Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory is a grade I listed priory in Castle Acre. Its upkeep is handled by English Heritage. Add Houghton Hall, 14 km away, to a visit; it leads 9 places within 15 km.
Abbey or priory near Castle Acre
Just outside Castle Acre
Castle Acre Priory is 100 m southwest of Castle Acre. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Castle Acre has 21 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Expect highs of 19–22°C in Castle Acre from June to September.
Castle Acre Priory
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 100 m southwest of Castle Acre
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Map of Castle Acre Priory and nearby
The orange dot is Castle Acre Priory; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Castle Acre Priory
Swaffham tops the 8 for size, at 8,434 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Castle Acre
Sporle
Swaffham
Narborough
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Castle Acre Priory is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Acre | 100 m northeast of it | 859 | 2 |
| Sporle | 4.4 km southeast of it | 791 | 3 |
| Swaffham | 4.8 km south of it | 8,434 | 2 |
| Narborough | 7 km west of it | 1,362 | 3 |
| Litcham | 7.8 km east of it | 439 | 1 |
| Great Massingham | 8.6 km north of it | 963 | 0 |
| Necton | 8.6 km southeast of it | 1,742 | 0 |
| Beeston | 9.7 km east of it | 248 | 1 |
Pair Castle Acre Priory with these
2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 9 within 15 km.
Historic houseHoughton Hall14 km away2
Fort · English HeritageCastle Acre Castle600 m away3
Historic houseRaynham Hall13 km away4CastleCastleMileham Castle11 km away5MuseumMuseumSwaffham Heritage6 km away6MuseumMuseumNarborough Museum & Heritage Centre6.9 km away7Historic siteHistoric sitePanavia Tornado GR110 km away8CastleCastlePentney Abbey Gatehouse12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Castle Acre Priory
Where is Castle Acre Priory?
Castle Acre Priory is 100 m southwest of Castle Acre, Norfolk.
What is Castle Acre Priory?
Grade I listed priory in Castle Acre, United Kingdom.
Who runs Castle Acre Priory?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Castle Acre Priory?
June to September are the warmest months in Castle Acre, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Castle Acre Priory a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Castle Acre Priory?
Within 15 km: Houghton Hall (14 km), Castle Acre Castle (600 m), Raynham Hall (13 km) and Mileham Castle (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Castle: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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