Brandon is a Town in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Brandon

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

Don't miss Lopham Fen's fens if visiting the area around Brandon.

Lopham Fen is one of Brandon's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Brandon.

Don't miss Ickworth's historic buildings if visiting the area around Brandon.

The area close to Brandon boasts some of the best villages including Elveden.

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

Brandon History

There are some historic monuments around Brandon:

• Two bowl barrows north-west of Waterend Farm
• Bowl barrow 990m south west of Cranhouse Farm
• Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath
• Devil's Dyke (Fossdyke or Fendyke)
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation
• Leylands Farm Romano-British site, Hockwold
• Remains of shrunken village E of Hockwold Hall
• Bell barrow known as White Hill
• Bowl barrow at Mound Plantation
• Old Keeper's Lodge W of High Lodge Farm
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Little Lodge Farm
• Bowl barrow known as John Mann's Clump
• Village cross 270m north west of St Andrew's Church
• Roman building E of Fengate Farm
• Two bowl barrows east of Dale Hole Plantation, 480m north of Pump House
• Bowl barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 770m north west of Field Barn
• Earthworks in Little Ouse Valley
• Bowl barrow known as Blood Hill with associated remains of a boundary bank
• Bowl barrow in Lynnroad Covert, 870m south east of Heath Farm
• Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow
• Weeting Castle moated site and 12th century manor house with post-medieval ice house
• Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 810m north west of Field Barn
• Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon
• St Peter's Church, remains of
• Caston Hall, site of
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 760m west of Pilgrims' Walk
• Two bowl barrows 560m east of Emily's Wood
• Bowl barrow 100m south east of Woodcock Cottage
• Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well
• Village cross, 90m north east of St James's Church
• Bowl barrow on north west edge of Gibson's Slip, 220m north west of Gate Lodge
• Pepper Hill bowl barrow, 400m north east of Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow at Slave's Hill
• Bowl barrow known as How Hill, east of Heronfield Belt
• Santon moated site and associated medieval settlement
• Hurst Fen Neolithic site
• Bowl barrow 700m north west of High Lodge
• Thetford Warren Lodge
• Bowl barrow 380m south west of Santon House
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 650m west of Pilgrims' Walk
• West Tofts deserted village