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Framlingham Castle, Suffolk Once a magnificent stronghold of the powerful Dukes of Norfolk, 12th-century Framlingham Castle is a wonderfully imposing moated fortress with impressive medieval battlements and almost a thousand years of stories to tell. Built in the wake of the Norman conquest by a knight, Roger Bigod, the castle found itself at the centre of a history-making Tudor succession crisis when a young Mary Tudor (‘later, ‘Bloody Mary’) was declared the first queen of England here in 1553. If you’re brave enough, follow the 10-metre-high wall walk around the castle’s medieval battlements, offering spectacular views of the surrounding Suffolk countryside. Although none of the castle’s original interior buildings remain, visitors can step inside the 17th-century workhouse built within the castle walls. english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/framlingham-castle/ The Red House & The Scallop in Aldeburgh, Suffolk Fans…