Browsing local attractions within 8 miles of Blickling to Cawston

Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BW, Tel: 01263 733858, Email, (2 miles, 3kms)

Norfolk’s longest narrow gauge steam railway runs between the old market town of Aylsham and the bustling Broads town of Wroxham and is within easy reach of Norwich and the coast.

Mannington Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7BB, Tel: 01263 584175, Email, (3 miles, 5kms)

Beautiful gardens with lake, trees and shrubs surround a medieval moated manor (not open). Feature trees, shrubs, roses. Country walks and trails with lovely views.

Bure Valley Railway Station, Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BW, Tel: 01263 733903, Email, (2 miles, 3kms)

Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6NF, Tel: 01263 738030, Email, (0.1 miles, 0.1kms)

A Jacobean redbrick mansion with a garden, orangery, parkland and lake. Spectacular long gallery, plasterwork ceilings and fine collections of furniture, pictures and books. Walks.

Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, Tel: 01223 582700, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

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.

Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8PR, Tel: 01263 837444, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

One of the finest country houses in Norfolk with a magnificent library, grand tour collection and period furniture. Walled garden has pottager gardens, fruit and vegetables & extensive parkland.

Conifer Cottage, Buck Brigg, Hanworth, Nr Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7HH, Tel: 01263 761615, (4 miles, 6kms)

Fascinating items from all around the world. Corn dollies, plain and dyed marquetry, Swiss straw lace, plaits, embroidery, jewellery and quilling. Courses are available.

Wolterton, Erpingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7LY, Tel: 01263 584175, Email, (2 miles, 4kms)

Splendid mansion house with fascinating history and collections at Wolterton. Country walks and trails with lovely views.

Norwich Road, Alby, Norfolk, NR11 7HA, Tel: 01263 768813, Email, (3 miles, 5kms)

The Downtide Centre is a great place to visit offering a wide range of interesting shops and services. Free parking.

Hempstead, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6TN, Tel: 01263 712224, (7 miles, 12kms)

Elegant Listed 19thC country house built from traditional Norfolk flint. One and a half miles off A148 near Holt.

Church Road, Booton, Norfolk, NR10 4NZ, Tel: 01603 666803, Email, (5 miles, 8kms)

This extraordinary building is the product of one man’s eccentric imagination. Built at the end of the 19th century, it borrows details from other churches throughout the country, but the slender twin towers are entirely original.

Station Yard, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0DS, Tel: 01692 406266, Email, (7 miles, 11kms)

Over 100 motorcycles from the 1900s to 1980s.

Cromer Road, Erpingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7QE, Tel: 01263 761590, Email, (3 miles, 5kms)

A unique complex surrounded by 4 acres of exquisite gardens and home to some of the regions most accomplished craftspeople.

31 High Street, Cawston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4AE, Tel: 01603 879378, Email, (4 miles, 6kms)

Art Gallery displaying the art of internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Phil Daniels

Great Hautbois Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 7JN, Tel: 01603 737255, Email, (8 miles, 12kms)

Quiet, peaceful, alive with birds and wildflowers. Ancient, round towered, church! A place to think, beathe, meditate, pray!