This page describes how to get to some of our concerts. All directions assume you're starting in Ipswich. All are based on my memory and may leave a little to be desired. Corrections are welcome by email.
| Venue | Directions | Parking | Map |
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| Copleston School, Ipswich | Click | ||
| Copdock Village Hall | Old London Road, Copdock, Ipswich | Click | |
| Thomas Mills School, Framlingham | Thomas Mills High School, Saxtead Road, Framlingham | Lots in the school. | Click |
| Constable Hall, East Bergholt | From Ipswich, follow the signs for East Bergholt from the A12. Go through East Bergholt and out the other side. Turn right at the crossroads (Gandish Road). The hall is on the left hand side of the road. The map as shown is now accurate. | Quite a lot by the hall - but don't block the cricketers in! | Click |
| Bredfield Village Hall | Follow the map to get to Bredfield (the road to Bredfield is the first right after the Melton roundabout on the A12 travelling North). The village hall is on the right a few hundred yards past the pub - on the right. | Plenty in front of the Hall or on the field behind it. | Click |
| St Mary's Church, Halesworth | Take the A12 north from Ipswich. Turn off onto the A144 at the sign for Halesworth. Turn right at the T junction and then bear left at the roundabout. The church is on your left. | There is parking in the market square. Go past the church and take the next left. | Click |
| Ipswich Corn Exchange | You must know... | ||
| Hollesley Village Hall | From www.hollesleyplayers.org.uk:.
From Woodbridge: Take the road A1152 signposted to Bawdsey & Orford, over the level crossing and over the River Deben at Wilford Bridge, passing the Wilford Bridge pub on your left. At the small roundabout bear right on B1083, signs indicate Bawdsey and Hollesley; up hill. In approx 1/2 mile bear left to Hollesley. Follow this road for several miles until you approach Hollesley. Look out for a sharp left hand bend with signs for Poplar Park Equestrian Centre on the corner, but stay on main road. The entrance to Hollesley Village Hall is approximately 100 yards on the right. |
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| Martlesham Heath Church | Parking is available both at the church and in the public car park opposite. | Click | |
| Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds | Leave Ipswich on the A14 heading West. Take the first exit signposted to Bury St. Edmunds. Turn left at the roundabout at the bottom of the dual carriageway. Keep straight on at the next roundabout (left would take you to Rushbrooke). Turn right at the next roundabout. Follow this road until you arrive at the Theatre - to do so you follow the road round to the left and then round to the right past the Greene King brewery. | On road parking is available all round the theatre, or Angel Hill could be a possibility. | Click |
| Leiston Film Theatre | Leave Ipswich on the A12 heading North. Follow this past the Wickham Market bypass, until the road is back to single carriageway. Where the road goes back to dual, take the right turn - the A1094 to Aldeburgh. After about 3 miles turn left onto the B1069 to Leiston. You'll need to turn right at some point on this road in order to get to Leiston centre - the easiest is to take the B1353 to Aldringham and turn left at the crossroads. The film theatre is in Leiston centre - on the left just before the traffic lights. | There's a pay-and-display on the right about 50 yards before the film theatre. | Click |
| Grundisburgh School | Leave Ipswich on the Tuddenham Road. Follow this through Tuddenham and stay on the same road until you reach Grundisburgh. Post Mill road is on your right as you drive into Grundisburgh - if you reach the Green, you've missed it. | In the school | Click |
| St John's Methodist Church. Sudbury | Leave Ipswich on the old A12. Turn right at the Post House Hotel (?) and head for Hadleigh on the A1071. Stay on that road for about 20 miles. Turn right onto the A134. That's Sudbury. The map shows York Road ringed. The church is at the junction of York Road and the A131. | There is public parking nearby. | Click for map showing road |
| Regal Theatre, Stowmarket | Leave Ipswich on the A14 heading West. Take the A1120 exit just past Needham Market. Turn left onto the A1120 and then right where the 1120 joins the B1113. Follow this road into Stowmarket. Go left at the first roundabout and keep going straight on into Stowmarket. The Regal is on your left. | In the car park for the Regal. | Click |
