Historic Castle Acre
Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory
One of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in the country run by English Heritage, for opening times and prices:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/castle-acre-castle-acre-priory/
Castle Acre Castle
Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory
Founded shortly after the Battle of Hastings, this is a superb and well-preserved example of a motte-and-bailey castle, and remains one of the most impressive Norman earthworks in the country. Access is free.
Medieval Village
Castle Acre Priory
Medieval Village
The main thoroughfare passes through the Bailey Gate, a stone gatehouse added to the settlement's massive earthwork defences in about 1200.
Church
Pubs, Cafes & Shops
Medieval Village
The fine church consists of a nave with aisles, a chancel which is overlapped by the east end of the north aisle to form the Lady Chapel, a sacristy east of this chapel, a north porch, and a sturdy tower. Lower panels of the Rood screen are from about 1440, the pulpit on a wineglass stem is of a similar age and a plain ribbed hexagonal font is surmounted by a 15C towering font cover,
Walks
Pubs, Cafes & Shops
Pubs, Cafes & Shops
Castle Acre is almost half way along the long distance national trail of the Peddars Way, 46 miles from near Thetford to Holme-next-the-Sea. Also the Nar Valley Way, 34 miles from
Gressenhall to King's Lynn.
There is a 6 mile circular walk around the outskirts of the village or you can walk along the River Nar to Westacre.
Pubs, Cafes & Shops
Pubs, Cafes & Shops
Pubs, Cafes & Shops
- VillageWebsite;https://www.castleacre.info/index.htm
- The Ostrich public house: https://www.theostrich.pub/
- Wittles Cafe: https://wittlescastleacre.com/
- Budgens shop, stocks everything
- Fish & chips by the Budgens shop
- Antique shop
- Charity Bookshop (open Sat)
Nearby Swaffham
Nearby Swaffham
Nearby Swaffham
Swaffham is a market town 3 miles away. The Market and Auction are held every Saturday.
Fish stall every Tuesday and Saturday
Butchers, greengrocer and health food shops.
Waitrose and Tesco along the Castle Acre Road
Further Afield
Nearby Swaffham
Nearby Swaffham
The unspoilt North Norfolk coast is just 40 minutes away where you can enjoy the beaches, birdwatching, and seals.
Historic Houses include Blickling, Felbrigg, Houghton Hall, Sandringham and Oxburgh Hall.
Visit Gardens
Nearby Swaffham
Visit Gardens
Tudor Lodgings garden will be opening for the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 21st July. There are plenty of lovely gardens to visit in Norfolk.
Contact Us:
Where are we?
Directions:
Castle Acre is signposted clearly off the A1065 Swaffham to Cromer Road, approximately 3 miles north of Swaffham and the A47.
Tudor Lodgings (Black marker on the map below) is sitiuated in the small lane Pales Green, which is off Bailey Street. (GPS co-ordinates: Long 0.68976; Lat 52.70214). What Three Words: blush.townhouse.spo
If coming into the village from the north, Bailey Street runs down from the Norman archway to the river bridge and Tudor Lodgings is the last house on the righ
