St Benet's Abbey, Norfolk Broads

Name: St Benet's Abbey
Address: Norfolk Broads, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Norfolk Broads

Top attraction, Monastery

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St Benet's Abbey was a medieval monastery of the Order of Saint Benedict, also known as St Benet's at Holme or Hulme. It was situated on the River Bure within the Broads in Norfolk, England. St Benet is a medieval English version of the name of St Benedict of Nursia, hailed as the founder of western monasticism. At the period of the Dissolution of the Monasteries the abbey's possessions were in effect seized by the crown and assigned to the diocese of Norwich. Though the monastery was supposed to continue as a community, within a few years at least the monks had dispersed. Today there remain only ruins. ()

Established: IX centuryCoordinates: 52°41'10"N, 1°31'30"E

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Nearby attractions include: BeWILDerwood, Church of St Helen, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, Strumpshaw Steam Museum.

3.6 miNW
Theme park, Playground, Amusement park
BeWILDerwood, Norfolk Broads
91 min walk • Tucked away in the enchanting woodlands of the Norfolk Broads, BeWILDerwood is an amusement park that stands out for its unique approach to family fun. Far from your typical theme park with high-speed rides and flashy technology, BeWILDerwood is a celebration of...
1.8 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
Church of St Helen, Norfolk Broads
46 min walk • The Church of St Helen, Ranworth, Norfolk is a church of medieval origins notable for its collection of church paintings. Known as "the cathedral of The Broads", the church dates from the 14th century, although with origins in Saxon times.
1.6 miSW
Park
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, Acle
42 min walk • Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, Norfolk, England, is a registered charity, comprising 131 acres of ancient woodland, woodland garden and water garden and including South Walsham inner Broad.
6 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Science museum
Strumpshaw Steam Museum
154 min walk • The Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum in Strumpshaw, Norfolk is home to a collection of Traction engines, Steam rollers, a Showman's engine and a Steam wagon which are run on special occasions and on the last Sunday of each month from April to October.
2.1 miN
Windmill, Vernacular architecture
How Hill, Norfolk Broads
55 min walk • How Hill is a hamlet on the River Ant within The Broads National Park in Ludham parish, Norfolk, England. How Hill House, completed in 1903, was designed by Thomas Boardman, son of the architect Edward Boardman; he was Mayor of Norwich in 1905–1906. Since 1984 the house has been the home of How Hill Trust, an educational charity.
2.9 miNW
Museum, Military museum
RAF Air Defence Radar Museum
75 min walk • The Royal Air Force Air Defence Radar Museum is a museum on the site of the former Royal Air Force radar and control base RAF Neatishead, close to the village of Horning in Norfolk, England.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Malthouse Broad, Norfolk Broads
40 min walk • Malthouse Broad is a broad at Ranworth in the Norfolk Broads. The "Helen of Ranworth" is a traditional reedlighter, a boat that carried away the reed harvest. Now it ferries visitors from Malthouse Broad to Ranworth Broad.
5.5 miW
Memorial
Trafford Mausoleum
141 min walk • The Trafford Mausoleum, is a memorial in Wroxham, Norfolk, England. Commissioned after the death of Sigismund Trafford Southwell in 1827, the mausoleum was designed by Anthony Salvin in Gothic Revival style. It is a Grade II listed structure.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ranworth Broad, Norfolk Broads
47 min walk • Ranworth Broad is a 136-hectare nature reserve on the Norfolk Broads north-east of Norwich in Norfolk, United Kingdom. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. it is part of Bure Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and Bure Marshes Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and National Nature Reverse.
2.1 miNE
52°41'60"N • 1°34'13"E
Wind Energy Museum, Potter Heigham
54 min walk • Science museum, Museum
4.6 miNW
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church
117 min walk • St Michael and All Angels is the Church of England parish church of Barton Turf in the county of Norfolk in England. See Inside here. It stands about a kilometre south-west of the village in the midst of a plantation of trees. Particularly notable for its surviving paintings, the church is listed with Grade I.