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About Iken

Iken is a tiny Suffolk village beside the River Alde, reached via the A12 and A1094 through Snape. Most visitors come from Ipswich (45 minutes) or make the two-hour drive from London. The village sits in water meadows that flood each winter, creating an ever-changing landscape of reeds and pasture. St. Botolph's Chapel ruins mark where England's first monastery was allegedly founded in the 7th century.

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Iken is in England, at 52.149, 1.521 - about 20 km south of Darsham.

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The closest airport to Iken is Norwich Airport, 78 km (about 1 h 27 min by car).

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