Bradfield Woods

#3642 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Bradfield Woods is an 81.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket in Suffolk. The site is in three separate blocks, the adjoining Felsham Hall and Monkspark Woods, and the much smaller separate Hedge Wood and Chensil Grove. Felsham Hall and Monkspark Woods are designated a 63.3 National Nature Reserve, also called Bradfield Woods, and are managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. ()

Elevation: 302 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°10'56"N, 0°49'29"E

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Nearby attractions include: St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Abbey Gardens, The Nutshell, St Peter and St Paul's Church.

6.2 miNW
Place of worship dating from 9th century
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds
160 min walk • St Edmundsbury Cathedral is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
6.2 miNW
Remains of a grand Benedictine monastery
Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds
159 min walk • The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England, until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. It is in the town that grew up around it, Bury St Edmunds in the county of Suffolk, England.
6.4 miNW
Nightlife
The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds
164 min walk • The Nutshell is a pub in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, that until 2016 claimed to be the smallest pub in Britain, although this claim was challenged by several others, including the Smiths Arms at Godmanstone and the Lakeside Inn in Southport.
5.4 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham
138 min walk • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Lavenham, Suffolk. It is a notable wool church and regarded as one of the finest examples of Late Perpendicular Gothic architecture in England.
6.2 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Historical place
St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds
157 min walk • St Mary's Church is the civic church of Bury St Edmunds and is one of the largest parish churches in England. It claims to have the second longest aisle, and the largest West Window of any parish church in the country. It was part of the abbey complex and originally was one of three large churches in the town.
4.8 miNW
Park
Nowton Park, Bury St Edmunds
122 min walk • Nowton Park is a park in Nowton, Suffolk, England.
6.4 miNW
City hall
Bury St Edmunds Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
163 min walk • Bury St Edmunds Guildhall is a municipal building in the Guildhall Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It is a Grade I listed building.
5.1 miS
Historical place, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Lavenham Guildhall, Lavenham
130 min walk • Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It is Grade I listed.
5.3 miS
Historical place, Military base, Monastery
Lavenham Priory, Lavenham
136 min walk • Lavenham Priory is a 13th-century Grade I listed building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. Aubrey de Vere I was the Lord of the Manor, according to the Domesday Book of 1086. In the early 13th Century De Vere gifted the property to an Order of Benedictine Monks.
4.7 miSW
Church
All Saints' Church
119 min walk • The Parish Church of All Saints' Lawshall, is an Anglican church in the village of Lawshall, Suffolk, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. The church is located in between Lawshall Hall and All Saints CEVCP Primary School.
5 miE
52°11'28"N • 0°56'28"E
Stowmarket Golf Shop, Stowmarket
127 min walk • Golf, Shopping, Outdoor activities