Mid-Suffolk Light Railway, Debenham

Name: Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
Address: Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, IP14 5PW, Debenham, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Debenham

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The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway was a standard gauge railway intended to open up an agricultural area of central Suffolk; it took advantage of the reduced construction cost enabled by the Light Railways Act 1896. It was launched with considerable enthusiasm by local interests, and was to build a 50-mile network, but actual share subscription was weak, and the company over-reached its available financial resources. It opened 19 miles of route from Haughley to Laxfield in 1904 to goods traffic only, and income was poor, further worsening the company's financial situation. ()

Coordinates: 52°15'1"N, 1°7'7"E

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Wetheringsett, Stowmarket, IP14 5PWDebenham United Kingdom

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Mid-Suffolk Light Railway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Peter and St Mary, Museum of East Anglian Life, Eye Castle, St Mary.

6.7 miSW
Church
Church of St Peter and St Mary, Stowmarket
172 min walk • St Peter and St Mary's is an Anglican church in Stowmarket, Suffolk. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and the archdeaconry of Ipswich. Its earliest parts date from medieval times.
6.9 miSW
History museum, Museum, Science museum
Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket
176 min walk • The Food Museum, formerly the Museum of East Anglian Life, is a museum, located in Stowmarket, Suffolk, which specialises in presenting the agricultural history of East Anglia through a mixture of exhibits and living history demonstrations.
5 miN
Forts and castles
Eye Castle
128 min walk • Eye Castle is a motte and bailey medieval castle with a prominent Victorian addition in the town of Eye, Suffolk. Built shortly after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the castle was sacked and largely destroyed in 1265.
1.5 miW
Church
St Mary
39 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Mendlesham, Suffolk. The church is a grade I listed building.
4.4 miN
Church
St Mary's Church
113 min walk • St Mary's Church is a medieval church in Thornham Parva, Suffolk, England. Much of the fabric dates from the 12th century, and it is a Grade I listed building.
6.2 miSW
Park
Fen Alder Carr
158 min walk • Fen Alder Carr is a 1.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve south-east of Creeting St Peter in Suffolk. It is owned by Suffolk County Council. This site has diverse habitats, including open water, alder carr woodland and tall fen. There is a large rookery high in the trees, and there are other birds such as siskins, chaffinches and redpolls.
4.4 miS
52°11'19"N • 1°8'20"E
Suffolk Owl Sanctuary, Debenham
111 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Aquarium
5 miN
Park
The Pennings
127 min walk • The Pennings is a 2.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Eye in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Mid Suffolk District Council. This site on the east bank of the River Dove is managed as a hay meadow.
3.8 miS
Church
St Mary the Virgin's Church
96 min walk • St Mary the Virgin's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Stonham Parva, Suffolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
7.1 miSW
Museum, Windmill
Eastbridge Windpump, Stowmarket
182 min walk • Eastbridge Windpump is a smock mill at the Museum of East Anglian Life, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England which has been restored to working order.
5.3 miN
Monastery
Eye Priory, Eye
135 min walk • Eye Priory was a Benedictine Priory dedicated to St Peter in the town of Eye in the English county of Suffolk. It was founded by Robert Malet c. 1080 and originally an Alien Priory dependent on Bernay Abbey in Normandy.