B1116 + A1120 () MUST-SEES College FRAMLINGHAM WALK THIS WAY C 3 o l l Fram’s Hidden Heritage e 3 g With church behind you, cross the e viewed over Castle Mere Start / finish: Market Hill 3. R o Framlingham 3 St Michael’s Church square. Go left to find Queen’s Alley. Follow it down to Fore Street. a

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1 alms houses 6 and cross at zebra crossing by Ancient House to 6 9. Continue Fram Facts United Free Church, originally a steam-driven flour mill To Market Town: since c. 1285 to Well Close Square, keeping right. Cross Bridge Street into New 4 + A1120 5. Fairtrade Town: since 2008 Road to view even older alms houses d a o 0 Market Days: Tuesday & Saturday Retrace steps, going left into Bridge Street, uphill past Unitarian R 2 3. 1 Traditional Closing Day: 8 and Old Court House 12 to Market Hill w Wednesday Meeting House e 1 B N Listed Buildings: 74 in the designated town Turn left by phone box, up alley-way and steps to St Michael’s d a Church 2. Continue through churchyard to Church Street. Cross over to fine 1 o Sports centre Conservation Area alone . Leaving R 1 Regency townhouse, going left to Castle and Lanman Museum B1119 Royal Resident: Henry VIII’s illegitimate son, 11, before turning m Club a castle, go left along Castle Street to spot Jeaffreson’s Well h Henry Fitzroy - tomb in church P g US Connections: n Danforth family (New right (Victorian post-box) into Double Street – Fram’s first street with houses on i

d both sides! At end, turn left to Market Hill. a 1634), Harvard University founders Ducking B 390th US Bomber Group based at Wheel-y Pond Don’t forget nearby Parham Airfield (WWII) From Castle to College Friendly 3 With church on left, head left at to look out for Famous Local Celebrity: (singer) Start / finish: Market Hill top of hill into Church Street. Turn right opposite church gates Fram’s famous 2 t C Primary S ast Pageant History in technicolour into Double Street - Fram’s first street with houses on both Victorian post P le St 5 8 h boxes! School ridge St Market rc sides! At T-junction with Castle Street, spot Jeaffreson’s Well B u Field From the castle’s red brick chimneys to 12 h 11 Sa Ed Sheeran’s song about 11 (right), turning left to find Castle Pond, the Castle and Hill C xm the pink, half-timbered, Regency un 1. With castle behind you, go straight D B1 dh growing up in Fram - Lanman Museum ou 11 am or Georgian facades of its cottages and 2 (right). ble 9 R - has ahead (Church Street) to St Michael’s Church P St oa town houses, friendly Fram is a vibrant, ‘’ Top Tip F d Continue to Market Hill 3, keeping right downhill into 3 colourful market town with lots of life been streamed around 8 and Old Well Close Bridge Street past Unitarian Meeting House Castle to College Crafty 9 120 million times! N Square Queen’s about it. 12 (right) to spot New Road’s old alms houses Countryside Cut-through Head Alley WC Court House As well as an interesting array of long-established independent shops, 5. At Well Close Square*,turn right uphill (College Road) to Follow wildlife trail footpaths regular markets and artisan offerings, be sure to enjoy the great choice 10 and views down across the Mere to (detailed overleaf) to New Fore St Framlingham College e of cafés, and eateries clustered around historic Market Hill and Road.B rGooo kleft, Lan then take the Castle (right). Return down College Road, going left at P beyond.which now has nearly 20 times as many inhabitants as its UK footpath right up alongside S t Well Close Square into Bridge Street to Market Hill. 6 a F near namesake! allotments and the Community t a i i , United Free o Alms Houses 6, Tomb House 7 r * To see n f

Garden to reach kissing gate i e St Michael’s Church R l Church 9, go left down Station Road, then retrace d is a truly bright and beautiful place not to be missed, onto College Road. o

a R just 200m from the castle. Check out its late Arts & Crafts glass, 13 steps, keeping left at Well Close Square to go up BS o 7 d a century wall-painting, rare Thamar organ, William Morris-style stencilling College Road. d th and lavishly coloured tomb of the ‘Poet’ Earl of Surrey, Henry Howard, renowned pre-cursor to Shakespeare. Other magnificent monuments

include tombs of castle owners like the powerful third Duke of To who married his nieces, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, to Henry VIII

B1116 and his daughter to Henry Fitzroy, the king’s son who is also buried here.

