Snape
Built-up area in East Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.171, 1.502 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 39 58 |
| Dialling code: | 01728 (Saxmundham) |
Snape is a small riverside village in East Suffolk, set on the banks of the River Alde a few miles inland from the coastal town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England. Its setting on the tidal Alde estuary gives wide views over salt marshes and reedbeds, making it popular with birdwatchers and walkers and lending a quietly maritime character to the locality.
The village is best known for Snape Maltings, an atmospheric converted maltings complex that houses a well‑regarded concert hall, galleries and specialist shops and serves as a focus for the arts and tourism (notably linked to the Aldeburgh Festival). Historically tied to malting, boatbuilding and agriculture, Snape today combines a small local community with an economy boosted by cultural events, visitors and riverside recreation.
Postcode districts covering Snape
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Lowestoft 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Felixstowe 16.1 miles26 km
- Stowmarket 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Harwich 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Beccles 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Woodbridge 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Kesgrave 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Diss 21.8 miles35.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Sternfield Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Farnham Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Friston Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Benhall Green Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Blaxhall Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Iken Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Aldeburgh & Leiston Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Knodishall Parish 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Coldfair Green Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stratford St. Andrew Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Tunstall Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Little Glemham Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Snape
IP17 1SX, IP17 1SQ, IP17 1RJ, IP17 1SE, IP17 1SY, IP17 1QP, IP17 1SH, IP17 1TA, IP17 1QF … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 36.1 miles58.1 km
- London Southend Airport 53.9 miles86.7 km
- Saxmundham Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Wickham Market Railway Station 4.6 miles7.4 km
Hotels near Snape Ad
- The Bell Hotel Saxmundham 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Wentworth Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Brudenell 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The White Horse Hotel 4 miles6.4 km
- Thorpeness Golf Club and Hotel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The White Lion Hotel 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Westleton Crown 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Crown Hotel 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Satis House 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Ufford Park Resort 4 7.7 miles12.4 km
Schools in Snape
- Snape Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Snape Maltings Theatre 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Aldeburgh's Beach Beach 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Minsmere Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6 miles9.6 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 8.7 miles14 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 12 miles19.3 km
- Southwold Harbour Harbour 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Suffolk College University 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Portman Road Stadium 17.2 miles27.6 km