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Photo of Pakenham Windmill, a windmill in Suffolk, eastern England.

Pakenham Windmill© Ashley Dace / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Thurston StationThurston

25 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Pakenham Windmill, a windmill in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Pakenham Windmill

Windmill near Pakenham

A working brick tower windmill near Bury St Edmunds, sail-turning partner to the village's watermill.

4.6 km N

Photo of Pakenham Water Mill, a watermill in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Pakenham Water Mill

Watermill near Pakenham

A working Georgian watermill on the Black Bourn near Bury St Edmunds, milling flour with a tearoom on site.

4.8 km NE

Photo of Bury St Edmunds Abbey, a ruined abbey in Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

Bury St Edmunds Abbey

Abbey near Bury St Edmunds

Great ruined abbey beside the cathedral gardens.

6.1 km W

Photo of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, a cathedral near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, eastern England.Highlight

St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Cathedral near Bury St Edmunds

The only fully completed post-medieval cathedral in England, its Gothic-revival tower rising over Bury St Edmunds' abbey gardens.

6.3 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Nowton Park

Country park near Bury St Edmunds

A country park in Suffolk.

5.7 km SW

Greene King Brewery

Brewery near Bury St Edmunds

A landmark Victorian brewery in the middle of Bury St Edmunds, offering brewery tours and a rooftop bar over the maltings.

6.3 km W

Photo of Angel Corner, a house & garden near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, eastern England.

Angel Corner

House & garden near Bury St Edmunds

A National Trust place in Suffolk.

6.4 km W

Photo of The Nutshell, a pub near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, eastern England.

The Nutshell

Pub near Bury St Edmunds

Reputedly Britain's smallest pub, a single tiny room of curiosities in the middle of Bury St Edmunds.

6.6 km W

Wyken Vineyards

Vineyard near Stanton

A long-established estate vineyard near Bury St Edmunds, free to visit, with a farmers' market, restaurant and Elizabethan-hall gardens.

8.1 km NE

Photo of Wyken Hall Gardens, a garden near Stanton, Suffolk, eastern England.

Wyken Hall Gardens

Garden near Stanton

Romantic gardens of knot, rose, herb and kitchen plots around an Elizabethan manor near Bury St Edmunds, with a vineyard, restaurant and shop.

8.1 km NE

Stanton Post Mill

Windmill near Stanton

A restored 17th-century post mill run by volunteers, one of the Suffolk Mills Group's working survivors.

9.6 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (14) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.