Fram’s Public Transport

Did you know? Framlingham College To nearby towns/villages/the coast is a striking red brick building overlooking the Buses: castle mere. Officially named the Prince Albert Memorial College, it was

Queen’s Head Alley archway is Main bus stop: Bridge Street founded in 1864 and is

thought to be the original toll Timetables: The library /suffolkonboard.com a fee-paying, fully & entrance to the town. Bears would Regular service to Woodbridge/ co-educational boarding Trains: sleep outside the Blue Boar Inn and day school Key Nearest station: Wickham Market at (later the Queen’s Head), whilst for students aged 1 Framlingham Castle & Lanman Museum P Parking Timetables: nationalrail.co.uk their leaders slept in the nearby 13 - 18 years. 2 St Michael’s Church/War Memorial doss-house. 3 Market Hill Petrol F Station 4 Mere Public Did you know? 5 Sir Robert Hitcham’s Alms Houses (1654) WC THESUFFOLKCOAST.CO.UK Toilets Jeaffreson’s Well (1898) was gifted Fab Framlingham Events 2018 6 Thomas Mills Alms Houses (1705) Bus by the daughter of William 6 - 11 Aug: 125th Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament 7 Tomb House / Mills Mausoleum (1703) BS The Pocket Guide to Stop Jeaffreson, a pioneering surgeon & Suffolk Championships Unitarian Meeting House (1717) and doctor. The pump supplied 8 8 Sept: Heritage Open Day - even more to see! 9 United Free Church (1853) Fram until 1945 when the town went on mains water. 14 Oct: The 8th Great Framlingham Sausage Festival FRAMLINGHAMSOUTHWOLD 10 Framlingham College (1864) 3 Nov: Framlingham Fireworks History * Walks * Wildlife 11 Jeaffreson’s Well (1898) 30 Nov: Browse & Buy - Late night Christmas shopping Shops * Markets * Artisans * Events 12 Library & info point / Old Court House (1872) 1-2 Dec: Christmas Tree Festival begins. Family Fun * Sports & Activities This Pocket Guide to Framlingham is produced in association with

MAPS, WALKS & INFO MAPS, WALKS Christmas Charity & Makers’ Markets Did you know? Framlingham Business Association and with thanks to funding partners: So much more than just the Castle on the Hill ’s vicar who was 2019 - Fram also regularly hosts popular country show,

tortured by the Witchfinder gravity-fed go-karting & Gala events.

General in 1646 until he confessed

to employing two imps to sink fba framlingham Framlingham Town Council ships at sea was allegedly ‘swum’ business association

in the Ducking Pond by the castle © 2018 Drab Ltd/Xtrahead Content, design & production: wearedrab.co.uk / xtrahead.co.uk at Framlingham. Illustration: wearedrab.co.uk Photography: xtrahead.co.uk FRAMLINGHAM A PLACE WITH ITS EYE ON THE BALL A LAND OF COLLEGES & KINGS (after 1553) th century. Queen Mary Home of the Framlingham Lawn Tennis Framlingham probably had a castle even in the 6 A jolly good sport, all round Edward VI held his first court here, then gave the castle to his sister Mary Tournament who was proclaimed Queen while rallying forces against Lady Jane Grey’s Framlingham’s excellent Sports Club is Over the years it grew in stature; hid a king; was home to a brand new This prestigious tournament has been played annually queen; showcased and safeguarded powerful Dukes and Earls. It witnessed armies. During ’s reign, the castle imprisoned rebellious priests also long-established and prides itself on since 1883 - with the ball firmly in Framlingham’s court punishment, poverty and charity, but above all it shaped a town. Just before being returned to the Howards in 1613. for over a century. Held on Framlingham College’s organising and supporting sport

recently, ‘The Castle on the Hill’ also shaped a local lad’s global pop song! 33 tennis courts in the first week of August, the Grade 3 including tennis, football, running, Sir Robert Hitcham & Pembroke College, At times, there was no easy answer. Stout Lawn Tennis Association Official Tournament archery, croquet, badminton and ladies But who’s the king of the castle? (after 1613) MERE WALK shoes a incorporates the Junior Grand Prix and caters for players hockey.

The Saxons (c. 700+) The Howards finally sold the castle to tenant and lawyer, Sir Robert must! It aims to enable everyone to participate in the sport Circular route 3/4 mile of all ages. Over the years, it has served up several Hitcham MP, for £14,000. Hitcham died, willing everything to his old of their choice locally with most sections offering King Edmund reputedly sought sanctuary at this Saxon stronghold, but was Stand by the Castle on the Hill and the view Wimbledon finalists including current Club President, college, with local legacies for almshouses, education and a castle coaching /match practice for different ages and abilities. driven out and murdered by the Danes. across to Hogwarts-style Framlingham College is mere Christine James MBE, and its referee, Peter Grimsdale, poorhouse. Focus is on raising standards, encouraging (after 1066 via William the Conqueror/Henry I) magic. But follow footpaths around the water and on managed the Referees’ Office at the 2012 The Bigods (after 1913) excellence, discipline and ensuring the future of the The State (English Heritage) reflection, by some medieval wizardry Framlingham Castle Olympic Games. framlinghamtennis.org.uk This powerful family became the Earls of Norfolk. Roger Bigod I and son, Club. The Sports Club organise the annual Fram Gala looks twice as mighty and impressive. Hugh, enjoyed 117 out of 629 Suffolk manors. The family built a The castle was given to the State, but Pembroke College / GalaFest – a firm fixture in the town’s calendar for Just before the castle entrance, take the footpath (left) motte and bailey castle with a and remain Lords of the Manor. Today the curtain wall is over 300 years! down over the bridge, past the prison tower onto the framlinghamsportsclub.co.uk ditch on three sides and a mere on the fourth. accessible for all to enjoy fantastic views and there is a Lower Court. Head diagonally towards the left-hand Henry II demolished it. Roger Bigod II built personal audio commentary. The Lanman local history corner to find steps down to the Mere the curtain-wall castle with towers (c.1190) . museum is also located inside. where footpaths lead full circle. The anti- WALKING COUNTRY (after 1312) Royal Friends clockwise path to the further side is quite Perfect for Sunday strolls or right old rambles, there’s

