Miles

Place

Description

Postcode

17.9 miles

Saxtead Green

Late 13th century corn mill still in working order. Open 1200-1700 on Fri-Sat and BHs from 1 Apr-30 Sep.Admission charge.

IP13 9QQ

18.3

Framlingham

Framlingham Castle is a late 12th century monument and is open from 1000-1600 on Thu-Mon (plus Tue-Wed in summer). Admission charge includes an excellent audio guide.

IP13 9BP

27.2

Thetford

Thetford Priory is the extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford. Open every day from 1000-1700 – free admission.

IP24 3JA

29.4

Great Yarmouth

Burgh Castle (01493 700605)is the imposing stone walls, with added towers for catapults, of a Roman 3rd-century 'Saxon Shore' fort. Panoramic views over Breydon Water, into which the fourth wall long since collapsed. Open every day – free admission.

NR31 9??

29.5

Bury St Edmunds

Ruins of 14th century abbey at east end of town. (Tel : 01284  764667) Open every day – free admission.

IP32 7BN

29.6

Great Yarmouth

Merchant’s House, South Quay (01493 857900) is open 1200-1700 from 1 Apr to 12 Sep. Admission charge.

NR30 2RG

32.7

Lynford, near Thetford

Grimes Graves (01842 810656) Grime's Graves is the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain. A grassy lunar landscape of over 400 shafts, pits, quarries and spoil dumps, they were first named Grim's Graves - meaning the pagan god Grim's quarries, or 'the Devil's holes' - by the Anglo- Saxons.

IP26 5DE

38.8

Brandon

Thetford Warren Lodge : probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford, this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers. Much later used by the local 'warreners' who harvested rabbits here. Open every day – free admission.

IP27 0BC

39.0

Brandon

Weeting Castle - The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint. Open every day – free admission.

IP27 0RA

41.8

Moulton, Newmarket

Moulton Packhorse Bridge is a late medieval bridge open every day with free admission.

CB8 8SP

45.7

King’s Lynn

Castle Acre Priory (01760 755394) is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England. Open from 1000-1600 – admission charge.

Castle Acre Castle : situated on the Peddar's Way, a major trade and pilgrim route to Thetford, Bromholm Priory and Walsingham, this is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, town, parish church and associated monastery.

PE32 2XD