Wednesday was supposed to be a lazy day, but I didn't want to sit in the hotel ALL day, so decided to go to the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Aspal. Only 30 mins drive from Ipswich and well worth it.  There was a display of flying owls and raptors: a Bateleur Eagle, a Lanner Falcon, a common buzzard and a Barn Owl. When the Bateleur Eagle was low-flying, I thought I was going to get my head scraped by the talons. He came a bit closer than I would have thought was safe. 
 
The various owls and raptors in their aviaries were fascinating, and they also had some slender tailed meerkats, and some ferrets, which were all very amusing . They also have an Owl Hospital which treats injured birds, mostly they are injured on the roads.