Nacton is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Nacton

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

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

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

Ickworth is one of Nacton's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Nacton.

Don't miss Elveden's villages if visiting the area around Nacton.

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

Nacton History

There are some historic monuments around Nacton:

• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• The Harwich Treadwheel Crane
• Enclosure E of Nether Hall
• Martello tower (M)
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Bowl barrow 155m east of Sheep Drift Farm
• Martello tower (L)
• Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner
• Playford Hall moated site
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Shotley Battery
• Bowl barrow and pill box 450m north west of Sheep Drift Farm
• Bowl barrow in Portal Avenue
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 750m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification
• Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings
• Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Harwich High Lighthouse
• The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway
• Bowl barrow 820m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill
• Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Landguard Fort and associated field works
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• The Harwich Redoubt
• Bowl barrow in Birch Grove, Martlesham Heath
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Bowl barrow 180m ENE of Sheep Drift Farm
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Harwich Low Lighthouse
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath.
• Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary
• Pole Hill bowl barrow
• Moated site at Abbey Farm
• Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner
• Martello tower at western end of sea front
• Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs Corner
• Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 1200m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Boot Street Bridge
• Bowl barrow on Waldringfield Heath, 150m south of Heath Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall