The village and civil parish of Woolverstone sits on the south bank of the River Orwell in the Babergh district of Suffolk, around seven miles south of Ipswich in England. The parish mixes river frontage, small woods and rolling agricultural land, and is popular with walkers and sailors for its riverside paths and estuary views.
Woolverstone is noted for Woolverstone Hall, an elegant Georgian country house set in parkland and surrounded by listed buildings, and a small historic parish church with interesting monuments. The community is distinctly rural and close-knit, with farming and commuting to nearby towns supporting the local economy and village life focused on community activities and riverside recreation rather than high‑street services.
Postcode districts covering Woolverstone
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 3.8 miles6 km
- Colchester 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Felixstowe 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Sudbury 19.3 miles31 km
- Stowmarket 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Harwich 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Halstead 23.6 miles38 km
- Woodbridge 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Kesgrave 4.8 miles7.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Woolverstone Built-up area 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Orwell Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Chelmondiston Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Freston Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Stour Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Harkstead Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Holbrook Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Nacton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wherstead Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Gainsborough Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Priory Heath Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Purdis Farm Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Woolverstone
IP9 1AT, IP9 1BF, IP9 1AZ, IP9 1BA, IP9 1AP, IP9 1AL, IP9 1AX, IP9 1JY, IP9 1DQ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 36.3 miles58.4 km
- Stansted Airport 41.3 miles66.5 km
- Derby Road Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Ipswich Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Woolverstone Ad
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Pier Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Lion 5 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Carlton Hotel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Tulip Hotel Harwich 4.9 miles7.9 km
Local points of interest
- Suffolk College University 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Portman Road Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Pedlars Wood Forest 11.4 miles18.3 km
- University of Essex University 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14.7 miles23.7 km