East Anglia Travel Guide & Heritage Tourism

Historic Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk

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Find historic places to visit and stay in East Anglia. Explore Constable Country - the landscape that inspired one of England's great artists. From the historic cities of Cambridge and Norwich to idyllic Suffolk villages with their picturesque cottages, East Anglia has something for everyone to enjoy.

Major East Anglia Historic Attractions
St Edmunds Abbey, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Top Heritage-Rated

Wiggenhall, St Mary's Church   Heritage Rating
Thornham Parva, St Mary's Church   Heritage Rating
Ufford, St Mary of the Assumption Church   Heritage Rating
Blythburgh, Holy Trinity Church   Heritage Rating
Walsingham Abbey   Heritage Rating

Abbeys and Monasteries
Bury St Edmunds
Crowland Abbey
Leiston Abbey
Castle Acre Priory
Ramsey Abbey
Thetford Priory

all abbeys in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

Cambridge University
University Travel Guide
Kings College Chapel

Castles
Baconsthorpe
Castle Acre
Castle Rising
Framlingham
Hedingham Castle
Orford Castle
Norwich Castle

all castles in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

Churches & Cathedrals
Blythburgh
Bury St Edmunds, St Mary's
Ely Cathedral
Framlingham
Norwich Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral

all historic churches in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

Countryside
Norfolk Broads National Park
North Norfolk Heritage Coast
Peddar's Way / Norfolk Coast Path
The East Anglian Fens
Wicken Fen

Historic Houses
Anglesey Abbey
Audley End
Blickling Hall
Felbrigg Hall Holkham Hall
Ickworth
Kentwell Hall
Melford Hall
Oxburgh Hall
Wimpole Hall

all historic houses in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

Gardens
Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
Peckover House

all gardens in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk

Historic Buildings
Flatford Bridge Cottage

Museums
Duxford Air Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum

all museums in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

Ancient Britain
Grimes Graves -prehistoric mines
Sutton Hoo - Saxon ship burial

All ancient sites in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk

East Anglia Accommodation
Editor's picks - Top 5 reasons to visit East Anglia
Oliver Cromwell's House, Ely 1. Punting on the River Cam - it's harder than it looks!
2.
Choral performances at King's College, Cambridge
3.
The extraordinary octagonal tower at Ely Cathedral
4.
The stark beauty of the Fens
5.
Fields of saffron in bloom


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Quintrell Downs (Self catering)
Penn-An-Vownder, Quintrell Downs

Penn-An-Vownder

This ground-floor cottage rests in Quintrell Downs, Cornwall and can sleep six people in three bedrooms.
Sleeps 6

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Gorran Haven (Self catering)
Garden House, Gorran Haven

Garden House

A stunning detached cottage situated within the village of Gorran Haven, it houses three bedrooms and can sleep up to six people.
Sleeps 6

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