Freston Tower

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Freston Tower is a six-storey red brick folly south of Ipswich, Suffolk in the village of Freston. It stands on the banks of the River Orwell. ()

Coordinates: 52°0'46"N, 1°10'20"E

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Freston Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orwell Bridge, Pipers Vale, Leighton Road Evangelical Church, Bridge Wood.

1 miN
Bridge
Orwell Bridge, Ipswich
27 min walk • The Orwell Bridge is a concrete box girder bridge just south of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. Opened to road traffic in 1982, the bridge carries the A14 road over the River Orwell.
1.2 miN
Park
Pipers Vale, Ipswich
31 min walk • Pipers Vale is a 19.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council. This site on the bank of the River Orwell is part of Orwell Country Park. Its diverse habitats include heath, reedbeds, scrub and alder carr.
1.2 miN
Church
Leighton Road Evangelical Church, Ipswich
32 min walk • Leighton Road Evangelical Church is a nonconformist independent evangelical church located on the Gainsborough estate, Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk.
0.7 miNE
Park
Bridge Wood, Ipswich
17 min walk • Bridge Wood is a 31 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council, and is part of Orwell Country Park.
1.2 miNE
Monastery
Alnesbourne Priory, Ipswich
32 min walk • Alnesbourne Priory, also known as Alnesbourn Priory, was a small Augustinian monastic house in the English county of Suffolk. It was located near Nacton to the south-east of Ipswich near to the River Orwell and the current route of the A14.
1.4 miNW
Park
Wherstead Park, Ipswich
35 min walk • Wherstead Park Mansion in Suffolk is a house of historical significance and is listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1792 for Sir Robert Harland by the famous architect Sir Jeffry Wyatville on the site of an older house. It was the residence of many notable people over the next two centuries.
1.3 miSE
Vernacular architecture
Woolverstone Hall, Ipswich
33 min walk • Woolverstone Hall is a large country house, now in use as a school and available at times as a function venue, located 5 miles south of the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is set in 80 acres on the banks of the River Orwell.

Freston Tower

Facts and practical information

Freston Tower plan & book

Freston Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Orwell Bridge, Ipswich

Pipers Vale, Ipswich

Leighton Road Evangelical Church, Ipswich

Bridge Wood, Ipswich

Alnesbourne Priory, Ipswich

Wherstead Park, Ipswich

Woolverstone Hall, Ipswich