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Drove Orchards, Thornham Road, Holme Next The Sea, Hunstanton
PE36 6LS King's Lynn and West Norfolk District (B)
Days out for all the family
Are there any fun places to visit? The following attractions are within 10 miles of PE36 6LS:
RSPB Titchwell
6m East of Hunstanton, Titchwell, PE318BB
Summer is a great time to visit Titchwell. Some of the birds which are hard to see well at other times of year are relatively straightforward to see during this period.
Sea Life Aquarium and Marine Sanctuary
Southern Promenade, Hunstanton, PE365BH
Welcome to the Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary, inside you will find an amazing variety of animals from Otters and Penguins, to a full Seal rescue facility and hospital. Among the rich diversity of life in the displays are Sharks, Seahorses and Rays.
Park Farm
A149, Snettisham, Kings Lynn, PE317NQ
At Snettisham Park Farm children can bottle feed orphan lambs, piglets, kid goats and cuddle rabbits, guinea pigs. According to the season, you might also be lucky enough to see a lamb or deer calf born! Walk through the farmyard and meet our friendly animal characters from Libby the pig to Inky the llama.
Bircham Windmill
Great Bircham, PE316SJ
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 and cattle feed and bread-making in Norfolk.
Creake Abbey
North Creake, NR219LF
The Creakes stand out in gentle north-west Norfolk because their two parish churches are so huge; this in a part of the county where there are so many sleepy little near-ruins set on their own among the high-hedged narrow lanes. Externally, the two churches are grand; but where South Creake's has a magical interior that is at once wholly rural and numinous, North Creake church is a vast urban Anglo-catholic temple that could as easily be in the centre of Bristol or Norwich.
Sandringham House and Country Park
Sandringham House and Country Park, PE356EN
Built in 1870 by the Prince and Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, Sandringham was once described as 'The most comfortable house in England'. It has been passed down as a private home through four generations of British monarchs and is now the country retreat of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
Houghton Hall
Houghton, PE316UE
Houghton has a very special, unspoilt atmosphere with its herd of white deer in the park, and peacocks strutting on the west front. The house itself has changed little since the 18th-century, and it is easy to imagine Sir Robert Walpole entertaining his guests after a hard day's hunting.
Holkham Hall and Bygones Museum
Halkham, NR231AB
Holkham Hall, home of the Coke family and the Earls of Leicester, was built between 1734 and 1764 by Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. This Palladian style mansion reflects Thomas Coke's appreciation of classical art developed during his 'Grand Tour' of Europe which lasted 6 years and from which he returned in the spring of 1718.
Castle Rising
The Castle, Castle Rising, King’s Lynn, PE316AH
Castle Rising Castle is one of the most famous 12th Century castles in England.The stone keep, built in around 1140ad, is amongst the finest surviving examples of its kind anywhere in the country and, together with the massive surrounding earthworks, ensures that Rising is a castle of national importance.
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
Wells-next-the-Sea, NR231QB
Visit the longest 10' narrow gauge steam railway in the world and see the unique Garratt locomotive 'Norfolk Hero' which was especially built for this line.A great adventure for all the family in the delightful countryside of the North Norfolk coast.
Walsingham Abbey and Shirehall Museum
Near Fakenham, Little Walsingham, NR226BP
In the grounds of Walsingham Abbey lie the ruins of an original Augustinian Priory, which was built in the 11th Century. The remains of the Priory can still be seen in the beautiful Abbey Grounds.
Trues 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.
Lynn 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.
Skegness Natureland Seal Sanctuary
North Parade, Skegness, PE251DB
Natureland first opened it's doors in 1965 and attracts thousands of visitors every year, many of whom return time and time again. Be it feeding the pets in the children's corner or watching the beautiful Coral Fish or Tropical Butterflies, entertainment value is high at Natureland and one of the most popular features is feeding time for the seals and penguins.
Town 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.
Church Farm Museum
Church Rd South, Skegness, PE252HF
Withern CottageA wonderful example of a Lincolnshire 'mud and stud' thatched cottage. It was moved from the nearby village of Withern, re-erected on site and opened in 1982.
