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Photo of Leiston Abbey, a ruined abbey near Thorpeness, Suffolk, eastern England.

© Phil Champion / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leiston Abbey

Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Leiston Abbey is one of four abbeys the Albion Guide maps in Suffolk. Saxmundham Station is 6 km away to the west. The nearest other abbey is Leiston Old Abbey, 3.3 km to the north-east.

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More at the National Heritage List entry

More places to visit near Leiston Abbey

Photo of Suffolk Coast & Heaths, a National Landscape in eastern England.Highlight

Suffolk Coast & Heaths

National Landscape near Framlingham

Shingle beaches, reedy estuaries and gorse heaths along a soft, low-lying coast made for gentle walking

0.9 km E

Photo of House in the Clouds, a landmark near Thorpeness, Suffolk, eastern England.Iconic

House in the Clouds

Landmark near Thorpeness

A disguised water tower dressed as a five-storey cottage in the sky, overlooking Thorpeness Meare.

5 km SE

Photo of the coast at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Dunwich Heath

Coastline near Dunwich

Purple heather and gorse above a lost coast.

5.1 km NE

Photo of Thorpeness, a village in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Thorpeness

Village

A whimsical Edwardian holiday village of mock-Tudor and Jacobean cottages around the Meare boating lake, overlooked by the House in the Clouds.

5.4 km SE · Suffolk

Photo of The Scallop, a landmark near Aldeburgh, Suffolk, eastern England.Iconic

The Scallop

Landmark near Aldeburgh

Maggi Hambling's four-metre steel scallop shell on Aldeburgh beach, a tribute to the composer Benjamin Britten.

7.1 km S

Photo of Aldeburgh, a village in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Aldeburgh

Village

A shingle-beach town of pastel houses and fishermen's huts selling fresh fish, home to the Britten festival and Maggi Hambling's Scallop.

8.2 km S · Suffolk