Places Nearby to Visit
African Violet Centre
Terrington St Clement. 01553 828374
Everything a gardener could need, from african violets, indoor and outdoor plants, trees and shrubs, log cabins and summer houses together with an extensive range of garden furniture. Have a cup of tea in the tea room.
Bircham Windmill
Great Bircham, 01485 578393
Standing in the heart of Norfolk’s undulating fields, Bircham Windmill now looks as it did over 100 years ago. At that time over 300 mills ground corn for horse & cattle feed and bread-making in Norfolk.
FREE ENTRY to most of the site: The Bakery, Tea Rooms & Gallery, Garden, Animals, Sheep Milking. Admission charge for Windmill. Cycle Hire available.
Castle Acre Priory and Castle
Pye’s Lane, Castle Acre, Norfolk. 01760 755305
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history. The Castle was founded shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, and was the seat of William de Warenne.
The Priory dates from 1089 and was originally constructed within the walls of the castle. The Priory’s ruins are still in good condition and you can still see the great west front of the building and much of the footprint of the site.
Castle Rising
Castle Rising, 01553 631330
One of the most famous 12th Century castles in England. Open most of the year.
Famous for being the residence of the displaced former queen, Isabella of France, after she murdered her husband Edward II.
Church Farm Rare Breeds Centre
Stow Bardolph, Just off A10 near Downham Market. 01366 382162
Longhorn cattle, sheep and goats, pigs, horses and donkeys. Petting pen. Adventure Park etc.
Denver Windmill
Sluice Road, Nr Downham Market. 01366 384009
The last commercially working Windmill in Norfolk. The Windmill turns whenever there is enough wind! Bread is baked daily along with a selection of home made cakes and scones, snacks and light meals.
See the machinery for wind and steam-powered milling. Visitor centre, tea room, craft shops, bread making courses.
Eau Brink Cactus Nursery
Eau Brink Road, King’s Lynn. 01553 617635
Collection of cacti and succulents demonstrating how plants have evolved in different ways to survive in the arid conditions of deserts.
Sales area has a wide range of cacti and succulents.
EcoTech Visitor Centre
Behind Waitrose supermarket, Swaffham. 01760 726100
Discover EcoTech and change the way you think about technology and the environment.
Exhibition area, organic garden, heritage orchard, gift shop and the Orchard Cafe. You can also climb 213 feet to the top of the largest wind turbine ever built in the UK.
Elgoods Brewery Visitor Centre and Gardens
North Brink Brewery & Gardens, Wisbech. 01945 583160
200-year-old working brewery and 4 acres of magnificent gardens, re-instated with original Georgian and Victorian features. Open May – September.
Fakenham Racecourse
Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 7NY. 01328 862388
Friendly National Hunt Racecourse, situated in the picturesque countryside of North Norfolk.
Its racing season runs between October and May.
Tel: 01328 862388
Houghton Hall
Houghton, King’s Lynn. 01485 528569
Historic House, built in 1720′s by Britain’s first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. Home to a herd of spectacular White Fallow Deer.
Park and Walled Gardens, Contemporary sculptures, Model Soldier Collection, Restaurant and Gift Shop.
Hunstanton
“Sunny Hunny” is a popular holiday seaside resort, with a friendly family atmosphere.
Traditional coastal attractions, donkey rides, funfair, road train, sea buggy for trips up and down the coast. There is also a swimming pool, an indoor leisure centre, a theatre and Sealife Centre.
Iceni Village
Cockley Cley, near Swaffham. 01760 721339
Family settlement typical of the Iron Age Iceni Tribe of East Anglia. See how Queen Boudicca lived.
This historical village can be fun and also educational for all ages. It is situated in Norfolk, in a small village of Cockley Cley near Swaffham and is open from April to October.
Langham GlassLangham Glass, Tattersett, near Fakenham. 01485 529111
Langham Glass welcomes many thousands of visitors every year who come to witness the ancient craft of glass making – a craft that has changed little in the past three hundred years.
