It was our first visit to this site. I would heartily recommend taking the guided walk within the cemetery complex itself. The volunteer guide brought both the history of the site and the spectacle of the Sutton Hoo ship burial into sharp focus. It was a cracking day out.
Representation of the Sutton Hoo ship burial |
A few "trinkets" from the Sutton Hoo ship burial |
(Replica) the Sutton Hoo helmet |
cemetery complex Sutton Hoo |
upon the Sutton Hoo ship burial mound |
(Replica) belt buckle from the ship burial |
cemetery complex from the viewing tower |
the surrounding landscape from the viewing tower |
The ship burial mound |