English Heritage sites near Cawston Parish

Baconsthorpe Castle

BACONSTHORPE CASTLE

9 miles from Cawston Parish

Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.

North Elmham Chapel

NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL

10 miles from Cawston Parish

A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.

Cow Tower, Norwich

COW TOWER, NORWICH

11 miles from Cawston Parish

One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.

Binham Market Cross

BINHAM MARKET CROSS

14 miles from Cawston Parish

The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.

Binham Priory

BINHAM PRIORY

14 miles from Cawston Parish

Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.

Blakeney Guildhall

BLAKENEY GUILDHALL

14 miles from Cawston Parish

The remains of the house of a prosperous Blakeney merchant, with a fine 15th century brick-vaulted undercroft. Later the guildhall of Blakeney’s guild of fish merchants.


Churches in Cawston Parish

Cawston Parish Church

Cawston Parish Church Church Lane Cawston NORWICH NR10 4AG
01603 872236
http://www.st-agnes.org.uk

This is a large 14th century church situated in the heart of the village. The bell tower rises almost 120 feet (37 metres) and is visible for miles around.

St Agnes attracts many visitors each year with its fine hammer beam roof, decorated with carved angels, and a 15th century painted rood screen.


Pubs in Cawston Parish

Bell

19 High Street, Cawston, NR10 4AE
(01603) 871216
thebellinncawston.co.uk

The Bell is a 17C building with typical oak beams and exposed brickwork, which is known to have been a pub since at least 1830. Today the interior is traditional, with a single bar and small restaurant at the rear. Two or three real ales a...