Children can paint their own glass masterpiece and have their hands cast as a memento of their day. Adults can blow their own glass working alongside the glassmakers.
Factory shop and tearoom.
Marshland Maritime Museum
Clenchwarton, King’s Lynn. 01553 765530
Huge private collection of Royal Naval Memorabilia accumulated over 21 years by Mike and Jo Smith. Over 2,000 items on display.
To view, please phone to make an appointment. Free to visit.
Narborough Hall Gardens
Narborough, Norfolk. 01760 338827
One of Norfolk’s most beautiful and romantic private homes.
Set in the valley of the River Nar it is surrounded by ancient parkland, lakes and woods.
See website for opening times.
Norfolk Lavender
Caley Mill, Lynn Rd, Heacham. 01485 570384
England’s premier lavender farm offers a herb garden, tearoom, garden centre and gift shop.
Also lavender oil distillery, museum and rare breed animal centre.
Oxburgh Hall, Garden & Estate
Oxborough, King’s Lynn. 01366 328258.
National Trust property. A romantic 15th-century moated manor house, with magnificent gatehouse, chapel, attractive gardens & delightful woodland walks.
Peckover House
North Brink, Wisbech
Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden. A classic Georgian merchant’s townhouse, it was lived in by the Peckover family for 150 years.
The gardens themselves are outstanding – complete with orangery, summerhouses, croquet lawn and rose garden with more than 60 species of rose.
Sandringham House
Sandringham Estate, Near Dersingham. 01553 612908
The Queen’s country retreat, once described as “The most comfortable house in England”, is just off the A149 between King’s Lynn and Hunstanton.
The house, grounds and museum are open between April and October, apart from the end of July. Surrounding woodland walks are always open. The visitor centre/restaurant is open all year, except for Good Friday and Christmas Day. Enquiries: 01553 772675.
Snettisham Nature Reserve
Beach Road, Snettisham
The RSPB’s Snettisham reserve is one of the UK’s best places for bird-watching: Pink-footed geese, waders, nesting gulls and terns.
Scarce plants such as the yellow-horned poppy etc
Snettisham Park
Snettisham, Norfolk. 01485 542425
A day in the country for townies …
A safari to a herd of deer, help bottle feed lambs, walk a farm trail, throw a clay pot, then relax in the Orchard Tea Room.
Newly opened Visitor Centre. Enjoy light refreshments on the terrace with views out over our magnificent cattle and sheep pastures.
Super for the kids.
Swaffham Raceway
Downham Market Road, Swaffham. (Just off A47 bypass.) 07816 469582
Stock car and banger racing.
Check website for events.
Titchwell Marsh
Titchwell, Norfolk 01485 210779
Situated on the stunning north Norfolk coast, Titchwell Marsh is one of the RSPB’s most visited reserves. Sandy beach, bird-filled reedbeds, lagoons and marshes.
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
WWT Welney Wetland Centre, Hundred Foot Bank,
Welney, Nr. Wisbech.
01353 860711
This nature reserve, in the Ouse Washes north east of Welney village, is the winter home of thousands of swans and ducks from northern Europe and the Arctic.
Walpole Water Gardens
Chalk Road, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech. 07718 745935
Exotic water gardens with palms, bananas, bamboos, grasses etc. Black swans, ornamental ducks, koi carp, tea rooms, gallery.
Model Railway.
Westacre Theatre
River Road, Westacre, PE32 1UD. 01760 755800
Indoor and outdoor Summer Theatre, with productions most of the year.
Films, workshops, plays, jazz Sundays, quiz nights and many other events held throughout the year.
Woodhouse Farm Park
Jew House Drove, Friday Bridge, Between March and Wisbech. 01945 860309
All weather attraction and indoor play centre. Farm animals, play barns, outdoor play area, tea room, gift shop, holiday accomodation.
