The Red House, Aldeburgh

Name: The Red House
Address: The Red House Golf Lane, Aldeburgh, IP15 5PZ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1728 451700

#7 among attractions in Aldeburgh

Specialty museum, Historical place, Museum

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Facts and practical information

The Red House, in the coastal town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, was the home of the composer Benjamin Britten, from 1957 until his death in 1976, and of his partner, Peter Pears, until the latter's death in 1986. It is now the base for the Britten-Pears Foundation which promotes Britten's music and his work with Pears. ()

Coordinates: 52°9'53"N, 1°35'16"E

Address

The Red House Golf LaneAldeburgh IP15 5PZ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1728 451700

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Day trips

The Red House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Aldeburgh Cinema, House in the Clouds, Thorpeness Windmill.

1.1 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Aldeburgh
30 min walk • The Aldeburgh Beach Lookout is a historic landmark on the Aldeburgh sea front, in Suffolk, England. Grade II listed, it was built around 1830 as a lookout tower to assist or plunder shipping along the hazardous North Sea coast. It now houses an artistic space, hosting exhibitions by British artists including Sir Antony Gormley RA.
0.9 miSE
Nightlife, Cinema
Aldeburgh Cinema, Aldeburgh
24 min walk • Aldeburgh Cinema is one of the oldest, continuously running cinema houses in the United Kingdom. It is located in the town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
1.5 miNE
Vacation rental, Tower
House in the Clouds
39 min walk • The House in the Clouds is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill and was designed to improve the looks of the water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weatherboarded building more in...
1.5 miNE
Museum, Windmill
Thorpeness Windmill
38 min walk • Thorpeness Windmill is a Grade II listed post mill at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England which was built in 1803 at Aldringham and moved to Thorpeness in 1923.
0.8 miSE
Church
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh
22 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
1 miSE
Church
Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Aldeburgh
26 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. It is part of the Diocese of East Anglia. The church is still not complete. A wood-paneled north wall indicates uncompleted plans for further extension. The building is aligned north–south rather than east–west, and the porch faces east.