The Shell Museum

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The Shell Museum in Glandford, Norfolk is the oldest museum in the county and holds one of the country's largest collections of sea shells. It was founded by Alfred Jodrell. As well as sea shells it contains articles made out of shells, fossils, bird eggs and local archaeological finds. It also has a collection of work by John Craske. ()

Coordinates: 52°55'54"N, 1°2'23"E

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Church House Hurdle LaneEnglandUnited Kingdom

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The Shell Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Nicholas, Binham Priory, Cley Windmill, St Margaret's.

1.5 miNW
Church
St Nicholas, Blakeney
38 min walk • St Nicholas is the Anglican parish church of Blakeney, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt and the Diocese of Norwich. The church was founded in the 13th century, but the greater part of the church dates from the 15th century when Blakeney was a seaport of some importance.
4 miW
Monastery, Church
Binham Priory
102 min walk • St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship.
1.6 miN
Windmill, Hotel
Cley Windmill
41 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.
1.1 miN
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St Margaret's
28 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.
2 miSE
Historical place, Museum
Letheringsett Watermill, Holt
53 min walk • Letheringsett watermill is situated on the River Glaven in the village of Letheringsett within the English county of Norfolk. Letheringsett is in the district of North Norfolk and is 1.4 miles west of the town of Holt. The watermill is a Grade II* listed building and is the last fully operational watermill in Norfolk that produces flour.
2.1 miN
Forts and castles
Cley Marshes, Blakeney
53 min walk • 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.
2.3 miN
Ruins
Blakeney Chapel, Blakeney Point
60 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.
1.4 miN
Village
Cley next the Sea
37 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.
2.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Salthouse Marshes, North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
63 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.
2 miSE
Watermill
Letheringsett Brewery watermill, Norfolk Coast AONB
50 min walk • The remains of Letheringsett Brewery Watermill are located in the centre of the village of Letheringsett in the county of Norfolk.
4.5 miE
Windmill
Weybourne Windmill
116 min walk • Weybourne Windmill is located on the eastern high ground above the village of Weybourne in the English county of Norfolk. It is on the northern side of the A149 coastal road that links King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth. The Windmill is 3 miles west of Sheringham and is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. The mill is a grade II listed building.

The Shell Museum

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The Shell Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)