Orford is a Town in the county of Suffolk.

Retail in Orford

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

Lopham Fen is a great place to visit close to Orford if you like fens.

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

Orford is near some unmissable historic buildings like Ickworth,

Places near Orford feature a number of interesting villages including Elveden.

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

Orford History

There are some historic monuments around Orford:

• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 900m west of Blacklands Farm
• Martello tower by Bawdsey Beach
• Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
• Bowl barrow on Aldringham Common, 300m east of Stone House
• Martello tower SE of Buckanay Farm
• Cumberland's Mount medieval earthwork in Staverton Park
• Church Common round barrows
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 950m north west of Heath Cottages
• Bowl barrow on Iken Heath, 620m north of Fazeboons
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 1300m south of Heath Cottages
• Martello tower at Shingle Street
• Bowl barrow in Tunstall Forest, 525m SSE of Fourwinds
• Two bowl barrows in Square Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Blaxhall Common
• Slaughden Martello tower
• Two bowl barrows on Aldringham Green
• Orford Ness: the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment test buildings and associated structures
• Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm