The village church dates from the 14th century and is dedicated to St Botolph; it is a Grade II* listed building.

[4] The south and west of the area is a separate ecclesiastical parish,[5] and its church, St Margaret's at Breckles, is Grade I listed.

[6] A station at Stow Bedon, on the Thetford & Watton Railway, opened in October 1869 and closed with the line in June 1964.

[7] The Great Eastern Pingo Trail, a 13-kilometre circular walk, starts and finishes in the village.

The village fete is held annually in June, and St Botolph's church holds a flower festival.