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 miles0.7 km
- Colchester 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 17 miles27.3 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Felixstowe 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Sudbury 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Stowmarket 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Harwich 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Walton-on-the-Naze 14 miles22.5 km
- Frinton-on-Sea 15 miles24.2 km
- Halstead 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Woodbridge 6.8 miles10.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ipswich Built-up area 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Alexandra Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- St. John's Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Gainsborough Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bridge Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Bixley Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- St. Margaret's Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Priory Heath Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Gipping Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Westgate Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Rushmere Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Stoke Park Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Holywells
IP3 0NS, IP3 0AH, IP3 0DL, IP3 0DX, IP3 8ER, IP3 0BX, IP3 0BU, IP3 8BQ, IP3 8DH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 38.6 miles62.2 km
- Stansted Airport 41.4 miles66.6 km
- Derby Road Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Ipswich Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Holywells Ad
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Novotel Ipswich Centre 4 0.9 miles1.4 km
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Carlton Hotel 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich Orwell 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Ipswich 4 2 miles3.2 km
- Milsoms Kesgrave Hall 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Hintlesham Hall Hotel 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Muthu Belstead Brook Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Seckford Hall Hotel & Spa 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Holywells
- Cliff Lane Primary School Primary
- Rose Hill Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- Suffolk College University 0.6 miles1 km
- Portman Road Stadium 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 6 miles9.7 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles23.1 km
- Pedlars Wood Forest 14.7 miles23.6 km
- University of Essex University 15 miles24.1 km
- Snape Maltings Theatre 16 miles25.8 km