Sutton Hoo

To see Swords of Kingdoms: The Staffordshire Hoard at Sutton Hoo you will need to book your site admission in advance along with a free timed ticket for the exhibition. Tickets are available up to four weeks in advance. Additional weeks will be made available every Thursday thereafter. By using a booking system, we’re able to manage capacity, ensuring that those visiting have a fantastic experience.

Seventy years separates the discovery of the Sutton Hoo Great Ship Burial and the Staffordshire Hoard. Join us for this major new exhibition, open until 30 October, where original artefacts from both sites will be displayed together for the first time in East Anglia, where some of the items are believed to have been made over 1400 years ago.

Join us this summer for family adventures. With fun trails, an adventure playground, re-enactments, storytelling and family tours, there's something for everyone.

The Dig is a new film by Netflix, based on the novel of the same title by John Preston. But do you know the true story of the excavation of the Great Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo? Read on to discover more.

“Something wicked this way comes!” Suffolk's biggest outdoor theatrical event is coming to Sutton Hoo. Join us as we host the Red Rose Chain Theatre Company with their epic production of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in summer 2022. Click to visit their website for full details and to book your tickets.

Step into the High Hall exhibition to discover more about the world of the Anglo-Saxons and the incredible objects unearthed at Sutton Hoo.

Venture into Tranmer House, the former home of Edith Pretty, to discover more about her fascinating life and the archaeological work that has taken place at Sutton Hoo.

Explore the atmospheric seventh-century Royal Burial Ground as you discover the history and mystery of what lay beneath the earth.

Venture into the woods on the River View walk and discover our new sculpture trail, inspired by beasts depicted on objects discovered in the Great Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo. Click to discover more about how these sculptures were created and to download a guide to the sculptures and a family story trail.

We have made some of our learning and family activities available online for you to enjoy both at home and at Sutton Hoo.

With 245 acres to explore, Sutton Hoo is the ideal place to explore with your pooch.

Get out and into nature at Sutton Hoo. With 245 acres to explore, find the perfect walk for you.

If you fancy a bite to eat head into King's River Café next to the ship sculpture in the courtyard where you will find a selection of food and drink on offer. Keepers' Kiosk (adjacent to Tranmer House) is also open serving takeaway drinks, snacks and ice cream.

For a special memento of your visit pop in to our gift shop and take a piece of history home with you. With a unique range of Anglo-Saxon inspired designs alongside seasonal National Trust ranges it’s the perfect place for some inspirational shopping.

Our second-hand bookshop always has a wide variety of books available. It is through your purchases that we are able to continue looking after Sutton Hoo for everyone, for ever.

Newly refurbished as part of our transformation project, Kyson is our largest flat with three bedrooms, a checkered-tile bathroom and wide sweeping views far across the Royal Burial Ground all the way round to the river and beyond. Kyson is perfect for gathering friends and family together for a get-away in style!

Newly refurbished as part of our transformation project, Deben View is located on the first-floor of Tranmer House with two bedrooms. Deben View boasts original features such as a marble bathroom and wood panelling in the living area which was formerly Edith Pretty's bedroom where the gold was temporarily stored under the bed. With an exclusive wooden balcony facing out towards the Royal Burial Ground, Deben View offers stunning views across the Sutton Hoo landscape.

Newly refurbished as part of our project to transform your visit to Sutton Hoo, Wilford is a two-bedroom flat full of period furnishings to create an elegant, spacious home-base for exploring this amazing landscape right from your front door.

So what exactly was discovered at Sutton Hoo, and why is it so significant?

Just who were the Anglo-Saxons? And why did they choose Sutton Hoo?

Think of archaeology at Sutton Hoo and you'll almost certainly think of the famous discoveries made in 1939. But there's a long history of archaeology here, from professional experts to treasure seekers.

Ever wondered who might work at a place like this? Meet some of the team, with our essential Hoo's Who.

It might be the home of one of the most important archaeological discoveries ever made, but Sutton Hoo is also a place of special habitats, varied landscapes and precious wildife.

Find out more about the recent digitisation work carried out on archive images taken at the time of the excavation of the Great Ship Burial by Mercie Lack and Barbara Wagstaff, and how you can explore them today. These images, captured in 1939, helped record this fascinating moment of discovery.

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