Iken is a Village in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Iken

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

Don't miss Lopham Fen's fens if visiting the area around Iken.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Iken including Lopham Fen.

Places near Iken feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Ickworth.

Iken is near some unmissable villages like Elveden,

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

Iken History

There are some historic monuments around Iken:

• Slaughden Martello tower
• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation
• Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest, 1300m west of Valley Farm
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
• Orford Ness: the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment test buildings and associated structures
• Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
• Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons
• Leiston Abbey (first site) with later chapel and pill box
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
• Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
• Leiston Abbey (second site) and moated site
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green
• Church Common round barrows
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
• Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of a boundary bank in Rendlesham Forest, 1400m west of Valley Farm
• Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House
• Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park