RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area

RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area is a scenic viewpoint in Wangford, Forest Heath District, England. RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area is situated nearby to Church of St Denis, as well as near the forest Sayer’s Carr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Denis and Wangford Warren and Carr.

Church of St Denis

Church

Photo: David, CC BY 2.0.

Church of St Denis is situated 1,600 feet northwest of RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area.

Wangford Warren and Carr

Nature reserve

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wangford Warren and Carr is a 67.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Brandon and Lakenheath in Suffolk. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation, and Special…

RAF Lakenheath

Aerodrome

Royal Air Force Lakenheath or RAF Lakenheath is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, 4.7 miles north-east of Mildenhall and 8.3 miles west of Thetford.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakenheath and Brandon.

Lakenheath

Town

Photo: Kelly, CC0.

Lakenheath is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. It has a population of 4,691 according to the 2011 Census, and is situated close to the county boundaries of both Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, and at the meeting point of The Fens and the Breckland natural environments. Lakenheath is situated 2½ miles west of RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area.

Brandon

Photo: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5.

Brandon is a town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. Brandon is located in the Breckland area of Suffolk in the extreme north-west of the county, close to the adjoining county of Norfolk.

Hockwold cum Wilton

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hockwold cum Wilton is a civil parish and village in the English county of Norfolk. Hockwold is located 10 miles west of Thetford and 34 miles south-west of Norwich. Hockwold cum Wilton is situated 3½ miles northwest of RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area.

RAF Lakenheath Viewing Area

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Wangford, Forest Heath District, Suffolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.41966° or 52° 25′ 11″ north

Longitude

0.5798° or 0° 34′ 47″ east

Open location code

9F42CH9H+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4549307692

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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