ATTRACTIONS IN IP26 5JR
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2.8milesWeeting Castle
2m North of Brandon, Weeting, IP270RQ
Ruins of an early C12th defended manor house, built by Hugh de Plais in the 1130's on the site of a C10th settlement. Weeting is one of the earliest inhabited parts of Norfolk, the flint mines at Grimes Graves confirm this.
5.8milesOxburgh Hall
Oxburgh Hall, Oxborough, PE339PS
This quintessential Tudor house, with its magnificent gatehouse and accessible Priest's Hole, was built in 1482 by the Bedingfeld family, who still live here. The rooms show the development from medieval austerity to neo-Gothic Victorian comfort, and include an outstanding display of embroidery worked by Mary, Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick.
9.5milesAncient House Museum
White Hart Street, Thetford, IP241AA
Ancient House Museum is currently closed for a major refurbishment which will create a 21st century museum which will reflect Thetford's rich heritage. This magnificent timber framed Tudor merchant's house was built about 1490, with an extension added about 1590.
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9.5milesThetford Warren Lodge
2m West of Thetford, IP241AD
Ruins of two-storeyed mediaeval hunting lodge, set in pleasant woods. Built c1400 for the Prior of Thetford's gamekeeper.
12.4milesWWT Welney
Hundred Foot Bank, Welney, PE149TN
The dramatic wetlands at Welney, on the Ouse Washes, are home to some of the most spectacular winter gatherings of wild swans. In the summer, Welney offers a relaxing opportunity to see rich varieties of rare waders and other wildlife.
13.3milesWest Stow Anglo Saxon Village
West Stow Country Park, Icklingham Rd, Stowe, IP286HG
West Stow Country Park and Anglo-Saxon Village is a very special place. Within its 125 acres there are a host of different stories waiting to be revealed to the visitor - the history of the land in this part of the Lark Valley, how man has changed it since earliest times and the story of the wildlife that lives here.
14.7milesStained Glass Museum
The Cathedral, Ely, CB74DN
The Stained Glass Museum offers a unique insight into the fascinating story of stained glass, an art-form that has been practised in Britain for at least thirteen hundred years. The Museum's exhibits include an early 19th century stained-glass copy of a work by Raphael and an 18th century panel copied from a portrait by the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds.
14.7milesEly Cathedral
Ely, CB74DL
The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely is the Mother Church of the Diocese of Ely, which covers some 1,500 square miles of East Anglia. The story of Ely Cathedral begins in Saxon Times with the life of its founder, St.
14.9milesOliver Cromwell House
29 St Mary´s Street, Ely, CB74HF
Oliver Cromwell and his family lived in this fascinating house from 1636 for about ten years, after Oliver inherited the lease from his uncle, Sir Thomas Steward. The house was known as 'The Rectory and Parsonage of the Holy Trinity and St.
15milesCastle Rising Castle
Stocks Green, Castle Rising, PE322XD
A fine 12th-century domestic keep, set amid huge defensive earthworks and once the palace and home to Isabella, the 'She Wolf' of France, dowager Queen of England. The keep walls stand to their original height.
18.6milesMoyses Hall Museum
Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP331DX
For almost a thousand years Moyses Hall has looked out over the Market Place of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. It has seen many changes since it was built in 1180 and provides an excellent setting in which to trace the unfolding story of Bury St Edmunds through displays from mediaeval times through to the present.
18.9milesTown House Museum
46 Queen Street, Kings Lynn, PE305DQ
The Town House Museum displays the social history and domestic life of Lynn's merchants, traders and families from Medieval times to the 1950s. In the Medieval room you can try your hand at brass rubbing.
18.9milesLynn Museum
Market Street, Kings Lynn, PE301NL
The major re-development planned for the museum includes new displays that will tell the King's Lynn & West Norfolk story in a lively and accessible way and serve as a gateway to the borough's rich heritage. These displays will include part of the 4,000 year-old Holme timber circle, popularly known as 'Seahenge', a find of international significance.
19.1milesNational Horseracing Museum
99 High Street, Newmarket, CB88JL
The story of the people and horses involved in racing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and other modern heroes. Learn about the horse and the jockey in our Practical Gallery.
19.3milesTrues Yard Fisherfolk Museum
North Street, PE30 1QW
Trues Yard Museum is a social history Museum in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. It is an independent Museum run almost entirely by volunteers and depicts the story of the old North End fishing quarter of Kings Lynn.
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