Attractions near The Compasses Cottage

Kentwell Hall and Gardens (5 Miles)* Kentwell Hall is a romantic, moated, mellow brick Tudor mansion in a tranquil parkland setting.

Melford Hall (6 Miles)* Melford Hall contains a wonderful family history and a treasury of fascinating memorabilia which makes this one of the finest stately homes in the East of England.

Melford Hall - A National Trust Property (6 Miles)* Melford Hall is a romantic turreted brick Tudor mansion near the green in the unspoilt village of Long Melford.

Ickworth House, Park & Garden (7 Miles)* Ickworth is one of the most unusual and most surprising of National Trust properties, an elegant Italianate house and gardens set within spectacular English parkland.

Pakenham Watermill (8 Miles)* The parish of Pakenham is unique in Britain in having both a working water mill and a working windmill.

Little Hall (8 Miles)* Little Hall is a late 14th Century Hall House on the main square, it mirrors the history of Lavenham over the centuries. It was built in the 1390s as a family house and workplace.

Lavenham Guildhall (8 Miles)* This early 16th-century timber-framed building overlooks and dominates the town's market place. Inside are exhibitions on timber-framed buildings, local history, farming and industry, as well as the story of the medieval woollen cloth trade.

Gainsborough's House (8 Miles)* Gainsborough's House is the birthplace museum of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), one of England's most celebrated artists. More of his paintings, drawings and prints are on display here than anywhere else in the world.

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (9 Miles)* Recently restored to its original Regency glory after a two-year re-development programme, the Theatre Royal offers a wide range of contemporary and period drama, as well as dance, music, comedy, family shows, guided tours and workshops.

St Edmundsbury Cathedral (9 Miles)* For nearly 1,000 years the site of Suffolk's Cathedral has been one of worship and pilgrimage.

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.

Towns near The Compasses Cottage

Hawkedon (1 Mile)*

Rede (3 Miles)*

Boxted (3 Miles)*

Hartest (3 Miles)*

Cavendish (3 Miles)* Cavendish is the perfect 'picture postcard' English village with a 14th-15th century church, vineyard and the Sue Ryder Foundation Museum, which tells the life story of Sue Ryder and the history of the Foundation.

Glemsford (3 Miles)*

Clare (4 Miles)* Clare is a small market town; important in earlier times because of its position at the head of the River Stour, then gateway to East Anglia - and its 'clear' water, hence its name, Clare.

Shimpling (5 Miles)*

Stoke by Clare (5 Miles)*

Lawshall (5 Miles)*

* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.