title The Sutton Hoo Ship Reconstruction, The Longshed, Woodbridge - 29th May 2024 intro We're dropping Fred off for a Suffolk Youth Wind Orchestra rehearsal at Northgate Arts Centre in Ipswich. As we've got Harry in tow, and he's keen on visiting Aardvarks and Dragons - the games shop - in Woodbridge, we decide to head up the A12 for a few hours. Whilst there, Harry watches some dudes playing Bloodbowl with Warhammer figures, then Isobel spots that the nearby Longshed - home of the Sutton Hoo Ship's Company - is open, so we have a look at the ongoing full-size reconstruction of the original Anglo-Saxon ship burial at nearby Sutton Hoo. After that, we eat a small picnic outside then amble back to the car the long way round. Before that, we're in Diss in the rain for a bit. imgp2473 Diss marketplace in the rain imgp2475 It really is nice weather for ducks imgp2476 Another view of the market place in Diss imgp2479 The K6 phone box outside the post office imgp2480 The former Braclays bank is now vacant imgp2481 Lloyds is the latest to desert the high street imgp2482 Faint vestiges of the Lloyds Bank sign imgp2484 The old Quartermaster's Store is now a bar imgp2486 The former Merrick Hill insurance offices imgp2490 Some dudes are playing Bloodbowl imgp2491 Harry buys another box of Warhammer stuff imgp2492 One of Harry's favourite shops of the moment imgp2495 Visitors in the Longshed imgp2496 Rædwald's boat is reconstructed imgp2497 Raw oak logs, before being finished imgp2503 Woodworking tools on the floor imgp2504 Oak strakes are held together with iron rivets imgp2505 Wooden clamps hold a strake in place imgp2508 There's a lovely 1:5 model of the ship nearby imgp2511 A picnic outside the Longshed imgp2512 Riverfront houses in Woodbridge imgp2513 Harry holds his finger up imgp2514 Isobel gets a gelato in Woodyard Pizza imgp2515 Harry and Isobel in Woodyard Pizza imgp2516 The houseboat marina in Woodbridge imgp2517 Harry and Isobel roam around imgp2520 Green algae on the mud imgp2522 A seagull leaves a trail of tracks in the mud imgp2524 Isobel and Harry look at the ducks and river imgp2527 A scultpure of the Sisters of Woodbridge Boat Yard imgp2529 The Sisters watch over the River Deben imgp2530 A nice old wooden boat is restored imgp2531 Another boatyard imgp2532 We walk across the railway tracks imgp2533 Graffiti at the skate park