Out & about

Things to Do Locally


The Bull Inn hotel and restaurant is in Barton Mills, is just two miles from Mildenhall in rural Suffolk, East Anglia. We are conveniently located just off the A11 on the Cambridgeshire / Suffolk borders, and tucked neatly into the village of Barton Mills is the historic 16th century coaching inn of the Olde Bull Inn.

Barton Mills is a delightful location to unwind and is excellently located, equidistant to NewmarketBury St EdmundsThetford and Ely. A little further on, you have Cambridge and Norwich.

Mildenhall, Suffolk

Mildenhall is a small market town in Suffolk. The town is near the A11. The large Royal Air Force base, RAF Mildenhall, is located immediately north of the town. Mildenhall centres on a market place with a 16th century hexagonal market cross and town pump. The town’s market is held here on every Friday. The Mildenhall Museum in the centre of the town contains displays of local history and wildlife, the history of the RAF base.

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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Things to do in and around Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

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Newmarket, Suffolk

Newmarket is a market town in Suffolk, famous because of its connection with race horses and horse racing at Newmarket Racecourse. It is the largest racehorse training centre in Britain, and home to several horseracing institutions. The town has two race courses situated on Newmarket Heath, these are the Rowley Mile and the July Course. The two courses are separated by the Devil’s Dyke.

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Thetford, Suffolk

Enjoy your music event, and come and stay in our boutique hotel afterwards.

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Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely is a historic small city in the fens. About 15 miles away from The Bull Inn, Barton Mills.

Ely is full of charm and beauty and home to one of the most magnificent cathedrals in England. Nestled in the heart of the magical Fens.

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Cambridge is an amazing town and if you haven’t been there, you should visit – it’s just 20 minutes from The Bull Inn, Barton Mills.

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