Welcome

Welcome to scenic-suffolk.co.uk and thank you for visiting my blog.

I have created this blog in order to capture some of Suffolks most beautiful and evocative places. Within, you will find photographs of castles, churches, lighthouses, seashores, rivers, wildlife, cottages, and other interesting scenery.

I will also be publishing pictures and brief articles about some of our more unusual places such as Orford Ness and Rendlesham Forest. Both of which, have had their fair share of mystery and intrigue during the last few decades.

In addition to this, I will try to include some of the locations that captured the imagination of John Constable, the 19th century landscape painter best known for his paintings of Dedham Vale and the Hay Wain.

I will also write about current environmental issues, climate change, recycling, and green living. I'll include articles that show you how to make compost, grow your own vegetables, and how to leave a smaller "carbon footprint".

For readers unfamiliar with the county of Suffolk, I will write about the multitude of historical events that helped to shape it. From ancient tracks dating back to 4,000 B.C, the Roman conquests, the Saxon and Norman periods, up to relics of the Cold War era and other modern day marvels.

I will also describe how a large hoard of Roman silver objects that were found in my hometown of Mildenhall in the early 1940's excited many archaeologists and inspired Roald Dahl to write a short story about the discovery.

I hope you enjoy the blog, your comments are most welcome.

Richard