West Stow Anglo Saxon Village
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Overview
Located in the 125-acre West Stow Country Park with a river, a lake, woodland and heath, plus many trails and paths and children’s play areas, this interesting centre on the site of an excavated pagan Anglo-Saxon settlement makes a fine day out. The village is a reconstruction of the settlement, which dates from around ad 420–650. There are seven buildings on the site, including the Anglo-Saxon Centre displaying some of the finds, such as tools and pots, unearthed here. The visitor centre houses a west Suffolk archaeology exhibition. A full programme of special events runs throughout the year.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, daily 10-5 (last entry 4, winter 3.30) except Xmas period
- Facilities
- Parking onsite
- Parking nearby
Location
West Stow Country Park, Icklingham Road, WEST STOW, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6HG
About the area
Suffolk is Constable country, where the county’s crumbling, time-ravaged coastline spreads itself under wide skies to convey a wonderful sense of remoteness and solitude. Highly evocative and atmospheric, this is where rivers wind lazily to the sea and notorious 18th-century smugglers hid from the excise men.
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