Mums from Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and across Suffolk suggest their top 12 family days out in the county. Ranging from exploring Needham Lake near Stowmarket, to a trip to the village of Newbourne near Woodbridge.
Heritage consultant Alan Baxter, who ran West Stow for the district council for many years, said not too many people knew about Mr Brown’s link with West Stow.
Alan Baxter ran West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Moyse s Hall Museum for many years. Here he is pictured at West Stow in 2018 as part of the Ring Quest event
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He said: “In Suffolk West Stow has always been about the people and Sutton Hoo has always been about the kings.
“It [the link] is very relevant because Basil Brown did various digs at West Stow. But the most important thing to say is the chap who actually excavated West Stow [Anglo-Saxon village] is Dr Stanley West.”