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Flatford Mill
The mill and surrounding Dedham Vale that inspired John Constable's most famous paintings including The Hay Wain, largely unchanged since the 1820s.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Rendlesham
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Rendlesham
Rendlesham sits on the route: 10 minutes from Wickham Market, 55km from Norfolk Broads.
Rendlesham is in England, United Kingdom, with about 3,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wickham Market, about 5 km away.
Rendlesham (UK: /ˈrɛn.dəl.ʃəm/) is a village and civil parish near Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It was a royal centre of authority for the king of the East Angles. The proximity of the Sutton Hoo ship burial may indicate a connection between Sutton Hoo and the East Anglian royal house, the Wuffingas. The kingRead more
of Essex, Swithhelm (son of Seaxbald) who reigned from 660 to around 664, was baptised at Rendlesham by Bishop Cedd with King Æthelwold of East Anglia acting as his godfather. He died around the time of the great plague of 664 and may have been buried at the palace of Rendlesham.
An archaeology project has identified a large settlement of more than 124 acres (50 hectares).
Its name is recorded in Old English about 730 AD as Rendlæsham, which may mean "Homestead belonging to [a man named] Rendel", or it may come from a theorized Old English word *rendel = "little shore".
The Church of St Gregory the Great in Rendlesham is a Grade I listed medieval church. Rendlesham Hall, a large manor house, was demolished in 1949.
Rendlesham Forest, owned by Forestry England, is a 1,500-hectare (3,700-acre) mixed woodland with recreation facilities for walkers, cyclists and campers. It is part of the Sandlings Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Rendlesham Forest incident was a series of reported sightings of unexplained pulsing lights off the coast of Orford Ness in December 1980.
During the summer of 2012, scenes of the movie Fast & Furious 6 were filmed on the former RAF Bentwaters airfield.
Some scholars have suggested Rendlesham as the site where the Old English epic poem Beowulf was first composed and performed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rendlesham?
Within an hour or so of Rendlesham: Flatford Mill (33 km), Lavenham (42 km), Snetterton Circuit (49 km), Norfolk Broads (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Rendlesham?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit and Koninklijke Baan Coast Road.
Where is Rendlesham?
Rendlesham is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Wickham Market.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,013
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.1266, 1.4154
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Rendlesham
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Lavenham
Exquisitely preserved medieval wool town with over 300 listed buildings, including crooked timber-framed houses and a magnificent church.
42 km · about 50 min drive
racetrack
Snetterton Circuit
A fast and flowing former RAF airfield circuit in Norfolk, popular for British Superbike and BTCC events.
49 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Norfolk Broads
Britain's largest protected wetland with over 125 miles of navigable waterways, a unique landscape of rivers, lakes and marshes.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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