Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time
Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground
Reached by boat along the River Bure, or a 25-minute walk across the marsh from Ludham, St Benet’s is the oddest ruin on the Broads: an 18th-century drainage mill was built straight through the Benedictine gatehouse to borrow its medieval footings, and the two now stand as one broken tower. Little else survives above the earthworks. The abbey was never formally dissolved — the Bishop of Norwich is still its Abbot, and arrives by wherry each July for an open-air service among the ruins. Open dawn to dusk, free, with a tiny car park and no facilities.
More at the National Heritage List entry
