Friston is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Friston

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

The area around Friston's best fens can be found at Lopham Fen.

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Friston include Ickworth.

There are a number of villages near to Friston including Elveden.

Elveden Monument is a great place to visit close to Friston if you like historic monuments.

Friston History

There are some historic monuments around Friston:

• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
• Church Common round barrows
• North Grange moated site
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
• Moated site at Lymball's Farm
• Slaughden Martello tower
• Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park
• Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box
• Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green
• Chapel of St James' Leper Hospital, Dunwich
• Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons
• Remains of Sibton Abbey
• South Grange medieval monastic grange
• Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
• Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
• Moat Farm moated site, 650m west of Goodwyns Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation