Things to do in Elveden, Suffolk
The village can be a bottleneck but plans for a bypass have frequently been postponed.
The original old English name of Elveden meant "Valley of Elves" and during the 17th and 18th centuries the village was known as the shorter name of Elden.
The magnificent and unusual church of St Andrew and St Patrick in Elveden has two towers, a cloister and two naves.
Pre-1860 it was a fairly typical village church but a series of grand building programs made it quite unique.
He also paid for many improvements to the local church.
A memorial window to the Maharajah Prince Duleep Singh can be seen in the chapel along with his simple grave in the churchyard.
The Prince's family line died out and the large country estate reverted to the Crown.
The first Earl ordered the building of a new church in 1904, incorporating the original church as the south aisle.
Present Day Elveden
It is over 30 metres high and at one time visitors could climb up inside.
It commemorated the loss of life during the world wars from the parish of Elveden, St Andrew and St Patrick.
However, it is said that there have been more lives lost since the war due to road accidents in the area than there are names on the war memorial.
Elveden Hall remains a private country estate and is the largest arable farm in the country.
The hall has occasionally been used as a film location for James Bond's The Living Daylights and Angelina Jolie's Tomb Raider.
Things to do in Elveden
Thetford Forest is close to Elveden and was planted to replace the huge amount of forest which had been used to meet the demand for wood during World War I.
The High Lodge Visitor Centre offers cycle hire, walking trails and a café.
The Go Ape high wire adventure course at Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest also runs through an area of the forest.
The area has many local walks and is close to the long distance Peddars Way.
Nearby, Bury St Edmonds is a lovely Georgian town with famous abbey ruins and St Edmundsbury Cathedral Bury St Edmonds also has a lively Saturday market.
Newmarket has first class horse racing as well as the National Horse Racing Museum.
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Days Out in Elveden
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Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life (3 Miles)*
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West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village & Country Park (5 Miles)*
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St Edmundsbury Cathedral (9 Miles)*-of-stedcath-43-154x115.jpg)
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Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (10 Miles)*
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Pakenham Watermill (10 Miles)*
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Ickworth House, Park & Garden (11 Miles)*
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Oxburgh Hall (14 Miles)*
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National Horseracing Museum & Tours (15 Miles)*
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Banham Zoo (15 Miles)*
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Bressingham Steam and Gardens (15 Miles)*
Places to Visit near Elveden
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Thetford (4 Miles)*
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West Stow (5 Miles)*
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Troston (6 Miles)*
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Eriswell (6 Miles)*
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Bardwell (8 Miles)*
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Bury St. Edmunds (9 Miles)*
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Stanton (9 Miles)*
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Pakenham (9 Miles)*
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West Row (10 Miles)*
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Ely (17 Miles)*
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