English Heritage sites near Stow Bardolph Parish

Castle Rising Castle

CASTLE RISING CASTLE

14 miles from Stow Bardolph Parish

One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.

Weeting Castle

WEETING CASTLE

16 miles from Stow Bardolph Parish

The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.

Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory

CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY

17 miles from Stow Bardolph Parish

This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

17 miles from Stow Bardolph Parish

The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.

Grime's Graves - Prehistoric Flint Mine

GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE

18 miles from Stow Bardolph Parish

Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.

Isleham Priory Church

ISLEHAM PRIORY CHURCH

20 miles from Stow Bardolph Parish

Isleham Priory Church is the best example in England of a small Norman Benedictine priory church, surviving in a surprisingly unaltered state despite later conversion into a barn.

Churches in Stow Bardolph Parish

Holy Trinity

Lynn Road Stow Bardolph King's Lynn
07596 707469
https://www.westnorfolkpriorygroup.co.uk/

Medieval church, built from C12 onwards. The Hare Chapel, attached to the north side of the chancel, was built in brick 1591-1624. Its monuments to members of the Hare family "are of national importance" (English Heritage listing information). They include a wax effigy of Sarah Hare (1744), the only one in England outside Westminster Abbey.

St Peter

West Head Road Stow Bridge King's Lynn
07596 707469
https://www.westnorfolkpriorygroup.co.uk/

Anglican church, used equally by the Methodists.

Built 1908 with terra-cotta blocks around a timber frame.

Window in memory of Rev. J W Adams VC, former vicar of Stow; he won the VC when a chaplain in the second Afghan War. The communion table was his portable altar. Norman font, transferred from Stow Bardolph (after 50 years in the Vicarage garden).

Pubs in Stow Bardolph Parish

Hare Arms

Lynn Road, Stow Bardolph, PE34 3HT
(01366) 382229
theharearms.co.uk

This smart traditional pub and restaurant in the small village off the A10 has recently been refurbished. There is a large comfy bar with 3 log fires and a separate restaurant. The pub has a long held reputation for good food. Resident peac...
Heron

The Causeway, Stowbridge, PE34 3PP
(01366) 384040
theheronstowbridge.com/

A friendly and welcoming pub between the Great Ouse and the Relief Channel. Converted from a farmhouse, the bar with long lounge for drinking and dining has faux beams and is crammed full of interesting artifacts. Adjacent moorings are avai...
Jolly Farmers

The Causeway, Stowbridge, PE34 3PP

Jolly Farmers, Stowbridge