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Bressingham Steam and Gardens is a museum dedicated to steam engines alongside gardens and a garden centre, all situated at Bressingham near Diss in Norfolk. Established by Alan Bloom in 1946, the gardens cover 17 acres and are a stunning collection of plants. Alan himself created the Dell Garden in 1952 and his son Adrian, the Foggy Bottom Garden. Several Read more…
Castle Acre castle, founded soon after the Conquest by the first William de Warenne, initially as a stone ‘country house’. Then converted into a strong keep, further defended by stone walls and an immense system of ditched earthworks. Still impressively visible, these are perhaps the finest village earthworks in England. The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth Read more…
Castle Acre Priory, one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England, the foundation of Castle Acre Priory in about 1090. Created after a visit by William de Warenne II and his wife Gundrada to the great French monastery of Cluny. Read more…
Berney Arms Windmill, one of Norfolk’s best and largest marsh mills. Grinding a constituent of cement and in use until 1951, then pumping water to drain surrounding marshland. Read more…
Blakeney Guildhall, the remains of the house of a prosperous Blakeney merchant, with a fine 15th-century brickvaulted undercroft. Later the guildhall of Blakeney’s guild of fish merchants. Read more…
Caister Roman Site, the partially excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, including wall and ditch sections and building foundations. Read more…
Castle Rising Castle completed around 1140 AD by the Norman lord William d’Albini for his new wife, the widow of Henry I. This is now one of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated stone keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks. Read more…
Cow Tower is a late 14th-century defense tower that is situated next to the River Wensum in Norwich in Norfolk. The tower was constructed for military reasons and was one of the earliest built artillery blockhouses in the country. It stands about 15m high with walls 1.8m thick. Due to its fragility, the tower is closed to the public but Read more…
North Elmham Chapel, also known as North Elmham Bishops Castle and North Elmham Bishops Chapel, is a castle ruin in the village of North Elmham. The structure started out as a cathedral in the 11th century. In 1387 Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich obtained a license to crenellate the church. He then fortified the structure into a double-moated castle. Read more…
Binham Market Cross, 15th-century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s. Read more…
Burgh Castle, stone walls, with added towers for catapults, of a Roman 3rd-century ‘Saxon Shore’ fort. Views over Breydon Water, into which the fourth wall long since collapsed. Read more…
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