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Recommended Towns & Villages near Melton

St. Johns Church, Woodbridge

Woodbridge (59 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction SW)

Many of the houses that surround the old Market square round which this Port has grown are exceedingly attractive and of major historical interest...

Sutton Church. Sutton, Suffolk

Sutton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SE)

Sutton is an old village overlooking the waters of the River Debden as it makes its way towards the sea...

Ornate Tomb 1614

Framlingham (65 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Suffolk (8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

Pleasant Suffolk market town with narrow winding streets showing beautiful colour-washed cottages beneath red-tile hung roofs - the best place to see these is in the area around Market Hill...

Snape Church

Snape (26 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Suffolk (8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction NE)

Snape is not simply unique for its beautiful location at the head of the River Alde, it is also unique as a village with an international reputation for music...

Ancient Church in Ipswich Town Centre

Ipswich (92 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SW)

This is a town that can trace its history back to the Stone-Age, it has been a successive settlement throughout the ages and has been populated by settlers from the Iron-Age,.....

Orford Castle

Orford (26 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Suffolk (8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction E)

Orford retains a tranquil atmosphere, it is ideal for people wishing for a relaxing time just messing around in boats, crabbing, walking, bird-watching, or just to sit, soak up the peaceful charm of the place whilst enjoying wonderful views...

The Church of St Mary Magdalene in Debenham

Debenham (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Suffolk (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NW)

The pretty properties that boarder the pavements of Debenham's wide main street as it rises towards its parish church, perfectly epitomise the look of a traditional Suffolk village...

Aldeburgh, Suffolk - October 2005

Aldeburgh (115 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Suffolk (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction E)

Aldeburgh is a seaside retreat with boundless charm. The history of the resort quite possibly reaches back to Saxon times, certainly during the Middle Ages it was a prosperous port and later it became known as a fishing centre...

Harwich

Harwich (92 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S)

The great seafarers of centuries have left the shores of England, these include Raleigh, Drake, Frobisher and Admiral Lord Nelson, all of whom brought glory for England...

Dovercourt lighthouse at dawn, Essex.

Dovercourt (54 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction S)

These days Dovercourt is part of Harwich, it operates as a coastal resort town with a pleasant sandy beach backed by a sea wall. The beach has been awarded the E.U. Blue Flag indicating its cleanliness and safety for families with children...

Alms Houses

Thorpeness (28 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction NE)

Thorpeness's quaint village sign gives the visitor some hint of the surprises to come, it depicts the House in the Clouds and Windmill, for which the village is most noted...

High Street, Yoxford

Yoxford (30 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

Delightfully situated close to the meandering River Yox, this lovely village was once an important stagepost on the road between London and Yarnmouth...

Sizewell Beach, Suffolk

Sizewell (10 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction NE)

In latter day history Sizewell is perhaps best known for the huge nuclear power stations built here in the 1960's...

Mistley Church, Essex

Mistley (19 Pictures)

in the county of Essex (15.6 miles, 25.1 km, direction SW)

Mistley lies on the south bank of the River Stour not far from Manningtree, to which it is joined via a tree-lined walk along the river which is oddly called The Walls...

Manningtree

Manningtree (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction SW)

The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses...

St Mary's Chuch, East Bergholt, Suffolk

East Bergholt (19 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

This enchanting village gained lasting fame as Constable's birth place. It also has a very unusual medieval bell cage...

A personal memorial in the town centre

Eye (16 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction NW)

Eye is one of our smallest towns. Centuries ago it was an island town to which King John granted a charter in 1205...

In the garden of Willy Lotts cottage

Flatford (54 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.2 miles, 27.6 km, direction SW)

On arrival in Flatford there is little to prepare you for its overwhelming beauty, but you should not be surprised, for this after all is Constable Country, an area made famous by the great landscape painter and which features in so many of his pictures...

Kersey, very old Church of Holy Virgin

Kersey (18 Pictures)

in the county of Suffolk (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction W)

Quintessentially English village of a style for which Suffolk is renowned. Winding streets full of exquisite properties, some dating back to Tudor times...

A picture of Dedham

Dedham (34 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Essex (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SW)

There are two things that immediately strike you about this enchanting village, the first is the opulence of the beautiful 15th-century church, and the second is the fascinating view of the River Stour, which, like the church, has featured in Constable paintings...

Recommended attractions near Melton

Sutton Hoo Exhibition

Sutton Hoo (25 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.6 km)

Sutton Hoo can be found amongst the marshy creeks and reedy rivers of Suffolk. It is perhaps most famous as the setting of one.....

North Front of Glemham Hall, Suffolk

Glemham Hall (1 Pictures)

(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction NE)

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Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich, Suffolk

Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich (2 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction SW)

This stunning red brick Elizabethan house was built in 1548 for a wealthy merchant with cultural leanings, therefore it is.....

Orford Castle, Suffolk

Orford Castle (5 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction E)

Orford Castle stands guard over the coast from a high vantage position above the River Alde. It was built by Henry II in the.....

Framlingham Castle

Framlingham Castle (10 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction N)

On reaching the curve of Market Hill a quaint, colourful sign proclaims to the visitor that you have arrived in the pretty market.....

Transport Arrives!

Orford Ness Nature Reserve (9 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.1 km, direction E)

Visitors to this lovely town wishing to see the Nature Reserve have to catch a ferry from Orford Quay. The reserve is the.....

A picture of Landguard Fort, Felixstowe

Landguard Fort, Felixstowe (15 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction S)

Landguard Fort lies off the southern end of Felixstowe. The first fort was built here by Henry VIII in the 1540's to guard the.....

The Moot Hall, Aldeburgh Museum, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.

The Moot Hall Museum (1 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction E)

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Leiston Abbey

Leiston Abbey (14 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)

These are the evocative remains of an abbey founded when the order of the land was God first, followed by King and country. The.....

Willie Lott's Cottage, Flatford Mill, Suffolk

Flatford Mill (52 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SW)

Standing on the River Stour beneath the wonderful open Suffolk sky, Flatford Mill, one of the 18th century water-mills owned by.....

Eye Castle Old Wall

Eye Castle (2 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NW)

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The Naze Tower at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Built in 1721 by Trinity House

The Naze Tower (3 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.4 km, direction S)

Built above colourful fossil rich cliffs by Trinity House in 1721, the Naze Tower rises 85 feet into the air and affords visitors.....

Dedham Art and Craft Centre

Dedham Art and Craft Centre (1 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SW)

The Dedham Art & Craft Centre is situated in the heart of Constable Country, on the North Essex/Suffolk border. In this.....

Beth Chatto Gardens, May 2001

Beth Chatto Gardens (22 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction SW)

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Colchester

Colchester Castle (21 Pictures)

(23.5 miles, 37.8 km, direction SW)

Colchester is an ancient town situated on the site where a Roman city once stood. It is most famous for its massive Norman.....

St. Botolphs Priory in Colchester

St. Botolph's Priory (3 Pictures)

(24.2 miles, 39.0 km, direction SW)

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Colchester zoo,Leopard

Colchester Zoo (129 Pictures)

(24.5 miles, 39.4 km, direction SW)

Colchester Zoo, located in Essex, England, is renowned as one of the leading zoological parks in the United Kingdom. Established.....


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