English Heritage sites near Downham Market Parish

Castle Rising Castle

CASTLE RISING CASTLE

13 miles from Downham Market 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

14 miles from Downham Market 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

14 miles from Downham Market 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

15 miles from Downham Market 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

15 miles from Downham Market 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

18 miles from Downham Market 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 Downham Market Parish

St Edmund's

Church Road Downham Market
+44 (0)1366 3821
http://www.saintedmund.org.uk

www.saintedmund.org.uk



Table

15 Paradise Road, Downham Market PE38 9HS
07769905128
https://www.tabledownhammarket.org/

Pubs in Downham Market Parish

Castle Hotel

9 High Street, Downham Market, PE38 9HF

Over 300 years old, this hotel offers very good choice of food. Small single bar and restaurant.
Cock Tavern

43-45 Lynn Road, Downham Market, PE38 9NP

20 mins stroll from Downham Market Railway Station and 10 from Bus Station The decor is an interesting visit to the styles of 20 years ago. When I visited in April 2017 Batemans and two others on handpump. Also four real ciders, two nationa...
Crown Hotel

12 Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DH
(01366) 382322
crowncoachinginn.com/

An unspoilt 16th-century coaching inn at the heart of the town. Entering through a room with a lovely staircase brings you to the bar with a beamed ceiling, panelled walls and large fireplaces. A good selection of ales is served. There is a...
Live & Let Live

22 London Road, Downham Market, PE38 9AW
(01366) 383933

Friendly town pub, front bar and go down split level to pool and darts room. Has active, pool, darts, dominoes and Cribbage teams. Offers B&B accommodation in 3 en-suite rooms. Business is leased from property owner and operated independent...
Railway Arms

Platform 1, Railway Station, Railway Road, Downham Market, PE38 9EN
(01366) 386636
railway-arms.co.uk

A cosy micropub on the platform at Downham Market Railway Station with two beers from around the country and, sometimes, more local breweries. The winner of National Cider Pub of the year 2013, typically at least five ciders/perries are als...
Swan Hotel

29 High Street, Downham Market, PE38 9HF
(01366) 321667
theswandownham.com

King John is reputed to have stayed at a hostelry on this site in 1216, and King Charles I in 1646 after his defeat at Naseby. Situated in the middle of town there is a large front seating area that leads to the main bar, with more seating...
Whalebone

58 Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DJ
(01366) 381600
jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/...

This listed building, formerly the White Hart is now part of the Wetherspoon chain. The pub has been extensively modified but retains the original facade. A large bar area leads to the gardens at the rear and side. On the walls, heritage di...