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Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove

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Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Suffolk of 2 km². The county has 133 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county.

Breckland Farmland and Weston Fen (Suffolk) are among the SSSIs within 5 km. Thetford Station is about 7.9 km away to the north-west.

More places to visit near Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove

Photo along the Icknield Way Path, a 110-mile long-distance path running from Ivinghoe Beacon to Knettishall Heath, England.

Icknield Way Path

Long-distance path

The missing middle of the 'oldest road in Britain', linking the Ridgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon to the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath.

2.5 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo along the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path, a 158-mile National Trail running from Thetford to Cromer, eastern England.Highlight

Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path

National Trail

A Roman road to the sea, then saltmarsh, seal colonies and enormous Norfolk skies.

4.1 km NE · Norfolk

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.

7.7 km S

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.

7.7 km S

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

Thelnetham Windmill

Windmill near Thelnetham

A restored 1819 tower windmill on the Norfolk border that grinds flour on open days, with a tearoom and granary.

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Photo of Thetford Warren Lodge, a landmark in Norfolk, eastern England.

Thetford Warren Lodge

Landmark near Thetford

Stout flint tower-house of about 1400 in Thetford Forest, built by the Prior of Thetford to shelter his gamekeepers from poachers.

11.1 km NW