| Woolpit Village Hall | Leave Ipswich on the A14 heading West. Leave the A14 on the exit signposted A1088 - Ixworth. Turn left at the T junction, towards Woolpit. Turn right in about 0.5 mile, into Woolpit itself. Turn left in Woolpit centre and then left again for the Village Hall. | In the village hall car park. | Click |
| St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | Leave Ipswich on the A14 heading West. Stay on the A14 for about 30 miles. Exit onto the A1101 towards Mildenhall at Bury. Follow that road for about 10 miles. Then follow the map -> | There's a public car park off Kingway - the church is about 800m away through a shopping centre. | Click |
| Spa Theatre, Felixstowe | Leave Ipswich on the A14 heading East. Carry straight on at the docks roundabout, straight on at the next and then turn right at the following one. Keep straight on through the town centre and down the hill to the seas front. Turn left for the Spa. The theatre is located at the end of Undercliff Road West, as shown on the map. | Along the sea front road | Click |
| Rushmere Hall School, Ipswich | See the map | Click | |
| Colchester Institute | Leave Ipswich on the A12 heading South. Take the first Colchester exit. Follow the road into Colchester as far as the old by-pass - where the double roundabout is. Turn right (heading towards the station). At the roundabout where you would turn right for the station, turn left. Turn right at the next roundabout into Sheepen Road. | Click | |
| Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh | Crabbe St, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5BN. Leave Ipswich on the A12 heading North. Follow this past the Wickham Market bypass, until the road is back to single carriageway. Where the road goes back to dual, take the right turn - the A1094 to Aldeburgh. Follow this all the way to Aldeburgh. At the roundabout bear slightly right. At the cross-roads, carry straight on, then turn right along the sea front. |
There is on road parking, but you may need to look for it! | Click |
| St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge | Leave Ipswich on the A1214 and go through Kesgrave. Turn left on to the Martlesham bypass (the A12). Turn right at the next roundabout to Woodbridge. Continue into Woodbridge past Notcutts and then bear left into Cumberland Street. Turn left up the hill (Church Street) at the cross-roads. The church is on your left where the road bends right. | Some on street parking. A large car park near the Thoroughfare. | Click |
| Orford Church | Leave Ipswich as if going to Woodbridge. Carry on the A12 until the Melton roundabout and turn right. Go straight over the cross roads. Turn left at the next roundabout (A1152), then keep right on the B1084. Follow that road to Orford. | Parking in the square. If that's full there's a large car park by the Castle. | Click |
| Martlesham Community Hall | Leave Ipswich on the A1214. Drive through Kesgrave to the Martlesham roundabout. Turn right towards Felixstowe. Turn left the the Tesco roundabout. Straight over the roundabout by Tesco, then next left. The Hall is about 200 metres on your left. | Plenty of parking in the hall. | |
| St Marks Church, Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich |
There are almost too many ways to describe! |
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| Kesgrave Community Centre | From Ipswich take the A1214 towards Kesgrave and Woodbridge. At the Bell Lane traffic lights in Kesgrave turn right. Turn left after Edmonton Drive on the right. The centre is at the end of the lane. | If I remember, there's parking at the centre. | Click |
| Sudbury Upper School | Leave Ipswich on the old A12. Turn right at the Post House Hotel (?) and head for Hadleigh on the A1071. Stay on that road for about 20 miles. Turn right onto the A134. Go straight over the roundabout at the outskirts of Sudbury. Carry on until you reach the major road Girling Street. Turn right heading for Melford. Beware of the one way system, but keep aiming for Melford. Turn right into York Road (we've sung in the church there). First left (Queens Rd). First right (Tudor Road). The school is a few hundred yards on the right. | Click | |
| Ipswich School | Henley Road, Ipswich. You must know... | Click | |
