English Heritage sites near Great Cressingham Parish

Grime's Graves - Prehistoric Flint Mine

GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE

7 miles from Great Cressingham Parish

Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.

Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory

CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY

8 miles from Great Cressingham Parish

This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

9 miles from Great Cressingham Parish

The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.

Weeting Castle

WEETING CASTLE

9 miles from Great Cressingham Parish

The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.

Thetford Warren Lodge

THETFORD WARREN LODGE

11 miles from Great Cressingham Parish

Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.

Thetford Priory

THETFORD PRIORY

11 miles from Great Cressingham Parish

The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.


Churches in Great Cressingham Parish

Great Cressingham: St Michael
Little Cressingham: St Andrew

Pubs in Great Cressingham Parish

Olde Windmill Inn

Water End, Great Cressingham, IP25 6NN
(01760) 756232
oldewindmillinn.co.uk

Family run for three generations, the Windmill is a large rural pub and hotel, with a cosy feel despite its size. It offers a rolling range of beers including house beer Windy Miller - most ales are supplied by Purity. Real cider is also av...