Red Lodge
Built-up area in West Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.306, 0.492 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 69 70 |
| Dialling code: | 01638 (Newmarket) |
Red Lodge is a small village in West Suffolk, Suffolk, in the inland Brecks landscape near the Norfolk border. It sits on the edge of pine plantations and heathland that merge into Thetford Forest, giving the area a noticeably sandy, open character compared with much of eastern England, and it’s within easy reach of Newmarket to the south and the town of Mildenhall to the north.
Once a modest settlement, Red Lodge has grown in recent decades as new housing and local amenities were added, becoming a commuter and family-oriented village with a village hall, primary school and small shops. The local economy and community feel are shaped by the nearby horse-racing industry in Newmarket, the presence of RAF Mildenhall and good road links that mean many people travel to Cambridge or Bury St Edmunds for work.
Postcode districts covering Red Lodge
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 16.7 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 10.8 miles
- Haverhill 15.6 miles
- Thetford 13.3 miles
- Sudbury 21.4 miles
- March 23.9 miles
- Stowmarket 22.8 miles
- Newmarket 5.3 miles
- Ely 11.7 miles
- Saffron Walden 22.2 miles
- Mildenhall 3.4 miles
- Downham Market 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Iceni Ward 0.6 miles
- Herringswell Parish 0.8 miles
- Manor Ward 1 mile
- Kennett Parish 1.7 miles
- Worlington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Freckenham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Chippenham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Kentford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Tuddenham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Barton Mills Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Mildenhall Queensway Ward 2.9 miles
- Mildenhall Kingsway & Market Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Red Lodge
IP28 8XH, IP28 8YY, IP28 8SZ, IP28 1AD, IP28 8HJ, IP28 8XS, IP28 8TH, IP28 8UZ, IP28 8LG … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 31 miles
- Norwich International Airport 42 miles
- Kennett Railway Station 2 miles
- Newmarket Railway Station 5.9 miles
Hotels near Red Lodge Ad
- Tuddenham Mill Luxury Hotel 5 2.2 miles
- Worlington Hall 4 2.1 miles
- The Riverside House Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- The Bell Inn 2.3 miles
- The Bell Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- The Bull Inn 5 2.6 miles
- Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa 4 5 miles
- The Packhorse Inn 5 3.7 miles
- The Jockey Club Rooms 5.7 miles
- Guinness Arms 4 4.8 miles
Schools in Red Lodge
- St Christopher's CEVCP School Primary
Local points of interest
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 6.1 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 6.9 miles
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.5 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 9.1 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 9.6 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 15.7 miles
- Bridge Road Stadium 16.6 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.7 miles
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 16.8 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 16.9 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 17.1 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 17.2 miles