Thorpeness is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Thorpeness postcode: IP16 4NP

Retail in Thorpeness

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

Places near Thorpeness feature a number of interesting fens including Lopham Fen.

Don't miss Lopham Fen's nature reserves if visiting the area around Thorpeness.

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Thorpeness like Ickworth.

Thorpeness is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

Places near Thorpeness feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Elveden Monument.

Thorpeness History

There are some historic monuments around Thorpeness:

• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation
• Chapel of St James' Leper Hospital, Dunwich
• Slaughden Martello tower
• Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green
• Greyfriars, Dunwich
• Maison Dieu (or Hospital of the Holy Trinity), Dunwich
• Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House
• Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
• Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box