English Heritage sites near Thurne Parish
CAISTER ROMAN FORT
8 miles from Thurne Parish
The partial excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, including wall and ditch sections and building foundations.
BERNEY ARMS WINDMILL
8 miles from Thurne Parish
Visit one of Norfolk's best and largest extant marsh mills, built to grind a constituent of cement and in use until 1948, finally pumping water to drain surrounding marshland.
BURGH CASTLE ROMAN FORT
9 miles from Thurne Parish
The imposing stone walls, with added towers for catapults, of a Roman 3rd century ‘Saxon Shore’ fort. Enjoy panoramic views over Breydon Water, into which the fourth wall long since collapsed.
GREAT YARMOUTH ROW HOUSES AND GREYFRIARS' CLOISTERS
10 miles from Thurne Parish
Enjoy a rare trip back in time at this Norfolk visitor attraction. The delightful Row Houses at Row 111 and the Old Merchant’s House are rare remnants of Great Yarmouth’s original distinctive ‘Rows’.
COW TOWER, NORWICH
11 miles from Thurne 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.
ST OLAVE'S PRIORY
11 miles from Thurne Parish
The wonderfully complete 14th century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft - later a cottage occupied until 1902 - of a small Augustinian priory.
Churches in Thurne Parish
Thurne: St Edmund
Church Road
Thurne
Norwich
http://www.marthamchurches.org.uk/st-edmund-thurne
A Broadland thatched village church situated conveniently near the boat moorings. 13th century tower and chancel; with nave rebuilt 14th century and new roof late 15th century. Restoration work in 1853. 14th century bell by William of Norwich.
Pubs in Thurne Parish
Lion Inn
The Street, Thurne, NR29 3AP
(01692) 671806
thelionatthurne.com/