Venue Hire

Green Oak Centre, Bradfield Woods National Nature Reserve

Green Oak Centre at Bradfield Woods - Simply C Photography

Venue Hire

Escape the everyday - host your next meeting or gathering on a Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve

Looking for a refreshing change of scene for your next away day, team meeting, or private event? We have unique venues and meeting rooms available for hire in the heart of nature.

With four beautiful facilities across Suffolk, our venues provide the perfect setting to bring people together in peaceful, natural surroundings; and every booking helps support our vital work for nature.

Discovery Room at Carlton Marshes visitor centre

Discovery Room at Carlton Marshes visitor centre - Peter Cook

LOWESTOFT

Carlton Marshes Discovery Room

Located on the outskirts of Lowestoft, Carlton Marshes is a spectacular 1,000 acre nature reserve in the Broads National Park. Within the visitor centre, our Discovery Room is available for private hire. 

Capacity: 50 

Facilities: parking, toilets (including a Changing Places toilet), cafe, screen, projector, tables, chairs, outdoor space

Fee: £20/hour + VAT. Catering options available from £3pp

Email to enquire: carlton.centre@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

Green Oak Centre, Bradfield Woods CROPPED. Simply C Photography

Green Oak Centre, Bradfield Woods - Simply C Photography

BURY ST EDMUNDS

Bradfield Woods Green Oak Centre

One of England's finest ancient woodlands, Bradfield Woods is National Nature Reserve south of Bury St Edmunds. By the entrance to the reserve, our cosy Green Oak Centre is available for hire.

Capacity: 12 boardroom style / 20 theatre style

Facilities: parking, kitchen (with kettle, microwave, fridge, crockery & cutlery), toilets, tables, chairs, outdoor spaces

Fee: £20/hour + VAT

Email to enquire: bradfield.engagement@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

Foxburrow Discovery Centre Interior

Foxburrow Discovery Centre - Steve Alyward

WOODBRIDGE

Foxburrow Discovery Centre

A beautiful reserve of rewilded farmland, Foxburrow is a unique nature reserve outside Woodbridge off the A12. One of the historic barns has been converted into our Discovery Centre.

Capacity: 40

Facilities: parking, kitchen (with kettle, microwave, fridge, crockery & cutlery), toilets, projector, tables, chairs, log burner, outdoor spaces

Fee: £20/hour + VAT. With outdoor space: £30/hour + VAT

Email to enquire: foxburrow.engagement@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

Lackford Lakes nature reserve Suffolk Wildlife Trust
BURY ST EDMUNDS

Lackford Lakes Wild Learning Room

A short drive from Bury St Edmunds, our Lackford Lakes nature reserve is a wildlife oasis of lakes, woodlands, and Breckland heath. The Wild Learning Room in the visitor centre at is available for private hire.

Capacity: 40

Facilities: parking, toilets, cafe, interative screen, projector, tables, chairs, covered outdoor space

Fee: £20/hour + VAT. Catering options available from £3pp

Email to enquire: lackford.centre@suffolkwildlifetrust.org

Commercial filming

Looking for a wild and beautiful backdrop for your next film or photo shoot? Our nature reserves showcase some of the very best of Suffolk’s natural environment - from sweeping wild landscapes and vast wetlands, to ancient woodlands and atmospheric marsh. 

If you’re interested in filming on one of our reserves, please contact Screen Suffolk — the county’s official film office.