Hartest is a small village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, set in the rolling arable countryside typical of the county. The settlement has a picturesque centre of timber‑framed and flint cottages clustered around a village green and church, with lanes, hedgerows and farmland rising from the surrounding slopes.
Historically agricultural with medieval roots, Hartest contains several listed buildings and retains a strong rural character; farming still shapes the landscape while many residents commute to nearby market towns. The village also has an active community life - seasonal fetes, local pubs and clubs - and a conservation-minded atmosphere that helps preserve its historic charm.
Postcode districts covering Hartest
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 21.6 miles34.7 km
- Cambridge 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Colchester 19.1 miles30.8 km
- Braintree 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Haverhill 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Witham 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Thetford 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Sudbury 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Stowmarket 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Newmarket 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Saffron Walden 20 miles32.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Chadacre Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Boxted Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Somerton Parish 1.2 miles2 km
- Stanstead Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Lawshall Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shimpling Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hawkedon Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Brockley Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Glemsford Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Rede Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Alpheton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Hartest
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- London Southend Airport 39.1 miles63 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 7.4 miles12 km
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Bus Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Hartest Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Angel Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Painters at the Angel 7.3 miles11.8 km
- All Saints Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 7.4 miles12 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Hartest
- Hartest C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 5.6 miles9 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.6 miles23.6 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 15 miles24.2 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 15 miles24.2 km
- Marks Hall Estate 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 19.8 miles31.9 km