Rushmere is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Rushmere

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

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

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

Rushmere is near some unmissable historic buildings like Ickworth,

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

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

Rushmere History

There are some historic monuments around Rushmere:

• Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath
• Moated site of Old Berghersh House
• Bowl barrow in Birch Grove, Martlesham Heath
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Bowl barrow 155m east of Sheep Drift Farm
• Bowl barrow 820m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Moated site 200m west of Otley Hall
• Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Moated site at Redhouse Farm
• Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings
• Bowl barrow and pill box 450m north west of Sheep Drift Farm
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath.
• Moated site at Abbey Farm
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow in Portal Avenue
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Pole Hill bowl barrow
• Bowl barrow 750m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Baylham Roman site
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm
• Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner
• Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs Corner
• Boot Street Bridge
• Playford Hall moated site
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m 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
• Settlement site around St Botolph's Church
• Bowl barrow 180m ENE of Sheep Drift Farm
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• 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
• Motte castle known as The Mount, 440m south west of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street