping Guide for unique, independent shops.
Stay on The Suffolk Coast this Christmas
What better way to celebrate the festive season than waking up on The Suffolk Coast come Christmas morning.
Whether you want to spend time with family, fancy a romantic few days away with a loved one, or desire nothing more than some peace and quiet alone to escape the Christmas chaos, these accommodation providers all have Christmas and New Year availability so you can book a Christmas getaway!
For places to stay this Christmas, visit our Where to Stay Guide
Find out about other Christmas events in Suffolk and Norfolk by visiting the official tourism websites of Bury St Edmunds & Beyond, Ipswich, North Norfolk and Great Yarmouth.