Theatres · East of England
The Pumphouse
In or near Snape.
The Pumphouse is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

Adrian S Pye — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Pumphouse is located in Suffolk, with the postcode IP15 5EU. It is accessible for wheelchair users. Entry details are not provided.
About
The Pumphouse is a working theatre in Suffolk, East of England. The site is within the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency. Postcode area IP15.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Alde-Ore Estuary SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
- Ramsar wetland: Alde-Ore Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The PumpHouse Theatre is a performing arts venue located in Killarney Park on the shore of Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. Established in the 1970s in a converted Edwardian water pumping station, it operates as a not-for-profit community theatre. The venue hosts a wide range of productions, including plays, musicals, Shakespearean performances, dance, comedy, concerts, and educational workshops. It is regarded as a significant cultural hub on Auckland’s North Shore, providing a platform for both professional and community-based performing arts groups.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The North Shore Theatre and Arts Trust (The Pumphouse Theatre) was established as a Registered Charitable Trust in 1971. Major fundraising began with the establishment of the annual "PumpHouse Picnics". The PumpHouse was converted to a theatre and arts centre, and opened in 1977 by Takapuna City Council Mayor Fred Thomas. Margaret Escott was a founding member of the trust board and was a writer and director. She wrote the play Saved that opened the theatre, a melodrama set in colonial Auckland. She died in the same year and it is said her ghost haunts the greenroom. The updated trust deed of the North Shore Theatre and Arts Trust, as filed in December 2018, states that the objectives of the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.1497, 1.5959
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Aldeburgh
- Postcode
- IP15 5EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Established
- 1906
Sources
- osm: w415138532 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The PumpHouse Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Pumphouse?
- The Pumphouse is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP15 5EU), in the parish of Aldeburgh.
- What is The Pumphouse?
- The Pumphouse is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Pumphouse?
- Drivers can use postcode IP15 5EU.
- When was The Pumphouse built?
- Built or established in 1906.
- Who owns The Pumphouse?
- The Pumphouse is owned by North Shore Theatre and Arts Trust (The Pumphouse Theatre).
- Is The Pumphouse a protected site?
- Yes — The Pumphouse is part of the Alde-Ore Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Pumphouse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP15 5EU. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.