Heathrow Airport 1 hr 56
St. Mary S Church Bury St Edmunds (13 min.) operating church with elaborate architecture remodeled from its medieval norman origins. Kentwell Hall (28 min.) red brick stately home hosting historical re-enactments and events with parkland gardens and farm. National Trust - Melford Hall (24 min.) tudor manor house once owned by the family of beatrix potter with a tearoom and extensive gardens. Nowton Park (15 min.) lush peaceful park in the countryside with walking trails football fields a maze & a play area. Clare Castle Country Park Trust (20 min.) riverside park with various historical structures including castle remains plus ponds & paths. Newmarket Rowley Mile Course (29 min.) large upmarket spot with 2 race courses and lots of history plus 2 restaurants and concert events. West Stow Anglo Saxon Village (22 min.) open-air living-history museum with a reconstructed 5th7th c. village visitor centre & cafe. St Edmundsbury Cathedral (13 min.) 16th-century anglican church built on a medieval site plus notable stained glass crypt and font. Ickworth House (Park and Gardens) national trust-owned property with an ornate domed rotunda and extensive art and silver collection. Palace House National Heritage Centre For Horseracing U0026 Sporting Art (26 min.) family-friendly venue embracing fine/decorative art social history archive material and photos. Gainsborough S House (32 min.) museum covering gainsborough s early portraiture and landscapes later works furniture and effects. Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens (13 min.) ruins of a benedictine abbey including precinct walls the great gate and church dating from 1020. Palace House (25 min.) horse racing museum art and art museum Moyse S Hall Museum (15 min.) museum since 1899 in a medieval building charting the town s early history & hosting events. Abbey Gardens (14 min.) park featuring formal gardens ruins sports facilities an aviary light refreshments & toilets. |