Burgh Castle Fort One of the best preserved Roman monuments in East Anglia, and one of the most impressive Roman buildings to survive anywhere in Britain. During the 3rd and 4th centuries AD it was one of a chain of ‘Forts of the Saxon Shore’, built to defend the...
Caistor Roman Town Caistor Roman Town also known as Venta Icenorum, was the largest Roman town in East Anglia. When it was first established in the AD70s, the town was unenclosed. The banks and walls visible today were not built until the 3rd century AD. The town was...
St Benet’s Abbey The Abbey of St Benet at Holme lies deep in the Broads, close to the meeting place of the rivers Bure and Ant. This was the only Norfolk monastery founded in the Anglo-Saxon period which continued in use throughout the Middle Ages, and is the...
Burnham Norton Friary The 14th century gatehouse here is considered to be one of the finest to survive in the country, and the almost intact precinct boundary is a rare sight. The west wall of the Friary church also still stands. This small, jewel-like site sits just...
Binham Priory The Priory Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross at Binham is one of Norfolk’s finest monastic sites. The Benedictine monastery was founded here soon after the Norman Conquest (1066) and dominated the surrounding area until its closure in 1539. Although...
