English Heritage sites near Bildeston Parish
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
3 miles from Bildeston Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
12 miles from Bildeston Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
MISTLEY TOWERS
13 miles from Bildeston Parish
Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.
LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE
14 miles from Bildeston Parish
The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.
COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY
15 miles from Bildeston Parish
The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.
ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE
15 miles from Bildeston Parish
This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.
Churches in Bildeston Parish
St Mary Magdalene, Bildeston
Church Lane
Bildeston
Ipswich
01449 403698
During the current situation we are not holding services or events on Sundays or weekdays. For those who have booked weddings or want to arrange a funeral please contact our incumbent, Revd Elke Cattermole 01449 403698.
Welcome!
Here you'll find some basic information about our church dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene which serves the united parishes of Bildeston with Wattisham.
Pubs in Bildeston Parish
Crown
104 High Street, Bildeston, IP7 7EB
(01449) 740510
thebildestoncrown.com/
King's Head
Pub reopened 22 July 2022.
A single bar with large cosy inglenook fireplace. The large carved timbers indicate its history as part of a larger complex dating from around 1530.A fully enclosed rear garden with a covered patio area, lawns an...
Red Lion
Traditional 16th century pub, offering Ales, Lagers, Wines, Spirits & a large selection of soft drinks. They also have a fully enclosed garden, Pool table & Dart board. Photographs of this pub and more historical information about it can be...