Whether you are visiting the town or live locally to Ipswich, The Saints is a ‘not to be missed’ treasure of Ipswich. Comprising of St Peters Street and St Nicholas Street, it is one of the main thoroughfares that run from Ipswich town centre to the Waterfront.

The Saints is fast becoming a fashionable, busy and diverse community containing an assortment of flourishing retail, restaurant and office businesses which attract a steadily growing number of tourists and local people. It is the ideal place to take friends and family to shop in the many varied and unique retail businesses where you can choose from antique books and furniture, through to modern designer fashion and charming vintage items.

You may like to take the opportunity to pamper yourself in the many choices of hair, beauty and fitness establishments or just relax and socialize with friends in one of the numerous restaurants and wine bars which provide an eclectic range of food and drink, from local to international, and to suit all taste buds.

If you are looking to settle in this picturesque area there are one of many estate agents where you can pick out the home of your dreams, whether it be on one of the main routes to or actually on the waterfront.

You might like to visit St Peter’s Church, sited between the The Saints and the Waterfront, which houses a music, arts and heritage centre offering a range of musical events and craft fairs, as well as the chance to explore the centre and immerse yourself in the renowned Ipswich Millennium Tapestries.

Around the corner on Cromwell Square is St Nicholas Church and Sanctuary. Believed to be the resting place of Wolsey’s parents, it also exhibits Saxon stone carvings which are almost certainly from the previous church ‘St. Michael’s’ which was on this site.

The hustle and bustle of The Saints is amplified when the popular ‘St Peter’s Street Vintage & Craft Market’ visits on the occasional weekend and offers range of art and design, craft and vintage. The Saints has also become a popular stomping ground on an evening as it is considered by visitors and locals to be the stylish and fashionable place to be.
By Kathie Jones, Historic Ipswich (UK)