| As the Suffolk
county capital, Ipswich is very much a town on the up! And that's
not just the Ipswich Town football club (www.itfc.co.uk)!
Ipswich has superb shopping, beautiful parks, quality schools, a
thriving business community (supported by the IP-City project) and
a lively arts and leisure scene. Add miles of beautiful Suffolk
country and coastal areas, and superb road and rail communications
and it's easy to why Ipswich is such a popular destination for
home-buyers.
There's a
huge housing stock to suit all needs, ably served, by Hamilton
Smith Estate Agents.
Shopping is
a real pleasure in Ipswich with two shopping malls, and two
pedestrianised shopping streets with trendy new coffee bars and
all the major high street stores - Debenhams, Marks & Spencer,
Next, GAP and Virgin to name a few. You'll also find independent
retailers selling everything from jewellery, craft goods and
clothes to cheese, sausages and hand-made chocolates.
If you're looking for something to do, the historic Ipswich
waterfront has undergone an exciting renaissance, where
restaurants and bars spill out towards the quayside yacht
moorings. There's the new Ipswich Arts Festival
www.ip-art.co.uk at the end of June. And of course, a choice
of theatres, cinemas and more. There's always something going on
- check out local events at
www.one-ipswich.com.
Suffolk
Coastal areas retain the two-tier school system with
well-respected state schools and a range of independent choices. |
