Heathrow Airport 1 hr 40
National Horse Racing Museum (9 min) Family-friendly venue embracing fine/decorative art, social history, archive material and photos. Moulton Packhorse Bridge (4 min) National Trust - Wicken Fen Nature Reserve (20 min) Conservation area with a raised boardwalk over wetland habitat and rare species like hen harriers. Suffolk Wildlife Trust (16 min) Nature reserve, lake, wildlife, and nature National Trust - Ickworth House, Park and Gardens (17 min) National Trust-owned property with an ornate, domed rotunda and extensive art and silver collection. St Edmundsbury Cathedral (14 min) 16th-century Anglican church built on a medieval site, plus notable stained glass, crypt and font. Newmarket Rowley Mile Course (12 min) Large, upmarket spot with 2 race courses and lots of history, plus 2 restaurants and concert events. Palace House (9 min) Remnant of King Charles II’s racing palace, exhibiting British sporting art from the 1600s onwards. Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens (14 min) Ruins of a Benedictine abbey including precinct walls, the great gate and church, dating from 1020. Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen (10 min) Moyse's Hall Museum (17 min) Museum since 1899, in a medieval building, charting the town's early history & hosting events. West Stow Anglo Saxon Village (15 min) Open-air living-history museum with a reconstructed 5th–7th c. village, visitor centre & cafe. Anglesey Abbey (19 min) Art-filled mansion and historic buildings in 98 acres of landscaped grounds filled with statuary. Chippenham Park Gardens (8 min) Abbey Gardens (14 min) Park featuring formal gardens, ruins, sports facilities, an aviary, light refreshments & toilets. |