Wolterton Hall

#4069 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Wolterton Hall, is a large country house in the ecclesiastical parish of Wickmere with Wolterton and the civil parish of Wickmere in the English county of Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. The present hall was commissioned by the 1st Lord Walpole of Wolterton and completed in 1742, it was designed by the architect Thomas Ripley who was a protégé of Lord Walpole and his brother Sir Robert Walpole. ()

Completed: 1742 (282 years ago)Coordinates: 52°50'26"N, 1°12'37"E

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Wolterton Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blickling Hall, Baconsthorpe Castle, Felbrigg Hall, Aylsham Parish Church.

2.2 miSE
Historical place, Park, History museum
Blickling Hall, Aylsham
56 min walk • Blickling Hall is a stately home which is part of the Blickling estate. It is located in the village of Blickling north of Aylsham in Norfolk, England and has been in the care of the National Trust since 1940.
4.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Baconsthorpe Castle, Holt
121 min walk • Baconsthorpe Castle, historically known as Baconsthorpe Hall, is a ruined, fortified manor house near the village of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England.
5.1 miNE
Historical place, Garden, Museum
Felbrigg Hall, North Norfolk
129 min walk • Felbrigg Hall is a 17th-century English country house near the village of that name in Norfolk. Part of a National Trust property, the unaltered 17th-century house is noted for its Jacobean architecture and fine Georgian interior. Outside is a walled garden, an orangery and orchards.
3.5 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
Aylsham Parish Church, Aylsham
90 min walk • The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Aylsham, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham.
6.7 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Bure Valley Path
172 min walk • The Bure Valley Path is a 9-mile long walking trail and cycling trail in Norfolk, England. It runs alongside the Bure Valley Railway, a heritage railway from Wroxham to Aylsham.
3.9 miSW
Park
Heydon Hall
99 min walk • Heydon Hall is an Elizabethan house set in parkland near the village of Heydon, Norfolk, England. The hall is Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
4.3 miE
Church
St Andrew's Church
111 min walk • St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church adjacent to Gunton Hall, in the parish of Hanworth, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands in woodland to the east of the hall.
2.8 miNE
Church
All Saints Church
71 min walk • All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Thurgarton, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
6.8 miNW
52°54'26"N • 1°5'21"E
Picturecraft Gallery, Holt
175 min walk • Museum
5.4 miE
Church
Castle Donington Methodist Church
138 min walk • Castle Donington Methodist Church is a Grade II listed Methodist Church in Castle Donington, Leicestershire.
6.1 miNW
52°53'43"N • 1°5'39"E
Holt Country Park, Holt
157 min walk • Park