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Wendling Abbey

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Wendling Abbey is an abbey in Norfolk. It is one of seven abbeys the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest other abbey is North Elmham Chapel, 10.2 km to the north-east.

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More places to visit near Wendling Abbey

Photo of St Andrew, East Lexham, a church in Norfolk, eastern England.

St Andrew, East Lexham

Church near East Lexham

Round-towered church whose rubble tower is reckoned among the oldest of its kind in England.

9.2 km NW

Photo of the River Wensum, a 44-mile river running from near Fakenham to River Yare at Norwich, eastern England.

River Wensum

River

Norfolk's chalk river, looping past watermills and grazing marsh through Fakenham and Norwich to meet the Yare.

9.6 km NE · Norfolk

Photo along the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path, a 158-mile National Trail running from Thetford to Cromer, eastern England.Highlight

Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path

National Trail

A Roman road to the sea, then saltmarsh, seal colonies and enormous Norfolk skies.

9.7 km SW · Norfolk

Photo of North Elmham Chapel, a cathedral near Reepham, Norfolk, eastern England.

North Elmham Chapel

Cathedral near Reepham

Episcopal chapel and fortified manor house on site of Anglo-Saxon cathedral

10.2 km NE

Photo of Castle Acre Priory, a ruined castle in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Castle Acre Priory

Castle near Castle Acre

Cluniac ruins with an ornate west front.

12.6 km W

Photo of Castle Acre, a village in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Castle Acre

Village

Chalk-stream village set inside a Norman planned town, with a castle earthwork and priory ruins at either end.

13.7 km W · Norfolk