Bob and I took the train today for a quick 36 minute ride to Ipswich, the county seat of Suffolk. With a population of about 145,000, it is the largest settlement in the county. Bury St Edmunds is 3rd. Ipswich has been in the news recently here, as its football (soccer) team recently secured promotion to the Premier League.
We began our walk around Ipswich with a walk along the River Path along the River Gipping. The path is part of a 17 mile path to Stowmarket, passing through Sproughton, Bramford, Clayton, and Needham Market.
After leaving the path, we headed through a bit of the town center towards Christchurch Park, the first public park in Ipswich, opening in 1895. It extends over 33 hectares and is host to many events year round.
who was a powerful English statesman (alongside Henry VIII)
and Catholic cardinal.
It is currently a museum and art gallery.
After the church, we walked back into the town center. It was pretty active and was a cute mix of old and more modern. We had lunch before we left in a cute little cafe/restaurant called Bonbon.
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