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title: "Regus Franciscan House"
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# Regus Franciscan House

Franciscan House at 51 Princes Street is the kind of address people in Ipswich use as a reference point: a corner building the operator itself calls a landmark of the town, a short walk from the railway station and right on the edge of the regenerated Waterfront. Regus occupies the third and fourth floors, which have been refurbished into private offices, coworking offices and meeting rooms, with breakout areas, conference rooms and a videoconferencing studio.

The first thing to know is how people get here, because it is unusually well covered for a town-centre building. The centre has its own on-site parking and bicycle storage, several bus stops sit on the doorstep, and Ipswich station can be reached on foot. From the station, Greater Anglia trains run to London Liverpool Street, so a team can split the week between Suffolk and the capital without renting two offices. The listing also notes wheelchair access, surveillance cameras and a lounge area, which matters if clients or staff need step-free entry or you want a building that is monitored out of hours.

Ipswich is the county town of Suffolk and a port town with a long record in shipping, engineering and agricultural machinery. Today its offices are filled by financial and professional services, logistics and energy and telecoms firms, and the Waterfront around the Wet Dock has become a student and café quarter around the University of Suffolk. For a business that deals with this mix of clients, a central address matters more than a large floor plate, and a serviced office lets you have one without signing a conventional commercial lease.

Around the building there is plenty to fill a lunch break or an evening with a client. The operator lists Christchurch Park, Crown Pools, Portman Road stadium, Cineworld, St Peter's by the Waterfront arts centre and the New Wolsey Theatre, and the historic core around the Cornhill and the Buttermarket, where the Ancient House still shows its decorative plasterwork, is close by. It is a useful set of answers to the question every visitor asks: where can we go afterwards?

Who is it for? Franciscan House suits freelancers and consultants who want a professional address and a place to see clients, small and medium businesses that need a team office with a proper meeting room, regional managers of national companies, and branch offices of firms from abroad that need a UK presence in East Anglia, close to Felixstowe and the A14. The conference rooms and the videoconferencing studio also make it a practical venue for training days and board meetings. If you need a registered business address, ask the centre whether this is included in the package you choose.

There are things to check on a visit rather than assume. Ask which offices are free and on which floor, what the reception hours are, how many secure cycle spaces there are, and whether car parking is allocated or shared between tenants and visitors. The photographs on this page show the finish of the refurbished floors, but standing in the room tells you more about noise, light and size.

Because the offer combines parking, bicycle storage and a rail link, the centre also works for firms whose people commute from very different directions, from Felixstowe and the A14 corridor to the Suffolk and Norfolk villages served by the Greater Anglia network. That mix of staff travelling by car, bike and train is common in East Anglia, and few serviced offices in a town centre can accommodate all three so directly.

To get the current price for a private office or a desk and to arrange a viewing, submit an enquiry through CoworkingView and we will pass your requirements to the centre. Tell us how many people you are, whether you drive or travel by train and how long you need the space, and you will get a quote tailored to those answers.

- **Location:** Ipswich
- **Address:** Franciscan House, 51 Princes Street, Ipswich IP1 1UR
- **Operator:** Regus
- **Amenities:** Bikes Available, Reception, Purified Water, Ergonomic Chairs, Snacks, High-speed WiFi, Office Supplies, AC / Heating, Meeting Rooms, External Monitors, Lockers, Wheelchair Accessible, Printer / Scanner, Parking, Kitchenette, Lounge Area, Surveillance Cameras

## Pricing

- Private office at Regus Franciscan House, Ipswich (Private Office): £179/month

## Nearby transport

- St Clare House (bus, 1 min walk)
- AXA Offices (bus, 2 min walk)
- Willis Building (bus, 2 min walk)
- Portman Road (bus, 3 min walk)
- Ipswich (train, 8 min walk)

Source: https://coworkingview.com/en/workspace/regus-franciscan-house-ipswich