Castle Acre

Worth seeing in and around Castle Acre

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Castle Acre Castle

   Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the River Nar and the Peddars Way.

   500 m · Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Castle Acre Priory

   Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

   300 m · Grade I listed priory in Castle Acre, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   West Acre Priory

   West Acre Priory of St. Mary and All Saints was a medieval monastic house at West Acre in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of Norfolk, England founded c.1100 by the de Toni family.

   3.5 km · Grade I listed building in West Acre, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Castle Acre Bailey Gate

   Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the River Nar and the Peddars Way.

   200 m · Grade I listed building in Castle Acre, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Castle Acre Common

   Castle Acre Common is a 17.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. This unimproved grazing marsh on the banks of the River Nar has diverse grassland habitats, and the marshy conditions provide nesting sites for several wetland bird species.

   1.3 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia

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Getting to Castle Acre

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London Stansted (STN), 96 km · London Luton (LTN), 117 km · East Midlands (EMA), 136 km

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  144 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £15–20
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• Luton, Luton → Castle Acre

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · £13–18
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  144 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £15–20
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