Guidebook for Wellingham

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Guidebook for Wellingham

Parks & Nature

Great for birds, and a country walk, Piers Olaff garden, Kids excellent play space. Good cafe.
128 locals recommend
Pensthorpe Natural Park
Pensthorpe Road
128 locals recommend
Great for birds, and a country walk, Piers Olaff garden, Kids excellent play space. Good cafe.
Norfolk Wildlife, massive sandy beach. Cafe, good scones. Pay parking.
PE31 7LJ
North Beach
Norfolk Wildlife, massive sandy beach. Cafe, good scones. Pay parking.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/ Year round sightings of many birds. Beaches close by.
60 locals recommend
RSPB Titchwell Marsh
Main Rd
60 locals recommend
http://www.rspb.org.uk/ Year round sightings of many birds. Beaches close by.
Walks + wheelchair access. Hawk and Owl Trust. Very close - Next to Fakenham.
7 locals recommend
Sculthorpe Moor Nature Reserve
Turf Moor Road
7 locals recommend
Walks + wheelchair access. Hawk and Owl Trust. Very close - Next to Fakenham.

Arts & Culture

Castle Acre Priory. Castle ruins. Small quality cafe. Local arts trail once a year. Walks.
26 locals recommend
Castle Acre
26 locals recommend
Castle Acre Priory. Castle ruins. Small quality cafe. Local arts trail once a year. Walks.
https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/lynn-museum For the Seahenge and history.
14 locals recommend
Lynn Museum
Market Street
14 locals recommend
https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/lynn-museum For the Seahenge and history.
Pretty Victorian railway station. Once used by the Royal family. Now a private home with certain times to visit the platform. On the way to Sandringham.
The Royal Station
Pretty Victorian railway station. Once used by the Royal family. Now a private home with certain times to visit the platform. On the way to Sandringham.
Great visit. Fully working steam line with regular traffic and special events for children and adults.
North Norfolk Railway (Weybourne)
off Sandy Hill Lane
Great visit. Fully working steam line with regular traffic and special events for children and adults.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk The Priory, ticket entry. The castle ruins, free. Great to walk around, overlooking the countryside all around.
26 locals recommend
Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory
Priory Road
26 locals recommend
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk The Priory, ticket entry. The castle ruins, free. Great to walk around, overlooking the countryside all around.

Sightseeing

The Queens Home. Good walks in excellent surroundings. http://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk/
209 locals recommend
Sandringham Estate
209 locals recommend
The Queens Home. Good walks in excellent surroundings. http://www.sandringhamestate.co.uk/
Occasional recitals. www.raynhamrecitals.co.uk/home/
Raynham Hall
1 Raynham Hall
Occasional recitals. www.raynhamrecitals.co.uk/home/
https://www.holkham.co.uk/ Architectural Interest. Events, music, theatre. Bike rides. Walks and playground. Eats.
261 locals recommend
Holkham Hall
Holkham Road
261 locals recommend
https://www.holkham.co.uk/ Architectural Interest. Events, music, theatre. Bike rides. Walks and playground. Eats.
http://www.houghtonhall.com/ Walks, gardens, museum, eats, history.
105 locals recommend
Houghton Hall & Gardens
Bircham Road
105 locals recommend
http://www.houghtonhall.com/ Walks, gardens, museum, eats, history.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall House with moat and walks. History and architecture.
57 locals recommend
Oxburgh Hall
57 locals recommend
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall House with moat and walks. History and architecture.
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate An easy drive away but worth it. Walks, History, architecture, eats.
239 locals recommend
Blickling Estate
239 locals recommend
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate An easy drive away but worth it. Walks, History, architecture, eats.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ On the way to Sandringham. Old Castle.
23 locals recommend
Castle Rising
Lynn Road
23 locals recommend
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ On the way to Sandringham. Old Castle.
Pine forest protects yellow sandy beaches all along North Norfolk coast. Pretty beach huts. Old town with good food. Best fish and chips- French's, facing the sea.
56 locals recommend
Wells Next The Sea Beach
56 locals recommend
Pine forest protects yellow sandy beaches all along North Norfolk coast. Pretty beach huts. Old town with good food. Best fish and chips- French's, facing the sea.
Old Priory close to Walsingham. Good views of surrounding countryside and farm selling raw milk, lovely.
21 locals recommend
Binham Priory
Warham Road
21 locals recommend
Old Priory close to Walsingham. Good views of surrounding countryside and farm selling raw milk, lovely.
Site of Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham. Old village. Farm Shop.
31 locals recommend
Little Walsingham
31 locals recommend
Site of Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham. Old village. Farm Shop.

Everything Else

Wonderful atmosphere, fields, working heavy horses. Museum. Events. https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/gressenhall-farm-and-workhouse
33 locals recommend
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Beetley Meadows
33 locals recommend
Wonderful atmosphere, fields, working heavy horses. Museum. Events. https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/gressenhall-farm-and-workhouse
Theatre, film. Shopping. Main line rail services to Cambridge and London.
62 locals recommend
King's Lynn
62 locals recommend
Theatre, film. Shopping. Main line rail services to Cambridge and London.

Shopping

Georgian town. Art, craft, antiques, pottery, clothes, books, food and eats. A good visit. On the way to Weybourne and the coast towards Sheringham.
197 locals recommend
Holt
197 locals recommend
Georgian town. Art, craft, antiques, pottery, clothes, books, food and eats. A good visit. On the way to Weybourne and the coast towards Sheringham.
Saturday market. Waitrose, Tesco, Asda. Local veg and fruit shop. Health store and complementary therapies.
15 locals recommend
Swaffham
15 locals recommend
Saturday market. Waitrose, Tesco, Asda. Local veg and fruit shop. Health store and complementary therapies.
A lovely city. Lots of shopping in stores and the market. An easy 40 min drive.
250 locals recommend
Norwich
250 locals recommend
A lovely city. Lots of shopping in stores and the market. An easy 40 min drive.

Essentials

An excellent butcher, post office and groceries; 3 miles away in the next village. Fresh croissants sunday mornings. Garage, basic groceries, 1 mile on the A1065 towards fakenham.
Litcham
An excellent butcher, post office and groceries; 3 miles away in the next village. Fresh croissants sunday mornings. Garage, basic groceries, 1 mile on the A1065 towards fakenham.

Drinks & Nightlife

Xmas is showtime for adults and Santa presents for children at Thursford museum. A professional performance of song, dance and entertainment, set in the wilds of Norfolk. A good visit throughout the year to see the worlds largest collection of organs and steam engines. Shops, eats.
Thursford
Xmas is showtime for adults and Santa presents for children at Thursford museum. A professional performance of song, dance and entertainment, set in the wilds of Norfolk. A good visit throughout the year to see the worlds largest collection of organs and steam engines. Shops, eats.