St. George's Distillery
VISITOR CENTRE
COFFEE SHOP
GIFT SHOP
Enjoy a tour of our Distillery
to see how whisky is made
the traditional way finishing
off with a taste of our
products.
Open 7 days a week
10 am - 5.30pm.
Last Tour 4pm
Harling Road, Roudham,
NR16 2QW
(� mile off the A11 on B1111
towards East Harling)
Tel: 01953 717939
info@englishwhisky.co.uk
Brandon Country ParkBrandon Country Park
So much to discover:
G Enjoy our brand new tearoom serving delicious homemade snacks and refreshments
G Stop by the visitor centre for more information on the park and souvenirs from
the gift shop G Visit the Walled garden or the lake for the perfect picnic
G Take one of the three forest trail walks and see many examples
of rare birds and exotic trees, flowers and fungi
G Make sure you don't miss the Arboretum! One of the most
impressive in the county G Access three cycle path trails
catering for beginners, intermediates and experts
G Many seasonal and holiday events to enjoy
G See the Bliss Family Gothic-style Mausoleum
Make it a day to remember!
Free Admission and Parking!
Opening Hours:
March - October: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm
Sat - Sun 10am - 5:30pm
November - February: Daily 10am - 4pm
Come and explore your new and improved country park this summer.
Telephone/fax 01842 810 185 Or visit our website at www.suffolk.gov.uk
FORESTHEATH
DISTRICTCOUNCIL
Find us between Bury St Edmunds and Brandon on the B1106 close to the A11.
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10am-6.30pm
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Restaurant facilities
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THE small but busy town of Brandon has a
long and colourful history that can be
explored at the Brandon Heritage Centre.
The centre is in George Street and is open
at weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays from
Easter to the end of October from 10.30am to
5pm. Admission is 50p for adults, 40p for 12-
16 year olds and free to under 11s who must
be accompanied by an adult. For further infor-
mation visit www.brandon-
heritage.co.uk/heritage.html.
Brandon is at the heart of East Anglia's
Brecklands and flint, fur and forestry have
been the lifeblood of the town which dates
from Anglo-Saxon England.
Astride a natural crossing point of the Little
Ouse river, it was a busy inland port for
barges navigating the river to King's Lynn and
an important communications link where east,
west and southern England met. The town's
market received its Charter in the 16th centu-
ry.
The flint industry left an indelible mark on
the area. From primitive weapons and tools of
the Stone Age, it was also of great importance
in the early 1900s when local craftsmen `flint-
knappers' turned out 1,000,000 musket flints a
month. Today, flint is mainly in demand for
decorative building work.
The town's second industry, rabbits, was
provided thanks to the open heathland around
Brandon, and forestry � still highly important
to the local economy � was the third industry
which was started early this century.
The town is surrounded by Britain's largest
lowland pine timberland, Thetford Forest, and
has a 32-acre country park which includes a
delightful landscaped walled garden, picnic
sites and peaceful lakes.
There are tree trail forest walks, a wayfaring
course and an exhibition to be seen in the
Visitor Centre.
Visitors to the town can hire a boat or take
a leisurely stroll beside the Little Ouse.
The park is accessible by wheelchair.
Information on attractions and facilities in
the brandon area, including the country park,
is available from the Brandon Tourist
Information Centre 01842 814955.
ELVEDEN rose to significance as an internation-
ally renowned shooting estate. From the 1860s,
Elveden's finest quality game was sold to the
smartest London restaurants and department
stores, delivered by special courier.
Today Elveden continues to be renowned for
the best quality local produce. Their highly-
regarded farm specialises in the production of
vegetables, which not only sit in good company
alongside other local products in their food shop,
but can also be found in many of their restaurant
dishes.
Elveden's homemade range of p�t�s, relishes,
chutneys and pickled onions, tailored to a
bespoke taste by their head chef, are an added
incentive to visit their extensive retail offering,
including an array of boutique shops, stocking a
carefully selected range of soft furnishings,
books, gifts, children's toys and plants.
Surrounding the Courtyard, set over four miles
with some forty jumps, is Elveden's cross country
course. Constructed on light, free-draining soils,
it provides the ideal surface for cross country
enthusiasts or for schooling.
It is available for use all year round except in
December when the festive season arrives at
Elveden. The estate is the largest retailer of
Christmas trees by size in the UK, and their
Christmas offerings are not to be missed.
Elveden Estate Shops and Caf� Restaurant are
open seven days, for opening times please call
01842 898068 or visit www.elveden.com.
LYING on the edge of Breckland in Norfolk is
England's only single malt whisky distillery, based
at Roudham, just five minutes off the A11 on the
B1111 close to East Harling, and is a beautiful
new building set in ten acres alongside the river
Thet.
Visitors can experience a one-hour tour of this
unique distillery, which starts with a complimen-
tary coffee and a video on whisky-making, fol-
lowed by a tour of the distilling floor and ending
up with tastings.
The tours cost �4.75 and run from 10am -
4pm, seven days a week. There is a fun two-
hour �20 World Whisky Tour where you taste
and make notes of 4/5 whiskies from around the
world.
For whisky enthusiasts, there is a shop selling
over 240 single malt whiskies from around the
world, as well as lots of other gifts. Upstairs on
the galleried landing there is a small coffee shop
serving hot and cold drinks and snacks.
St. George's Distillery is also available for hire.
It is a spectacular venue to rent for a private din-
ner or corporate event tailored to suit. The func-
tion room can seat 80 people for dinner and with
a roaring log fire on cold days and large windows
overlooking the beautiful copper stills, it is a
unique setting.
Distilling of whisky started in 2006, with the
doors open to the public in 2007, and the first
unique English whisky will be bottled in
December 2009.
MILDENHALL and District
Museum may be small, but the
early 19th century cottages it is
housed in are packed with
interesting displays.
Mildenhall's name is com-
monly associated with the
Roman treasure featured on
television as one of the top ten
UK treasure finds.
The actual silverware is on
show in the British Museum,
but Mildenhall's own museum,
in King Street, has full-size
replicas of all the pieces.
The priceless treasure was
found by a farm worker at
Thistley Green near West Row
in the 1940s.
But there are also displays of
the more everyday history and
natural history of the area
which straddles the borders of
the Fens and Brecks.
Displays of agricultural items
include a water scoop, original-
ly on a long pole, that was
used to manually lift water from
drainage dykes to cattle
troughs on the Fens, a gallon
at a time.
Round the corner from the
museum, Market Street leads
to Mildenhall's heart, the
Market Place with its 16th cen-
tury timbered Market Cross.
The square is surrounded by
historic buildings, some of
which still have clay animals
moulded onto their roof ridge
tiles. A market is held there on
Fridays.
Almost opposite the Market
Place is Mildenhall's fine St
Mary's Church, dating from the
12th and 13th centuries. Rising
above the pews is a spectacu-
lar roof with beautifully carved
hammer beams and an aisled
ceiling. St Mary's tower is a
Fenland landmark which can
be seen for many miles. It
houses a fine, recently refur-
bished, peel of bells and is
open on certain days during
the year for the more adventur-
ous to climb up for the view.
Quality local
produce
Enjoying a two-hour World Whisky tasting session at St George's Distillery.
Priceless treasure
Rabbits, flint
and forestry
Visit a unique whisky distillery

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