Hartest is a small rural village and civil parish in the Babergh district of Suffolk, England, roughly halfway between Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury. Perched on a gentle ridge, the village enjoys wide views over surrounding arable countryside and retains a compact core of traditional cottages clustered around a village green and parish church.
Historic interest comes from a mix of timber‑framed and Georgian buildings and a long agricultural heritage; today the local economy remains largely linked to farming, with a number of residents commuting to nearby towns. Community life is lively for a place of its size, centred on the pub, village hall and occasional local events that keep village traditions and neighbourly networks strong.
Postcode districts covering Hartest
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 21.7 miles
- Cambridge 23.4 miles
- Colchester 19.7 miles
- Braintree 18.9 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 7.3 miles
- Haverhill 11.4 miles
- Witham 23.7 miles
- Thetford 18.8 miles
- Sudbury 8.1 miles
- Stowmarket 13.6 miles
- Newmarket 13.6 miles
- Ely 24.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hartest Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Chadacre Ward 1.2 miles
- Somerton Parish 1.2 miles
- Boxted Parish 1.6 miles
- Lawshall Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Brockley Parish 1.7 miles
- Hawkedon Parish 2.2 miles
- Shimpling Parish 2.4 miles
- Stanstead Parish 2.4 miles
- Whepstead Parish 2.8 miles
- Rede Parish 2.8 miles
- Whepstead & Wickhambrook Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Hartest
IP29 4JN, IP29 4EB, IP29 4DL, IP29 4EJ, IP29 4EE, IP29 4AT, IP29 4EF, IP29 4DR, IP29 4DW … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 26.2 miles
- London Southend Airport 39.8 miles
- Bury St Edmunds Railway Station 7.5 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 8 miles
- Bus Station 7.9 miles
Hotels near Hartest Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 4.9 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 5 miles
- Angel Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- All Saints Hotel 4 9 miles
- Dragonfly Hotel Bury St Edmunds 3 6.8 miles
- Painters at the Angel 7.9 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 7.7 miles
- Best Western Priory Hotel 3 8 miles
- The George and Dragon Inn 5.1 miles
- The Grange Hotel 3 9.6 miles
Schools in Hartest
- Hartest C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ickworth House Estate 5 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 11.5 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.5 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 15.6 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 16.5 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 17.1 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 18 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 19.3 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 19.3 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 19.9 miles