The Railway Walks, Lavenham

Name: The Railway Walks
Address: Lavenham, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Lavenham

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The Railway Walks is a 25.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve which runs along parts of a former railway line between Sudbury and Lavenham in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Suffolk County Council. ()

Elevation: 249 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°5'60"N, 0°48'0"E

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Lavenham United Kingdom

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The Railway Walks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kentwell Hall, St Peter and St Paul's Church, Holy Trinity Church, Sudbury Baptist Church.

3.4 miW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Kentwell Hall, Long Melford
88 min walk • Kentwell Hall is a stately home in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It includes the hall, outbuildings, a rare-breeds farm and gardens. Most of the current building facade dates from the mid-16th century, but the origins of Kentwell are much earlier, with references in the Domesday Book of 1086.
0.6 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham
15 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.
3.5 miW
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
89 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is one of 310 medieval English churches dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
5.5 miSW
Monastery
Sudbury Baptist Church, Sudbury
140 min walk • The Dominican Priory of Sudbury or Sudbury Priory, was a medieval priory of the Dominican Order, also known as the Order of Friar Preachers or "Black Friars", in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
3.5 miW
Historical place, Museum, Architecture
Melford Hall, Long Melford
89 min walk • Melford Hall is a stately home in the village of Long Melford, Suffolk, England. Since 1786 it has been the seat of the Parker Baronets and is still lived in by the Hyde Parker family. Since 1960 it has been owned by the National Trust.
5.1 miSW
City hall
Sudbury Town Hall, Sudbury
131 min walk • Sudbury Town Hall is a municipal building in Gaol Lane in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Sudbury Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
0.8 miN
Historical place, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Lavenham Guildhall, Lavenham
20 min walk • Lavenham Guildhall is a timber-framed municipal building in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. It is Grade I listed.
0.5 miN
Historical place, Military base, Monastery
Lavenham Priory, Lavenham
14 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.
5.2 miSW
History museum, Art museum, Museum
Gainsborough's House, Sudbury
134 min walk • Gainsborough's House is the birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough. It is now a museum and gallery, located at 46 Gainsborough Street in Sudbury, Suffolk, England.
5 miNW
Church
All Saints' Church
128 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.
5.1 miSW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Peter's Church, Sudbury
131 min walk • St Peter's Church, Sudbury is a former Anglican church in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, which now serves as a cultural venue. The building 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to The Railway Walks?

Nearby attractions include Lavenham Priory, Lavenham (14 min walk), St Peter and St Paul's Church, Lavenham (15 min walk), Lavenham Guildhall, Lavenham (20 min walk).

The Railway Walks, Lavenham

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The Railway Walks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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