Suffolk’s Atmospheric Old Minster

One of two remote East Anglian minsters - both located at 'Elmham'

East Anglia’s second Minster is nowadays a remote ruin. Shrouded by trees and surrounded by rolling fields, it has a particularly ancient air. Isolated and brooding, the place sums up ancient Suffolk’s unique spirit of place.

King Sigeberht, son of the Wuffinga overlord Rædwald, did much to promote Christianity across his kingdom. He welcomed Felix, a Burgundian priest who arrived in East Anglia as part of the ongoing Gregorian mission to convert the Anglo-Saxon communities of England. Felix was ordained as first bishop of East Anglia by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Honorius, in 630. His Bishopric at Dommoc was most probably Dunwich or, alternatively, Walton Castle.