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Postcode – NR35 2DZ

This postcode will direct you to the All Hallows Convent, which although adjacent to Belsey Bridge Conference Centre, does not share the same entrance. For this reason, if the entrance to the Convent is on your right, please continue straight ahead following signs to Belsey Bridge. At T-junction turn right into Thwaite Road. The entrance is then on the right. If the entrance to the Convent was on your left, please turn around and follow the above directions.

By Road - Directions from Ipswich

Take the A140 towards Norwich. Just before reaching Diss turn right onto the A143 following signs to Bungay/Gt. Yarmouth. At Bungay turn left on to B1332 towards Norwich. About a mile down this road before reaching Ditchingham Hall there is a sign pointing right to Convent and Church. Turn right here. Go past the Church on your right and then the Convent (also on your right). You will signs to Belsey Bridge – please follow the directional arrows on these signs. At T-junction turn right into Thwaite Road. The entrance is on the right.

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Take the A12 from Ipswich towards Lowestoft. After crossing the railway line at Darsham turn left on A144 for Halesworth/Norwich. At Bungay this road becomes the B1332 – signs are for Norwich. About a mile down this road before reaching Ditchingham Hall there is a sign pointing right to Convent and Church. Turn right here. Go past the Church on your right and then the Convent (also on your right). You will signs to Belsey Bridge – please follow the directional arrows on these signs. At T-junction turn right into Thwaite Road. The entrance is on the right.

By Road - Directions from Norwich

Follow signs from Norwich for Lowestoft/Beccles/Bungay – A146. After going under Norwich bypass (A47) get into right hand lane ready to turn right at traffic lights onto B1332 for Bungay. After passing The Mermaid pub at Hedenham you will shortly see Ditchingham Hall on your left. Take the next left hand turn which is signposted to Convent and Church. Go past the Church on your right and then the Convent (also on your right). You will signs to Belsey Bridge – please follow the directional arrows on these signs. At T-junction turn right into Thwaite Road. The entrance is on the right.

By Road - Directions from Cambridge / Bury St Edmunds

At Bury St Edmunds take the A143 following signs to Great Yarmouth. At Bungay turn left onto the B1332 towards Norwich. About a mile down the B1322 before reaching Ditchingham Hall, there is a sign pointing right to Convent and Church. Turn right here. Go past the Church on your right and then the Convent (also on your right). You will signs to Belsey Bridge – please follow the directional arrows on these signs. At T-junction turn right into Thwaite Road. The entrance is on the right.

By Rail

Norwich station is 12 miles from Belsey Bridge and there is a frequent train service from London Liverpool Street. From there you can get a bus to St Stephen’s Street and then another bus out to Ditchingham (see below). 

Although there are usually taxis at the station, we would suggest you pre-book. As a guide, Five Star Taxis (01603 455 5555) charge £22 from Norwich station to Belsey Bridge. 

By Bus

The 588 bus (www.anglianbus.co.uk) leaves from Norwich St Stephen’s Street (Stand C) and takes 45 minutes to reach Ditchingham Crossroads. From here it is a 10 minute walk along Belsey Bridge Road to a T junction where you turn right on to Thwaite Road and then right again to reach the Belsey Bridge Conference Centre. The Centre is signposted.

By Air

Norwich airport is 40 minutes away. As a guide, Five Star Taxis (01603 455 5555) charge £28 from the airport to Belsey Bridge. London Stansted airport is also 90 minutes away by car.