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.

Belstead is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,

Places near Belstead feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Lopham Fen.

Ickworth is one of Belstead's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Belstead.

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

There are a number of historic monuments near to Belstead including Elveden Monument.

Belstead History

There are some historic monuments around Belstead:

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