| Diss Corn Hall | From Ipswich, get onto the A140 Norwich Road. Follow the A140 for about 14 miles from the junction with the A14. In Brome, bear left onto the B1077. Take the 2nd exit (straight on) at the roundabout with the A143. In about 1/2 mile, bear left onto the main road through Diss (Victoria Road). Follow this for 1 mile. Turn right into Denmark Street by the Park Hotel at a mini-roundabout. St Nicholas St is 0.3 miles up on the right (it's the second right). The Corn Hall is on St Nicholas Street. | There is quite a lot of public parking nearby. | Click |
| Rushmere St Andrews Church | From Ipswich Centre, take the Woodbridge Road. At the mini-roundabout with the "Golden Key" on the right, bear left (Rushmere Road). In 0.4 miles, at the roundabout take the 2nd exit (straight across). The Church is about 1/2 mile on the left, past the Humber Doucy Lane crossroads. | Parking in the Church car park | Click |
| Hadleigh High School | Take the Hadleigh Road out of Ipswich. Through Hintlesham. Take the first exit to Hadleigh (don't follow the bypass). At the High Street, turn left. Take the 1st left to Station Street. First left into Magdalen Road. First right into High Lands Road. | Click | |
| Woodbridge School | Take the A12 northbound past Woodbridge. Just past the turnoff for Seckford Hall turn right at the Wyevale roundabout. Go to the end of the road and turn right at the T junction. Woodbridge School is on the left in about 100 yards. Good directions can be found on their own site (thanks to Phil Toms for pointing this out). | Lots of parking in the school grounds. | Click |
| Mendlesham Community Centre | Take the A14 from Ipswich and then turn onto the A140 Norwich Road. Follow the A140 for about 7 miles. Turn left towards Mendlesham. After 0.5 mile turn left at T junction onto Brockford Rd. 0.3 miles turn right into Church Road. 0.1 mile turn left into Front Street. 0.2 miles turn left into Old Station Road. The Community Centre is about 0.2 miles along. | I understand there is parking at the centre | Click |
| Angel Theatre, Rendlesham | I can do no better than point you to their own web site. | ||
| CopdockVillage Hall |
The village hall is on the "old" A12, now called the London
Road. Coming from Ipswich, take the A1071 towards Hadleigh, but turn left
at the mini-roundabout. Follow the road to the dual carriageway and turn
right there. The village hall is at the top of the hill on the left, set
back from the road. |
Lots of parking by the hall. | |
| SnapeMaltings | Head for the roundabout at the junction of the A12 and A1214 (Kesgrave, the Police Headquarters). Follow the A12 north, towards Woodbridge and Lowestoft. Take the Martlesham bypass and carry on to the Woodbridge bypass. Turn right at the Melton Roundabout, the A1152. Straight on at the cross roads and take the first exit at the next roundabout (A1152). Take the 3rd exit at the new roundabout, B1069. Stay on the B1069 in Tunstall (right and left). The Maltings are a further 3 miles on your left. | Lots of parking | Click |
| St Joseph's, Ipswich | Directions from Belstead Village Hall: turn right out of the hall. Follow the road to the T junction and turn left. Turn left towards Belstead Brook Hotel, Belstead Road and up the hill. Turn right at the top of the hill. Follow the road to a T junction and keep left/stright on. St Joseph's is on the left. | Click | |
| Ipswich School, Woolverstone | From Ipswich take the A137 towards Brantham. Over the bridge turn left onto the B1456, signed Shotley, pass under the Orwell bridge and continue 4 miles to Woolverstone. The school is at the far end of the village on the left. The school is clearly signed. | There is ample parking. | Click |
| Museum StMethodist Church, Ipswich | I can do no better than direct you to their own website. There is a link to a map there too. | ||
| St Benedict's College, Colchester | The simplest route from Ipswich seems to be to take the A12 towards Colchester, but take the southern Colchester exit (the A1124). Take the first exit on the roundabout leading off the A12, then take the 2nd exit at the next roundabout, onto London Road. In about a mile, do not follow the left onto Cymbeline Way, but keep straight on, onto Lexden Road. Norman Way is 0.8 miles on your right, after Filtzwalter Road. | Click | |
| Woodbridge Community Hall | Think it should be fairly obvious from the map. | Click for map to Woodbridge Community Hall | |
| Burlington Road Baptist church, Ipswich | Here's a link to their own instructions. | Click for map to the church |