Iken is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Iken

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

There are a number of fens near to Iken including Lopham Fen.

Lopham Fen is a great place to visit close to Iken if you like nature reserves.

Historic Buildings to visit near Iken include Ickworth.

There are a several good villages in the area around Iken like Elveden.

Elveden Monument is one of Iken's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Iken.

Iken History

There are some historic monuments around Iken:

• Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park
• Slaughden Martello tower
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of a boundary bank in Rendlesham Forest, 1400m west of Valley Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green
• Church Common round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons
• Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest, 1300m west of Valley Farm
• Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box
• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation
• Orford Ness: the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment test buildings and associated structures
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
• Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site
• Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
• Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
• Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House