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Brandon Country Park

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flint and surrounded by Irish Yew trees. Both Bliss and his wife were laid to rest in the mausoleum but were later moved to Brandon Cemetery. When the gun flint industry began to decline Bliss had his work force plant over 1 million trees, in the process creating
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takes place every Saturday morning, the course is through woodland and on mixed trails. In 2018 there were 175,000 visitors.
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The facilities include a cafe, walking, cycling, forest trails and walled garden. Brandon Country Park
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In 1820 Edward Bliss bought Brandon Park house and grounds using wealth he generated from selling gun
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Trees and Giant Redwoods. In the grounds he built a
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Country Park
Brandon
Coordinates
52°26′10″N 0°37′20″E / 52.4360°N 0.6223°E / 52.4360; 0.6223
http://www.brandoncountrypark.org.uk/

country park
Brandon
flint
Napoleonic Wars
walled garden
arboretum
Monkey Puzzle
Gothic
knapped
Thetford Forest
Historic England
nursing home
Parkrun
"Suffolk dog walks: A group outing in Brandon Country Park"
"Historic engine house at Brandon Country Park officially opened after restoration works"
"Easy Access Trail - Brandon Country Park - Red"
"County council set to save £50,000 in costs after park sale"


"History"
"History"
"Brandon Park House, Brandon - 1277772 - Historic England"
"Brandon Park - Stow Healthcare"

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