Visiting Ipswich
Ipswich is easy to reach, making it the perfect destination for a weekend at Ipswich Book Festival.
Once you’re here, all Ipswich Book Festival venues are within an easy 5–15 minute walk of each other, making it simple to explore the festival and the town. Please check individual venues for specific accessibility information.
Options for travel and staying over
-
Direct trains run from London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk with Greater Anglia, and the journey from London Liverpool Street Station takes just over an hour — so you can swap city pace for the charm of East Anglia in no time.
-
If you’re travelling by car, Ipswich is well connected via the A12 and A14. Park & Ride services operate on the outskirts of town at Martlesham Park and Ride and Copdock Park and Ride, making it simple for day visitors to get into the centre.
-
Ipswich is one of the few places where its buses are provided by the local council. There are many routes around the town and so there’s no excuse for locals to hop on at home and hop off in the centre.
-
There are also plenty of car parks across the town centre, the Waterfront and along Portman Road near Ipswich Town Football Club’s stadium.
-
If you need somewhere to stay there are a number of hotels in the centre to cater for a range of tastes and budgets.
-
If you’d like ideas for places to eat, drink or explore while you’re in town, we recommend visiting All About Ipswich to help plan your stay.
Also take a look at Ipswich.Love