Friston is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Friston

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

Friston is near some unmissable fens like Lopham Fen,

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Friston like Ickworth.

There are a number of villages near to Friston including Elveden.

There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Friston like Elveden Monument.

Friston History

There are some historic monuments around Friston:

• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation
• Church Common round barrows
• Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
• Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House
• Remains of Sibton Abbey
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
• Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park
• Moat Farm moated site, 650m west of Goodwyns Farm
• Moated site at Lymball's Farm
• Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
• Chapel of St James' Leper Hospital, Dunwich
• Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons
• North Grange moated site
• Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
• Slaughden Martello tower
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
• South Grange medieval monastic grange
• Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box