Handy Need-to-know Contact Points & Useful Info
Useful Information & FAQs
Need-to-know information and points of contact around key services in Wickham Market. This handy listing covers those important details you may need to access quickly, whether you live in the village, are just visiting, or staying a while for a Suffolk break in the beautiful Deben Valley.
Looking for community groups, clubs and support organisations in Wickham Market? There’s a page for that too – Helpful Community Info
Important Need-to-know Info
There is a cash machine on the outside of Wickham Market Cooperative supermarket.
Nearest petrol stations to Wickham Market:
Stratford St Andrew (4.5 miles):
- Shell Garage on the A12 (north) – Main Road, Stratford St Andrew, Saxmundham IP17 1LF
Woodbridge (5 miles) :
- Shell Garage on the A12 (south) – Grove Road, Woodbridge IP12 4LQ
Framlingham (6.5 miles) :
- Framlingham Fuel Express Automat – Gulf Garage – 24/7 fuel – 2 Saxmundham Road, Framlingham Woodbridge IP13 9DB
- The East of England Cooperative Forecourt – Station Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13 9EE – NB this is on the approach road from Wickham Market and NOT adjacent to the in town Cooperative supermarket.
Health & Medical
Wickham Market Medical Centre, Chapel Lane, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0SB
Tel: 01728 747101
The nearest opticians are located in :
Woodbridge (5 miles) :
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Specsavers – 23 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AA – Tel: 01394 615300 -
Burrows & Sunaway – 16 Thoroughfare, Woodbridge IP12 1AQ – Tel: 01394 383211
Framlingham (6.5 miles) :
- Country Vision – 11A Market Hill, Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13 9AN – Tel: 01728 621250
Vehicles, Caravans, Bikes & Activities – support, advice & repairs
Hasnip’s Cycles (Woodbridge – 5 miles) – 3 Church Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DH
Tel: 01394 387382
There are a number of garages and vehicle maintenance centres in Wickham Market.
Camping Equipment:
Orchard Campsite in Wickham Market has a shop to support its campers with sales of camping essentials, such as spare tent pegs etc – Full Info
Caravan equipment and sales:
Farnham Leisure is a caravan dealership with equipment sales and showroom – Main A12, Farnham, Saxmundham IP17 1LE
FAQs – Make the most of your Wickham Market stay
A number of shops, cafés, pubs, restaurants and the supermarket in Wickham Market village centre stock copies of local leaflets for places to visit /events, including free Pocket Guide to Wickham Market (maps and info) which is also downloadable from this website.
The closest beaches to Wickham Market are primarily shingle beaches (Aldeburgh / Dunwich / Felixstowe).
The beach at Southwold is the closest sandy beach. Lowestoft with its extensive sandy beaches is a traditional family favourite resort in East Suffolk.
It may be possible to launch a canoe or rowing boat on the River Deben, should you have access to a private jetty.
The nearby River Alde is more suitable for canoeing and small boats. There are a number of small businesses offering canoe hire around the Snape / Iken / Aldeburgh areas.
Sailing is popular on the rivers Ore and Alde from the coastal towns of Orford and Aldeburgh.
The nearest swimming pool to Wickham Market is the hotel pool at Ufford Park Golf Hotel & Spa (2.5 miles) which is open to non residents and has sessions welcoming children, as well as adult only swimming times.
The nearest public swimming pool is at the Deben Leisure Centre in Woodbridge (5 miles)
Wickham Market is about 20 minutes’ drive from the coast at Orford or Aldeburgh.
Wickham Market train station is not located in the village, but on the coastal side of the A12 (Wickham Market bypass) road in the village of Campsea Ashe.
The railway station for Wickham Market is about 2.5 miles ( 5 minutes’ drive) from the centre of Wickham Market village.
The nearest cinemas to Wickham Market are
Woodbridge Riverside Cinema-Theatre-Restaurant – 5 miles – Traditional small, single screen cinema near the waterfront – programmes latest films and family friendly must-sees
Leiston Film Theatre – 12 miles – super-comfortable, friendly small single screen cinema with a big history – programmes latest films and family friendly must-sees
Aldeburgh Cinema – 13 miles – charming, traditional single screen cinema – programmes box office latest, documentaries and art/ fringe films
The nearest multiplex cinema to Wickham Market is located in Ipswich.
Pike, perch, dace and roach all call the River Deben home. It may be possible to fish the river should you have access to a private jetty or riverbank.
The riverside Orchard Campsite in Wickham Market offers guests the opportunity to fish the Deben during their stay; likewise Boatman’s Riverside Holiday Cottage in the nearby village of Letheringham.
Fishing lakes on the outskirts of the village to the north are private (Framlingham Fishing Club only).
Scheduled bus services from the main bus stop in Wickham Market on The Hill (market square) go south to Woodbridge and Ipswich and north to Saxmundham and Aldeburgh.
The pre-booked Katch bus has set pick up / drop off points in the area including Wickham Market Station at Campsea Ashe and Snape Maltings.
