English Heritage sites near Rattlesden Parish
BURY ST EDMUNDS ABBEY
8 miles from Rattlesden Parish
The extensive remains of one of the wealthiest and most powerful Benedictine monasteries in England, shrine of St Edmund.
LINDSEY ST JAMES'S CHAPEL
9 miles from Rattlesden Parish
A pretty thatched 13th century chapel with lancet windows.
THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE
17 miles from Rattlesden Parish
The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.
THETFORD PRIORY
17 miles from Rattlesden Parish
The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.
MOULTON PACKHORSE BRIDGE
18 miles from Rattlesden Parish
A pretty four-arched late medieval bridge, spanning the River Kennett on the old route from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds.
SAXTEAD GREEN POST MILL
18 miles from Rattlesden Parish
Saxtead Green Post Mill is a corn mill, whose whole body revolves on its base and was one of many built in Suffolk from the late 13th century.
Churches in Rattlesden Parish
Rattlesden, St Nicholas
High Street
Rattlesden
Bury Saint Edmunds
01449 737197
A warm and welcoming church which seeks to be in the center of the community - St Nicholas Church is here for everyone in the village.
Our handsome grade 1 listed church building is right in the middle of the village, with many notable features, and in part dates back to the 13th Century. The church is kept open from 10am until dusk, visitors are always welcome, and there are guidebooks for sale near the door.
Services are normally at 9.45 a.m. on Sundays, with a range of worship. Holy Communion is usually twice a month as well as monthly Morning Prayer and once a month Breakfast Church - a breakfast of toast and croissants followed by a short Family Service. Children and young people are welcome at all services, and Sunday Club runs all Sundays except the Family service.
Our worship is supported by St. Nicholas Church Choir, and the bells are rung before most of our services. if you would like to know more or are interested in joining the choir or bell ringers there are contact details below
For details of services, please see the diary of the village website and the church notice board by the gate on High Street. Services for the month ahead are also advertised in the church and village news magazine "Rattlesden's Revelations" which is edited and produced by Carole Gooderham, Tel 01 449 736631; email: [email protected]
For personal and spiritual advice and support, or to arrange weddings, baptisms, funerals, etc. please contact the Rector, or one of the Elders in the first instance.
The Churchwardens and the Secretary of the Parochial Church Council are also available to help and advise.
Rev Canon Sharon Potter (available from 4th October 2022 onwards)
Tel:01284 828599 / 07825086063
email: [email protected]
Churchwardens:
Robert Harvey Tel: 01 449 736421
Dan Jewers Tel: 01 449 736233
Elders:
Pippa Harvey Tel: 01 449 736421
Tower Captain (for information on bell-ringing)
David Ward Tel: 01 359 241554
Choir Leader
Hilary Voysey Tel: 01 449 736332
PCC Secretary
Pippa Harvey Tel: 01 449 736421
Pubs in Rattlesden Parish
Brewers
Lower Rd, Rattlesden, IP30 0RJ
(01449) 736377
thebrewersrattlesden.co.uk/
Five Bells
Set on the high road through a picturesque village, this is a good old Suffolk drinking house - few of its kind still survive. Three well chosen ales on the bar are usually sourced direct from the breweries. The cosy single-room interior ha...