The Bigods lost their castle to the king. Edward Did you know? firm; the clockwise path, boggy at times. every reason under the Suffolk sun to explore more of SIMPLY SUPERB New Road and II gave it to his half-brother, Thomas de After 1839 the castle’s There are two gates on to Framlingham’s beautifully gentle, historic countryside. to the car park near Well Close Square. CYCLING Brotherton, then estates passed to Thomas great hall was used as a Help is at hand too – why not check out the following courtroom, meeting room, Mowbray, made first by leafleted / downloadable walks to, from and around Fram? From windmills and wildflower meadows a dance hall, drill hall for Richard II. Howard Dukes took charge after to quirky tales and crinkle-crankle walls, N 1476, however the first backed the losing side the local volunteers and Something to write home about whether you’re out for a quick spin or the parish fire station! at the Battle of Bosworth; the next restored their name against the Scots at Fram’s walk postcards introduce the town from all angles. leisurely pedal push and lunch, Fram’s country

Flodden, but the third lost Henry VIII’s favour and his Framlingham estates. St Michael_Education_Inserts_0412_Layout 1 23/05/2012 16:02 g Directions and Ordnance Survey mapping extracts guide 5-6 mile lanes, gentle landscapes and neighbouring villages

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g m 2012 DID YOU The biggest bell, the Church too KNOW? change HOWARD tenor, weighs 16d hundredweight or 3,4,5 ROGER BIGOD The organ can ¾ of a ton – that’s about towards the coast and . The full make about the same as a small car! 400d different sounds. Right on track circular 88 miles (142 km) route is ideal JOHN MOWBRAY SIR ROBERT HITCHAM 2012 Framlingham Michael St of Church The & wearedrab.net © Design Walk in or out of Framlingham, following parts of the former for weekend tours, with lots of possible www.stmichaelsframlingham.org.uk www.stmichaelsframlingham.org.uk MARY TUDOR THOMAS MILLS railway line through the picturesque village of Parham and Wildlife Watch detours and short-cuts to make day d Framlingham Owned by Framlingham College a on a linear 7.5 mile waymarked walk to/ from rides, including off-road tracks in three o R Mere and the Church, managed by , Wickham Market railway station at Campsea Ashe. forests. sustrans.org.uk S w I R R O B E e Full details: eastsuffolkline.com/walks R T H I T C H A M E home to warblers, tits, woodpeckers, ducks, N Heart of Suffolk Cycle Route N I C H dragonflies and damselflies. Heavenly discoveries O L A S D A N F O R T Waymarked west towards and north to H O What will you spot today? The angel roof at Badingham may take your breath away after before reaching for the Waveney Valley. E P E E H I T E T Kingfisher L E Y J O N E S Framlingham the 4.75 mile Angels & Pinnacles church heritage trail from Fram, 80 miles (125 kms) circular route of quiet country

D R A Heron Castle but there’s an Agincourt hero, a mermaid, tortoise and strange lanes and gentle Suffolk valleys to dip in and out of. B O E H H G T C A T C C S S sciapod waiting 2.5 miles further on at Dennington. Download at discoversuffolk.org.uk Southern marsh orchid S U N X W A Full details: angelsandpinnacles.org.uk O P P E R E O I U E E Proud to be associated with Egret Walk for Health H C T V A N M A Find out more about R Y T U D O R I R Barn owl Did you know? Stepping Out in E R C D R S A O X T R A H E A Suffolk health walks Fancy a spin with D E Water vole Fram’s lake is fed by the onelifesuffolk.co.uk E A Z Q D River Ore and probably a A S D E J A R O L F Otter The Angels & Pinnacles church heritage trail, Fram Cycle Club? natural feature, unaffected ‘Framlingham Cluster’ leaflet also includes a Weekly rides & events for R E J O H N by human activity for the M O W B R A Y T L T Grass snake pleasant 13 mile cycle route from Fram north- leisure cyclists and more first 7,000 years of its life! A X N D O G I B R E west to . experienced riders. G O R R O E A British Cycling affiliated. N E E O E L L P K J T F R O framlinghamsportsclub.co.uk/ F A B cycling T O W N W E L I V E I N S J J F S O E D O R T S L U B I L O L X D X

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