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,

Nature Reserves to visit near Friston include Lopham Fen.

There are a number of historic buildings near to Friston including Ickworth.

Friston is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

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

Friston History

There are some historic monuments around Friston:

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