🌳 Outdoor1–33–58–12🆓 Free entrySeasonal opening
What’s there
- Free parking
- Picnic area
Plenty of free parking
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Friars Meadow is a council-managed open space next to the River Stour in Sudbury — an area of grassland ideal for picnics and outdoor family games. The river and meadows are a haven for nature and biodiversity. There is easy access from the town centre, near the train station and Kingfisher Leisure Centre, with plenty of free parking. The Sudbury water meadows are grazed in the summer months and are the longest continuously grazed pastures in East Anglia; next to the meadow is the Valley Walk, a linear riverside route.
The Sudbury water meadows are grazed in the summer months
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Wellies
Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.- Puddle suitThe only way a toddler stays dry at a farm in February.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Spare batteries- Travel sickness bands
- Rain ponchoGoes over the rucksack too.
Insect repellent- Children's paracetamol sachetsThe one thing a farm shop never sells.
Sticker book
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Photos: Anna Tesar, CC BY 2.0 · Éverton Eduardo Lisbôa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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