Brightwell is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Brightwell

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

Fens to visit near Brightwell include Lopham Fen.

The area around Brightwell's best nature reserves can be found at Lopham Fen.

Historic Buildings to visit near Brightwell include Ickworth.

Villages to visit near Brightwell include Elveden.

Elveden Monument is a great place to visit close to Brightwell if you like historic monuments.

Brightwell History

There are some historic monuments around Brightwell:

• Settlement site around St Botolph's Church
• Bowl barrow at Seven Hills Cottages, 720m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Enclosure E of Nether Hall
• Shotley Battery
• Two bowl barrows in Spratt's Plantation.
• Bowl barrow in Portal Avenue
• Anti-aircraft site at Searson's Farm, Trimley St Mary
• Moated site of Old Berghersh House
• Long barrow on Sutton Common
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 870m south of Lux Farm
• Martello tower (M)
• Bowl barrow on Playford Heath, 625m south of Lux Farm
• Bowl barrow and pill box 450m north west of Sheep Drift Farm
• Bowl barrow 820m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Playford Hall moated site
• Bowl barrow in Lancaster Drive, Martlesham Heath
• Bowl barrow 1200m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Boot Street Bridge
• Prehistoric settlement and group of barrows (including site of ship burial) at Sutton Hoo
• Walton Priory (site of)
• Bowl barrow 680m north of Dobbs Corner
• Pole Hill bowl barrow
• The Harwich Redoubt
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Bowl barrow 580m north of Dobbs Corner
• Bowl barrow 900m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 850m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 180m ENE of Sheep Drift Farm
• Moated site and ponds at Thistleton Hall
• Three bowl barrows and a ring ditch, 700m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath.
• Bowl barrow 170m west of Kesgrave High School buildings
• The Harwich Treadwheel Crane
• Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow north of Hobbin's Belt, 900m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 155m east of Sheep Drift Farm
• Bowl barrow on Waldringfield Heath, 150m south of Heath Farm
• Walton Old Hall, site of
• Harwich Low Lighthouse
• Harwich High Lighthouse
• Moated site at Abbey Farm
• Bowl barrow in Birch Grove, Martlesham Heath
• Bowl barrow 750m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath
• Martello tower at western end of sea front
• A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill
• Martello tower (L)
• Two bowl barrows 312m south west of Dobbs Corner
• Bowl barrow in Hobbin's Belt, 740m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows in Hobbin's Belt, 820m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 980m south west of Redhouse Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on Levington Heath