Abbey or priory · near North Creake · Norfolk

Creake Abbey

Look for Creake Abbey 800 m north of North Creake. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Holkham Hall, 4.4 km away, leads the 17 other places within 15 km.

Photo: Creake Abbey, Martin Addison (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

800 m

north of North Creake

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near North Creake

Just outside North Creake

Creake Abbey is 800 m north of North Creake. 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; North Creake has 11 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in North Creake

Expect highs of 18–21°C in North Creake from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 2°50 mm

Mar10° / 3°45 mm

Apr13° / 5°44 mm

May16° / 8°49 mm

Jun19° / 10°61 mm

Jul21° / 13°60 mm

Aug21° / 13°65 mm

Sep18° / 10°60 mm

Oct14° / 8°72 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec7° / 2°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in North Creake, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for North Creake. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. North Creake’s full climate →

About

Creake Abbey

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

North Creake’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 800 m north of North Creake
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/creake-abbey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where Creake Abbey is

The numbers show what else is near Creake Abbey, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Creake Abbey

Largest of the 8 is Wells-next-the-Sea, home to 2,151. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 800 m south of it

North Creake

325 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2.7 km northwest of it

Burnham Market

725 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 7.3 km northwest of it

Brancaster Staithe

320 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 7.3 km northeast of it

Wells-next-the-Sea

2,151 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Creake Abbey is	People	Places to visit
North Creake	800 m south of it	325	2
Burnham Market	2.7 km northwest of it	725	5
Brancaster Staithe	7.3 km northwest of it	320	1
Wells-next-the-Sea	7.3 km northeast of it	2,151	6
Wicken Green Village	7.6 km south of it	794	1
Bircham Newton	8 km southwest of it	274	2
Little Walsingham	8.1 km east of it	599	6
Docking	9.2 km west of it	810	1

Make a day of it

More near Creake Abbey

There are 17 within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 abbeys or priories among them.

Historic houseHolkham Hall4.4 km away 2

Historic houseHoughton Hall12 km away 3

MuseumThursford Collection13 km away · 250K visitors a year 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory12 km away 5

Abbey or prioryWalsingham Priory (remains)8.3 km away 6

Historic houseRaynham Hall14 km away 7

Heritage railwayWells and Walsingham Light Railway7.9 km away 8

MuseumRNLB Lucy Lavers7.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Creake Abbey

Where is Creake Abbey?

Creake Abbey is 800 m north of North Creake, Norfolk.

What is Creake Abbey?

Monastery in Norfolk, England, UK.

Who runs Creake Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Creake Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in North Creake, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Creake Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Creake Abbey?

Within 15 km: Holkham Hall (4.4 km), Houghton Hall (12 km), Thursford Collection (13 km) and Binham Priory (12 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 (9)

Creake Abbey: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walsingham Priory (remains): David P Orman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RNLB Lucy Lavers: cheesladder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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