Playford information

Playford lies in the picturesque Fynn Valley about midway between Ipswich to the South West and Woodbridge to the North East. The village is home to around 200 people, who share the tranquillity of the surrounding green valley, water meadows and ancient woodlands.

St Mary's Church stands sentinel on a small rise to the north east of the village, and in the churchyard there is a memorial to Thomas Clarkson, who once lived in the village and was the driving force behind the eventual successful campaign to outlaw slavery. Here too, is the grave of George Biddle Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal.

Playford’s Village Hall stands in the centre of the village and is used extensively for regular activities such as art classes and parent and toddler groups, and it is hired out for parties, wedding receptions and other events. Full details of the facilities and availability are available on the village hall website - click on link above.

The village playing field there has a well equipped children’s play area, built using money raised by the villagers, a football pitch, which host regular matches involving children from the village. The playing field also has a competition sized boules piste, built with the proceeds of local fundraising which is regularly used by the villagers and plays home to the local boules team.

Visitors to Playford comment upon its rural charm; although the centre of Ipswich or Woodbridge are only fifteen minutes away, Playford has the feel of a village that is further off the beaten track. The rural beauty is enjoyed by people walking along the valley, following the sign-posted Fynn Valley walks that link Playford with her close neighbouring villages, the Bealings, Culpho and Tuddenham.

Email list

We are compling a list of  emails for the inhabitants of Playford. If you are not on the list and would like to be added, please email Wendy - clerk to the Parish Council . The Parish Counil is governed by the GDPR guidlines which ensures that your email will not be disclosed to a third party. The email addresses will only be used to pass on information about village events,lost and found, items to pass on. It is a good way for the Parish Council to pass on information so please consider signing up.

If you do subscribe to the list, you will only receive mail from the Parsh Council clerk. Nothing is sent automatically without human checking. We also aim to send to you using the "BCC" (Blind Carbon Copy) field, so your email address is not publicised further.