Belstead is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Belstead

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

The area around Belstead's best fens can be found at Lopham Fen.

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

The area around Belstead's best historic buildings can be found at Ickworth.

The area around Belstead's best villages can be found at Elveden.

Elveden Monument is one of Belstead's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Belstead.

Belstead History

There are some historic monuments around Belstead:

• Dodnash Priory (site of)
• Moated site at Moat Farm, 450m south of Cobbler's Corner
• Buried remains of Late Saxon and medieval town defences, and a section of C14 precinct wall to the Dominican friary of the Ipswich Blackfriars
• Enclosure E of Nether Hall
• Wolsey's Gate, College Street
• World War II bombing decoy WRI Spinnels Farm
• Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm
• Dominican friary (remains of), and a section of the east precinct wall
• Offton Castle
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town, off Greyfriars Road
• Round barrow W of Lawford Hall
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, off Star Lane
• Area of middle and late Saxon town between Turret Lane and Star Lane
• Settlement site NNE of Lawford House
• Area of middle and late Saxon town, and medieval defences, off Old Foundry Road
• Wenham Castle (Little Wenham Hall)
• Site of Old St Mary's Church
• Ring ditches SW of Reed Island
• Area of Middle and Late Saxon town between Upper Brook Street and Upper Orwell Street
• Mistley Towers