Saxmundham is a Town in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Saxmundham

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

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

Nature Reserves to visit near Saxmundham include Lopham Fen.

Ickworth is a great place to visit close to Saxmundham if you like historic buildings.

Elveden is a great place to visit close to Saxmundham if you like villages.

The area around Saxmundham's best historic monuments can be found at Elveden Monument.

Saxmundham History

There are some historic monuments around Saxmundham:

• Ringwork known as Castle Yard
• Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons
• Moat Farm moated site, 650m west of Goodwyns Farm
• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
• South Grange medieval monastic grange
• Church Common round barrows
• Bowl barrow in Cottage Wood, 800m north-east of Rendlesham Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
• College and Franciscan nunnery, water control features and formal garden remains at Bruisyard Hall
• Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site
• Moated site at Lymball's Farm
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
• Remains of Sibton Abbey
• Moated site and ponds 180m north west of Hill Farm
• North Grange moated site
• Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green