Woolverstone is a small village and civil parish in Babergh, Suffolk, England, sitting on the southern shore of the River Orwell a few miles from Ipswich. Its most notable feature is the elegant 18th-century Woolverstone Hall, and the riverside setting with marshes and moorings makes the area popular for sailing, birdwatching and riverside walks.
The local economy mixes agriculture, leisure and a degree of commuting into nearby towns, while village life remains quiet and community-focused with a church, village hall and occasional public events; the combination of historic houses, rural landscape and easy access to the Orwell gives Woolverstone a distinctly Suffolk riverside character.
Postcode districts covering Woolverstone
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Colchester 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Felixstowe 6.9 miles11 km
- Sudbury 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Stowmarket 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Harwich 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Halstead 24 miles38.7 km
- Woodbridge 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Kesgrave 4.4 miles7.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Chelmondiston Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Orwell Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Freston Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Nacton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Priory Heath Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Purdis Farm Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Harkstead Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Gainsborough Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stour Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Holbrook Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Wherstead Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Levington Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Woolverstone
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 36.7 miles59.1 km
- Stansted Airport 41.7 miles67.2 km
- Derby Road Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Ipswich Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Woolverstone Ad
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Pier Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.8 km
- The Lion 5 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- The Carlton Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Tulip Hotel Harwich 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
Local points of interest
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 3.7 miles6 km
- Suffolk College University 3.7 miles6 km
- Portman Road Stadium 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 5 miles8.1 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Pedlars Wood Forest 11.5 miles18.5 km
- University of Essex University 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.2 miles24.4 km