Gressenhall
Gressenhall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, along the course of the River Nar.

Gressenhall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, along the course of the River Nar.
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Worth seeing in and around Gressenhall
8 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.
- 01Beetley and Hoe Meadows
Beetley and Hoe Meadows is an 11.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Dereham in Norfolk, United Kingdom. The site is in two nearby areas, and Hoe Meadow is part of Hoe Rough nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust This site is described by Natural England as "one of the finest remaining areas of wet unimproved grassland in Norfolk".
2.6 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham
Potter and Scarning Fens, East Dereham is a 6.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Dereham in Norfolk, England. It is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation.
3.8 km · site of special scientific interest in Norfolk, England · Wikipedia - 03Scarning Fen
Scarning Fen is a 4-hectare nature reserve west in Dereham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
3.7 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Dillington Carr
Dillington Carr is a 55-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Dereham in Norfolk, England. This valley, which lies along a tributary of the River Wensum, has extensive irrigation reservoirs and areas of carr woodland.
1 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 05Dereham Rush Meadow
Dereham Rush Meadow is a 22.2-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Dereham in Norfolk, England. This is an area of grassland and alder carr in the valley of a tributary of the River Wensum.
1.6 km · biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Dereham in Norfolk · Wikipedia - 06Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling
Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling is a 2.6 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dereham in Norfolk, England. The meadow lies in the valley of the River Wensum and contains a line of calcareous springs that support fen grassland with a diverse flora.
3.4 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 07Honeypot Wood
Honeypot Wood is a 9.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dereham in Norfolk, England. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
3.2 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Norfolk, England · Wikipedia - 08Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is a museum of rural life and former workhouse in the village of Gressenhall, Norfolk. It also houses a traditional working farm, a collection of art and artefacts, and a library and archive.
2.1 km · museum in Gressenhall, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gressenhall
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 101 km · London Luton (LTN), 126 km · East Midlands (EMA), 151 km
- Stations
- Dereham railway station, 3.8 km · Wendling railway station, 3.7 km
- London, Essex → Gressenhall151 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £16–21
- London → Gressenhall151 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £16–21
- Luton, Luton → Gressenhall129 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · £14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Gressenhall
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gressenhall. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThere are no passenger ferry terminals in Norfolk.
- Get inGreater Anglia, Stena Line and Nederlandse Spoorwegen run a "Rail and Sail to Holland" deal, which includes travel to any Greater Anglia station from Harwich International Port, following the ferry trip from Hook of Holland.
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