Great Blakenham is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Great Blakenham

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

Lopham Fen is a great place to visit close to Great Blakenham if you like fens.

Places near Great Blakenham feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

Great Blakenham is near some unmissable historic buildings like Ickworth,

The area around Great Blakenham's best villages can be found at Elveden.

Great Blakenham is near some unmissable historic monuments like Elveden Monument,

Great Blakenham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Blakenham:

• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Baylham Roman site
• Moated site at The Old Rectory, 150m north east of Malting Farm
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• 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
• 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
• Offton Castle
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Chantry (site of)
• Moated site of Old Berghersh House