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A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred's doing the Anglo-Saxons at school, so it's a good excuse to head out to Sutton Hoo, just across the river Deben from Woodbridge in Suffolk and site of one of the most important Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites ever.

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A bollard is covered in stickers, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

A bollard is covered in stickers

Harry's a bit too small for the cut-out, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry's a bit too small for the cut-out

We head towards the exhibition and treasury, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

We head towards the exhibition and treasury

Harry dresses up, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry dresses up

A Saxon gold thing, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

A Saxon gold thing

Reproductions of Saxon gold coins from the dig, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Reproductions of Saxon gold coins from the dig

A reproduction of the famous helmet, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

A reproduction of the famous helmet

Fred tries on a helmet, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred tries on a helmet

Inside an Anglo-Saxon ship, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Inside an Anglo-Saxon ship

Another helmet reproduction, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Another helmet reproduction

A decorated shield, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

A decorated shield

The famous purse, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The famous purse

Heading off to Tranmer House, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Heading off to Tranmer House

Tranmer House, home of Edith Pretty, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Tranmer House, home of Edith Pretty

Fred surveys the view over to the River Deben, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred surveys the view over to the River Deben

The front of Tranmer House, built in 1910, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The front of Tranmer House, built in 1910

Oak panelling all round, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Oak panelling all round

There's a lovely, but broken, grand piano, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

There's a lovely, but broken, grand piano

Another reception room, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Another reception room

Harry inspects the table layout, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry inspects the table layout

Isobel does a spot of knitting, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Isobel does a spot of knitting

Fred legs it, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred legs it

Harry scopes out stuff with a pair of 'nocklears', A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry scopes out stuff with a pair of 'nocklears'

Fred tries a tiny typewriter, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred tries a tiny typewriter

Isobel's still knitting, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Isobel's still knitting

Servants' corridors, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Servants' corridors

Basil Brown's work shed, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Basil Brown's work shed

Fred outside Tranmer House, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred outside Tranmer House

Harry and Fred find some trees to run around in, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry and Fred find some trees to run around in

Harry stands on a seat covered up with half a boat, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry stands on a seat covered up with half a boat

Sun through the trees, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Sun through the trees

Tranmer House, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Tranmer House

The gang amongst autumn leaves, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The gang amongst autumn leaves

Another Sutton Hoo Tumulus, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Another Sutton Hoo Tumulus

It's Pig City near the burial mounds, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

It's Pig City near the burial mounds

The boys run along a path, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The boys run along a path

We stop for a snack in a shed, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

We stop for a snack in a shed

Harry goes for a snack, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry goes for a snack

Back on the path, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Back on the path

The boys enjoy making footprints in the sand, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The boys enjoy making footprints in the sand

A view over to Woodbridge, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

A view over to Woodbridge

Heading back to the café, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Heading back to the café

A collection of original rusty iron boat rivets, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

A collection of original rusty iron boat rivets

We have lunch in the National Trust café, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

We have lunch in the National Trust café

The impressive National Trust café, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The impressive National Trust café

Harry plays dominos, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry plays dominos

Fred has a game of dominos, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred has a game of dominos

We play a game of Who Am I?, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

We play a game of Who Am I?

Harry's in a play boat, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry's in a play boat

Harry draws something in his 'journal', A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry draws something in his 'journal'

Harry on some play equipment, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Harry on some play equipment

An upturned boat is covered in stickers, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

An upturned boat is covered in stickers

Fred and Harry do some extreme bouncing, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

Fred and Harry do some extreme bouncing

The remains of Grandad's burned-out kitchen, A Trip to Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk - 29th January 2017

The remains of Grandad's burned-out kitchen

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A bollard is covered in stickers

A bollard is covered in stickers

Harry's a bit too small for the cut-out

We head towards the exhibition and treasury

Harry dresses up

A Saxon gold thing

Reproductions of Saxon gold coins from the dig

A reproduction of the famous helmet

Fred tries on a helmet

Inside an Anglo-Saxon ship

Another helmet reproduction

A decorated shield

The famous purse

Heading off to Tranmer House

Tranmer House, home of Edith Pretty

Fred surveys the view over to the River Deben

The front of Tranmer House, built in 1910

Oak panelling all round

There's a lovely, but broken, grand piano

Another reception room

Harry inspects the table layout

Isobel does a spot of knitting

Fred legs it

Harry scopes out stuff with a pair of 'nocklears'

Fred tries a tiny typewriter

Isobel's still knitting

Servants' corridors

Basil Brown's work shed

Fred outside Tranmer House

Harry and Fred find some trees to run around in

Harry stands on a seat covered up with half a boat

Sun through the trees

Tranmer House

The gang amongst autumn leaves

Another Sutton Hoo Tumulus

It's Pig City near the burial mounds

The boys run along a path

We stop for a snack in a shed

Harry goes for a snack

Back on the path

The boys enjoy making footprints in the sand

A view over to Woodbridge

Heading back to the café

A collection of original rusty iron boat rivets

We have lunch in the National Trust café

The impressive National Trust café

Harry plays dominos

Fred has a game of dominos

We play a game of Who Am I?

Harry's in a play boat

Harry draws something in his 'journal'

Harry on some play equipment

An upturned boat is covered in stickers

Fred and Harry do some extreme bouncing

The remains of Grandad's burned-out kitchen