Futher Information: Aldeburgh Festival, High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk IP15 5AX; tel: 01728 453 543; fax: 01728 452 715.
Website: www.aldeburgh.co.uk
Getting there: From London take the A12, direction Lowestoft. Turn off at Friday Street on the A1094.
Tickets: Box Office tel: 01728 687110; fax: 01728 687120; email: enquiries@aldeburghfestivals.org.
Dress: Normal smart theatre or concert clothing. Accommodation: An excellent list of Suffolk country hotels,guest houses and restaurants in the area has been compiled by the festival organisers and is available online at www.aldeburgh.co.uk/information/wheretoeat.htm. Good options:
Crown and Castle Hotel,tel: 01394 450205.
Modest but comfortable, situated four miles from Snape on the coast.
The Brudenell, Aldeburgh.tel: 01728 452071; email: info@brudenellhotel.co.uk.
Abletogo.com, the award winning specialist travel and lifestyle site for the elderly and disabled, offer quality accommodation on the Suffolk Heritage coast at nearby Southwold.
Rural and Agricultural Shows
The Royal Cornwall Show
Date: 5 - 7 June, 2003.
Venue: The Royal Cornwall Showground,
Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7JE
What it is: The Royal Cornwall, which goes
back to 1793, is the West Country's major agricultural fair, which also
serves as a trade show and Cornwall's largest Flower Show.The event's Patron, the Queen, has been known to visit the show on the opening day,
accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Gloucester is also a
visitor. Past highlights have included performances by the
Band of the Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Artillery Parachute Team, and top show-jumpers.
Tickets: Book online at the Show's website
or telephone: 01208 812183; fax: 01208 812713; email:rcaa@btinternet.com. Tickets cost from £9.50
Website: www.royalcornwall.co.uk
Getting there: The showground is 1.5 miles
west of Wadebridge, North Cornwall, on the A39, and is signposted
from main routes. Car parking is free. Bodmin Parkway is the nearest train station, and Newquay the nearest airport.
Dress: Smart country outfits.
Accommodation: Rick Stein's Seafood
Restaurant , Riverside, Padstow PL28 8BY; tel: 01841 532700; fax: 01841 532942; email: reservations@rickstein.com.