Pensthorpe Waterfowl Park
Pensthorpe, Fakenham, NR210LN
Pensthorpe is set in 500 acres of beautiful countryside with miles of nature trails to explore through ancient fen meadows, woodland and a superb series of lakes. Pensthorpe is home to a fine collection of waterfowl including endangered exotic waterfowl from around the world.
Thursford Collection
Thursford Green, Near Fakenham, NR210AS
Unique collection of mechanical organs, a Wurlitzer Cinema Organ, fairground rides, traction and showmen's engines. Live musical shows throughout afternoon with mechanical organs and Wurlitzer Show starring Robert Wolfe.
African Violet Centre
Terrington St Clement, Kings Lynn, PE344PL
We place ourselves as the ideal venue, whatever the weather, to provide you or your group with an insight into the wonderful and fascinating world of African Violets and gardening needs.Our Visitor Centre enables visitors to share in the secrets and discover the marvel and wonderful world of African Violets and to see examples of how to cultivate and care for them at all stages (talks and demonstrations available by appointment).
Castle 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.
Spalding Butterfly and Wildlife Park
Long Sutton, Spalding, PE129LE
The Park set in the heart of the Fens is a great day out for all the family, and is a ‘Quality Assured Visitor Attraction’, just 14 miles south of Kings Lynn, the same distance from Spalding, and only 7 miles from Wisbech. Whether it is a visit to the walkthrough Tropical House, where you can see hundreds of colourful butterflies flying around you, or Reptile Land with crocodiles to snakes, the Creepy Crawlie House or the famous Ant Room, there is plenty to do whatever the weather.
Roots of Norfolk
Beech House, Gressenhall, NR204DR
Set in 50 beautiful acres of Norfolk countryside this delightful and unique museum offers a wonderful range of things to see and do. Dig deeper into Norfolk's rural past as you explore our stunning displays and visit traditional cottages and shops.
Muckleburgh Collection
Weybourne Military Camp, Near Sheringham, NR257EG
The Muckleburgh Collection has been so named after Muckleburgh Hill at the foot of which the military camp is situated. The Collection was started by the now late Berry Savory and his son Michael after the success of another small museum.
Baconsthorpe Castle
Baconsthorpe, NR256LN
Baconsthorpe Castle, more accurately described as a fortified manor house, is the remains of a 15th-century castle, built by Sir John Heydon during the Wars of the Roses. The remains of red brick and knapped flint are reflected in the lake, enlarged from the original castle moat.
Oxburgh 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.
Peckover House and Garden
North Brink, Wisbech, PE131JR
This outstanding 2 acre Victorian garden includes an orangery, summer houses, roses, herbaceous borders, fernery, croquet lawn and a 17th century thatched barn. The town house, built c.
Mannington Hall and Gardens
Mannington Hall, Saxthorpe, NR117BB
Mannington Hall is a fifteenth century moated house with a more recent garden. The gardens around this medieval moated manor house feature a wide variety of plants, trees and shrubs in many different settings.
Wolterton Park
Wolterton Park, Erpingham, NR117LY
Countryside Walks & Trails, Gardens, Rose & Plant Sales, Hall Tours, Weddings, Special Events Including Music, Drama, Bygones, Exhibitions, History & Nature Walks.The gardens around this medieval moated manor house feature a wide variety of plants, trees and shrubs in many different settings.
Norfolk Shire Horse Centre
West Runton Stables, West Runton, NR279QH
The object of this centre is to bring together a collection of different breeds of draft horses. Some originated in this country and some are European breeds.
Felbrigg Hall
Felbrigg, NR118PR
Felbrigg Hall is one of the finest 17th-century country houses in East AngliaThe Hall contains its original 18th-century furniture, one of the largest collections of Grand Tour paintings by a single artist, and an outstanding library. The Walled Garden has been restored and features a series of potager gardens, a working dovecote and the National Collection of Colchicums.
