Visit Ickworth Places

Welcome to Visit Ickworth Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ickworth

  

Ickworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ickworth

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Ickworth history

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Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having 12 heads of household (9 of which villagers (villeins), 3 as smallholders) and 4 tied serfs (slaves) In 2005 its population was estimated at 30. The bulk of the land formed Lord Bristol’s main freehold estate which was sold for public benefit to the National Trust.

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The main park also had the only vineyard on National Trust land, until 2015 when it was grubbed up to allow the walled garden to be reinstated. An orchard of historic fruit trees is being planted as the first stage of this plan.

You can visit Ickworth places with Walkfo Ickworth to hear history at Ickworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ickworth has 20 places to visit in our interactive Ickworth map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Ickworth, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Ickworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ickworth & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to Ickworth places in an interactive Ickworth map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ickworth Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Ickworth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ickworth

  

Best Ickworth places to visit

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Ickworth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ickworth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ickworth’s information audio spots:

Gibraltar Barracks, Bury St Edmunds Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation located on Out Risbygate, Bury St Edmunds. It is located in Bury, Suffolk.

King’s Road drill hall, Bury St Edmunds The King’s Road drill hall, sometimes referred to as the Old Cavalry Barracks, is a former military installation in Bury St Edmunds. It is a Grade II listed building.

St Edmund’s Church, Bury St Edmunds St Edmund’s church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1763 and the current church was built on that site in 1837. It is a Grade II* listed building.

St Mary’s Church, Ickworth Ickworth Church (more formally known as St Mary’s Church) is a former parish church in Suffolk. It is located in Ickwort Park near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England.

Hardwick House, Suffolk Hardwick House was a manor house near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, owned by Sir Robert Drury, Speaker of the House of Commons. It was subsequently purchased in the seventeenth century by Royalist Robert Cullum, a former Sheriff of London.

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