English Heritage sites near Hilborough Parish

Grime's Graves - Prehistoric Flint Mine

GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE

6 miles from Hilborough Parish

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

Weeting Castle

WEETING CASTLE

7 miles from Hilborough Parish

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

Thetford Warren Lodge

THETFORD WARREN LODGE

10 miles from Hilborough Parish

Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.

Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory

CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY

10 miles from Hilborough 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

10 miles from Hilborough 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.

Thetford Priory

THETFORD PRIORY

10 miles from Hilborough Parish

The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.


Churches in Hilborough Parish

Bodney: St Mary
Hilborough: All Saints

Pubs in Hilborough Parish

Swan

Brandon Road, Hilborough, IP26 5BW
(01760) 756380
hilboroughswan.co.uk

A smart 17th century building on the A1065 south of Swaffham. It opens for breakfast early every day (except Sundav) and good value food is served throughout the day. On a Sunday a carvery is offered. There are up to four beers on the bar,...