Cley Marshes, Blakeney

Name: Cley Marshes
Address: Blakeney, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Blakeney

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Cley Marshes is a 176-hectare nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England just outside the village of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. A reserve since 1926, it is the oldest of the reserves belonging to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which is itself the oldest county Wildlife Trust in the United Kingdom. Cley Marshes protects an area of reed beds, freshwater marsh, pools and wet meadows and is part of the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, and Ramsar Site due to the large numbers of birds it attracts. ()

Established: 1926 (98 years ago)Area: 0.68 mi²Coordinates: 52°57'35"N, 1°3'25"E

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Blakeney United Kingdom

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Cley Marshes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cley Windmill, St Margaret's, Blakeney Chapel, Cley next the Sea.

0.7 miSW
Windmill, Hotel
Cley Windmill
18 min walk • Cley Windmill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
1 miS
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St Margaret's
26 min walk • St Margaret's is the Anglican parish church of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt, the Archdeaconry of Lynn and the Diocese of Norwich. The dedication is to St Margaret of Antioch. It is the largest church in the Blakeney Haven area, with a nave to match, and dates from 1320 to 1340.
0.7 miNW
Ruins
Blakeney Chapel, Blakeney Point
19 min walk • Blakeney Chapel is a ruined building on the coast of North Norfolk, England. Despite its name, it was probably not a chapel, nor is it in the adjoining village of Blakeney, but rather in the parish of Cley next the Sea.
0.8 miSW
Village
Cley next the Sea
20 min walk • Cley next the Sea, is a village and civil parish on the River Glaven in Norfolk, England, 4 mi north-west of Holt and east of Blakeney.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Salthouse Marshes, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
28 min walk • Salthouse Marshes is a 66-hectare nature reserve west of Sheringham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is part of the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, Geological Conservation Review site, Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
1 miW
Vernacular architecture
Wiveton Hall, Blakeney
26 min walk • Wiveton Hall is a country house in Wiveton, Norfolk, England. It is Grade II* listed. It was built in 1652 and extended in 1908. However there are remains of an older building in the garden which could date back to 1280. It was the residence of many notable people over the next three centuries and is now the home of the MacCarthy family.