Holywells is an inner suburban ward of Ipswich in Suffolk, England, best known for the large Victorian green lung at its heart, Holywells Park, with spring‑fed ponds, a walled garden and glasshouse originally tied to the Cobbold estate. The park is a local hub for events, volunteering and wildlife, giving the ward a distinctly green character uncommon so close to the town centre.
The area mixes Victorian terraces and later council and private housing with small parades of shops and community facilities, benefitting from easy links to the town centre and the nearby River Orwell. Local groups and conservation projects are active, and the neighbourhood’s combination of accessible green space and practical urban amenities shapes a strong, community‑focused feel.
Postcode districts covering Holywells
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 0.5 miles
- Colchester 16.1 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 17 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 23.3 miles
- Felixstowe 9.4 miles
- Sudbury 18.5 miles
- Stowmarket 12.2 miles
- Harwich 8.5 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 14 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 15 miles
- Halstead 23.7 miles
- Woodbridge 6.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ipswich Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Alexandra Ward 0.7 miles
- St. John's Ward 0.8 miles
- Gainsborough Ward 0.9 miles
- Bridge Ward 0.9 miles
- Bixley Ward 1.1 miles
- St. Margaret's Ward 1.5 miles
- Priory Heath Ward 1.5 miles
- Gipping Ward 1.7 miles
- Westgate Ward 1.7 miles
- Rushmere Ward 1.7 miles
- Stoke Park Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Holywells
IP3 8HE, IP3 8EJ, IP3 0AR, IP3 8EH, IP3 0QQ, IP3 8BS, IP3 0NX, IP3 8HB, IP3 8AJ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 38.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 41.4 miles
- Derby Road Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Ipswich Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Holywells Ad
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 0.5 miles
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 0.9 miles
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 1.4 miles
- The Carlton Hotel 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 2 miles
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 4 miles
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 5.6 miles
- Best Western Claydon Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 2.1 miles
Schools in Holywells
- Cliff Lane Primary School Primary
- Rose Hill Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Suffolk College University 0.6 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 1.2 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 6 miles
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 7.7 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 7.8 miles
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 7.9 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 9.1 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles
- Pedlars Wood Forest 14.7 miles
- University of Essex University 15 miles
- Snape Maltings Theatre 16 miles