Belstead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Belstead

There are great places to visit near Belstead including some great fens, nature reserves, historic buildings, villages and historic monuments.

Belstead is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,

The area around Belstead's best nature reserves can be found at Lopham Fen.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Belstead like Ickworth.

Belstead is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

Places near Belstead feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Belstead History

There are some historic monuments around Belstead:

• Enclosure E of Nether Hall
• Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
• Site of Old St Mary's Church
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Mistley Towers
• Offton Castle
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Dodnash Priory (site of)
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane