Heathrow Airport 1 hr 48
Junction Road (8 min) Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve (24 min.) conservation area with a raised boardwalk over wetland habitat and rare species like hen harriers. Newmarket Rowley Mile Course (22 min.) large upmarket spot with 2 race courses and lots of history plus 2 restaurants and concert events. Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens (24 min.) ruins of a benedictine abbey including precinct walls the great gate and church dating from 1020. Palace House National Heritage Centre For Horseracing U0026 Sporting Art (17 min.) family-friendly venue embracing fine/decorative art social history archive material and photos. West Stow Anglo Saxon Village (15 min.) open-air living-history museum with a reconstructed 5th7th c. village visitor centre & cafe. Folly Road (10 min) Palace House (17 min.) horse racing museum art and art museum High Lodge (26 min.) play areas cycling & walking trails a cafe & tree canopy adventure course in national forest. Ickworth House (26 min.) national trust-owned property with an ornate domed rotunda and extensive art and silver collection. St Edmundsbury Cathedral (24 min.) 16th-century anglican church built on a medieval site plus notable stained glass crypt and font. Brandon Country Park (19 min.) Crossbills (10 min) The Stained Glass Museum (29 min.) collection of stained-glass panels from ancient to modern times plus glassmaking tools & materials. Thetford Forest (13 min.) forest cycling and camping Hampstead Avenue (10 min) Oliver Cromwell S House (30 min.) restored weather-boarded house and tourist centre charting cromwell s life in the 17th century. Moyse S Hall Museum (27 min.) museum since 1899 in a medieval building charting the town s early history & hosting events. |