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Great Livermere view

Great Livermere (2 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N)

It is mostly noted for Ampton Water, home to a wealth of wildlife, and for its ancient church dedicated to St.Peter which has an interesting thatched roof covering its Norman nave...

'Pretty in Pink' Woolpit, Suffolk

Woolpit (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction E)

Woolpit has a pleasant medieval village centre around which are spread a variety of pretty cottages and attractive houses...

The Church of Sts Peter and Paul in Lavenham

Lavenham (151 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction S)

Considered to be Britain's best preserved medieval village, Lavenham, with its wonderful clusters of fine Tudor houses offering the visitor a glimpse of just how a prosperous wool.....

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Mildenhall (5 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction NW)

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Melford Hall

Long Melford (58 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Long Melford lies in the heart of the beautiful valley of the Stour River...

The Centre of Newmarket, Suffolk, with clock tower visible in the distance.

Newmarket (93 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (13.2 miles, 21.3 km, direction W)

You can hardly drive through this handsome town without seeing some reminder that the history of the town..

St Mary's Church, Great Bradley, Suffolk

Great Bradley (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction SW)

This is a spacious, well spread out village occupying a rural landscape between the Suffolk town's of Newmarket and Haverhill...

The water meadows with cattle.  Sudbury, Suffolk

Sudbury (21 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

Sudbury is an ancient market town full of evocative memories. It was the birthplace of Gainsborough one of England's greatest painters...

Brook Cottage, Kedington, Suffolk

Kedington (8 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction SW)

The Stour Valley footpath leads into Kedington which has several eye catching focal points, including a pretty arched bridge spanning the river and a lovely 18th-century watermill...

St Andrews Church a Ruin, at Roudham, Norfolk

Roudham (1 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NE)

This is a delightful village set in the famous Brecks. It is a lovely place for country lovers, offering miles of attractive country walks...

Kersey

Kersey (18 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction SE)

Quintessentially English village of a style for which Suffolk is renowned. Winding streets full of exquisite properties, some dating back to Tudor times...

Castle Hedingham village, Essex

Castle Hedingham (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Essex (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction S)

Set in enchanting border countryside where the fine old counties of Suffolk and Essex meet, lies the delightful village of Castle Hedingham which has pleasant buildings and an historic castle to explore...

St. Peters and St Pauls Church Eye

Eye (16 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction E)

Eye is one of our smallest towns. Centuries ago it was an island town to which King John granted a charter in 1205...

St. Marys Church, Diss

Diss (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction NE)

Diss is a beautiful old market town built around the edge of a six acre lake...

The Church of St Mary Magdalene in Debenham

Debenham (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (19.5 miles, 31.4 km, direction E)

The pretty properties that boarder the pavements of Debenham's wide main street as it rises towards its parish church, perfectly epitomise the look of a traditional Suffolk village...

Nayland, Suffolk

Nayland (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction S)

The heady beauty of Suffolk has been the inspiration of artist's for centuries and the village of Nayland, in the hear of Constable country is no exception...

Halstead Mill on The Causeway

Halstead (2 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (21.2 miles, 34.1 km, direction S)

This busy little town lies surrounded by delightful Essex countryside. It is perhaps best known for the beautiful old white weatherboarded three-story mill built on the banks of the River Colne in the 18th century...

Ely Cathedral

Ely (160 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Cambridgeshire (22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction NW)

The early life of Ely began with a monastry and town situated on an island in the midst of a vast expanse of marshland in the middle of the Fens...

Under the Orwell Bridge

Ipswich (92 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction SE)

This is a town that can trace its history back to the Stone-Age, it has been a successive settlement throughout the ages and has been populated by settlers from the Iron-Age,.....

John Constable's former studio at East Bergholt, Suffolk

East Bergholt (19 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (22.4 miles, 36.1 km, direction SE)

This enchanting village gained lasting fame as Constable's birth place. It also has a very unusual medieval bell cage...

Recommended attractions near Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds - The beautiful Abbey Gardens and St Edmundsbury Cathedral

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (18 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

Started in 1503, and now complete after over 500 years (2005) with the addition of a central tower...

Lavenham Guildhall. Lavenham, Suffolk

Lavenham Guildhall (11 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction S)

Built by Corpus Christi, Lavenham's Guildhall is a magnificent 16th century timber-framed tudor building, now maintained by The.....

Melford Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk

Melford Hall (19 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction S)

The octagonal towers with their stately onion domes rise above this russet brick building towards the broad Suffolk skies. .....

Brandon Country Park, Brandon, Suffolk.

Brandon Country Park (2 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction N)

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Dedham Vale, Suffolk

Dedham Vale (21 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction S)

Dedham Vale is also known as "Constable Country", it is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), and the place.....

Newmarket Racecourse 2003

Newmarket Racecourse (4 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction W)

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Interior of  Hedingham Castle, Essex  26/8/2002

Hedingham Castle (24 Pictures)

(17.9 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)

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Eye Castle Old Wall

Eye Castle (2 Pictures)

(19.0 miles, 30.6 km, direction E)

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A man and his dogs

Anglesey Abbey (49 Pictures)

(20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction W)

This attractive house was formerly a priory of Augustinian canons, founded around 1135. It's name does not relate to the island.....

Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely Cathedral (142 Pictures)

(21.9 miles, 35.2 km, direction NW)

Sitting majestically above the River Ouse, Ely cathedral presents an awesome sight with its towers sweeping 217 feet towards an.....

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich (2 Pictures)

(22.2 miles, 35.7 km, direction SE)

This stunning red brick Elizabethan house was built in 1548 for a wealthy merchant with cultural leanings, therefore it is.....

Oliver Cromwell's house at Ely, Cambridgeshire

Oliver Cromwell's House (4 Pictures)

(22.3 miles, 35.9 km, direction NW)

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) was Lord Protector of England from 1653 until 1658. For the years spanning 1636 to 1647 Cromwell and.....

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(22.8 miles, 36.7 km, direction SE)

The Dedham Art & Craft Centre is situated in the heart of Constable Country, on the North Essex/Suffolk border. In this.....

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(23.7 miles, 38.1 km, direction SE)

Standing on the River Stour beneath the wonderful open Suffolk sky, Flatford Mill, one of the 18th century water-mills owned by.....

Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (10 Pictures)

(25.7 miles, 41.4 km, direction SW)

Very little remains of Saffron Walden Castle, but what is here is well worth seeing for it is a fine example of a Norman.....

Saffron Walden Museum, Saffron Walden, Essex

Saffron Walden Museum (6 Pictures)

(25.7 miles, 41.4 km, direction SW)

This is the second oldest purpose-built museum in the country. It occupies a gracious russet brick building in an enclosed.....

Gates at Bridge End Gardens

Bridge End Gardens (15 Pictures)

(25.7 miles, 41.4 km, direction SW)

These perfectly laid out gardens were started in the mid 18th century by Atkinson Francis Gibson. They are particularly noted.....

Audley End House, Saffron Walden, Essex

Audley End (133 Pictures)

(26.5 miles, 42.6 km, direction SW)

Once, centuries ago in the days of Henry VIII a Benedictine Abbey stood here. A casualty of King's Dissolution caused by his.....


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