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Baconsthorpe Castle

Open to visitorsan English Heritage site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Baconsthorpe Castle is a castle in Norfolk. It is one of 13 castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. For arrivals by rail, Sheringham Station is 6.1 km to the north-east. The nearest other castle is Gresham Castle, 4.5 km to the east.

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Photo of the Norfolk Coast, a National Landscape in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

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Saltmarsh, dunes and enormous tidal beaches along north Norfolk, with huge skies, seals and first-rate birdwatching

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Photo of Sheringham Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

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House & garden near Sheringham

The landscape Humphry Repton called his most favourite work, laid out from 1812.

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Photo of North Norfolk Railway (Poppy Line), a visitor attraction near Sheringham, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

North Norfolk Railway (Poppy Line)

Attraction near Sheringham

Preserved steam line running along the coast between Sheringham and Georgian Holt.

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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.

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Photo: Beeston Bump, a viewpoint near Sheringham, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

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Viewpoint near Sheringham

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Photo of Felbrigg Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Cromer, Norfolk, eastern England.Highlight

Felbrigg Hall

House & garden near Cromer

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