Dominated by its somewhat controversial Victorian flint and brick Town Hall commissioned in 1857 by E B Lamb, the town of Eye was until the 1970s the smallest borough in the country and whilst retaining a compact feel, rivals many of the county's centres for shops, amenities places of interest. Recent spurts in population may see a step change in the town’s future development.

Nonetheless it still remains a place of historical and architectural interest. It even boasts a castle keep built on the site of the Eye Castle which possibly dates back to the eleventh Century.

The magnificent fifteenth century Church of St Peter and St Paul is featured in the Churches and Chapels section of “Days Out in Suffolk” available from Mid Suffolk Tourist Information Centre.

Just beside the Church is the Guild Hall which again dates back to the 1400’s. The Guild’s activities could still be said to be alive represented by enthusiastic members of Eye Arts Guild www.eyesuffolk.org/eyeartsguild.

The town is twinned with Pouzauges in France (see the Twinning page) and this promotes links to continental tourism. There is no official Tourist Office in Eye, although McColls newsagent and convenience store keeps an array of leaflets which are available to tourists including “Eye Suffolk, A Tourist Guide”, “Heart of Suffolk Treasures”, “Eye Cycle Route” and the “Eye Town Trail”.