West Runton Mammoth, North Norfolk

Name: West Runton Mammoth
Address: North Norfolk, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in North Norfolk

Archaeological site

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Facts and practical information

The West Runton Mammoth is a fossilized skeleton of a steppe mammoth found in the cliffs of West Runton in the county of Norfolk, England in 1990. The find is the largest nearly complete mammoth skeleton known, and is the oldest found in the United Kingdom. ()

Coordinates: 52°56'27"N, 1°15'13"E

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North Norfolk United Kingdom

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Day trips

West Runton Mammoth – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sheringham Golf Club, Felbrigg Hall, Beeston hills putting green, Pavilion Theatre.

2.7 miW
Golf
Sheringham Golf Club, Sheringham
69 min walk • Sheringham Golf Club is a golf club on the western outskirts of Sheringham, Norfolk, England. The 6546-yard links course was originally designed by Tom Dunn and opened in 1891. The Links Hotel lies a few miles east of the course.
2.3 miS
Historical place, Garden, Museum
Felbrigg Hall, North Norfolk
60 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.
1.5 miW
52°56'40"N • 1°13'8"E
Beeston hills putting green, Sheringham
38 min walk • Mini golf, Golf
2.1 miE
Concerts and shows, Entertainment, Theater
Pavilion Theatre, North Norfolk
53 min walk • The Pavilion Theatre is located on Cromer Pier in Cromer, Norfolk. Originally a bandstand when the pier opened, it was converted into an enclosed pavilion in 1905.
2.8 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Cromer Lighthouse, North Norfolk
73 min walk • Cromer Lighthouse is situated in the coastal town of Cromer, in the English county of Norfolk.
1.7 miW
Specialty museum, Observation decks and towers, History museum
The Mo Sheringham Museum, Sheringham
44 min walk • Sheringham Museum at the Mo is a museum in the town of Sheringham, Norfolk, England. The current museum opened in April 2010 and rehoused the former collection originally held in converted fishermen's cottages behind the main street.
3.4 miW
Park
Sheringham Park
87 min walk • Sheringham Park is a landscape park and gardens near the town of Sheringham, Norfolk, England. The park surrounds Sheringham Hall, lying mostly to its south. The hall is privately occupied, but Sheringham Park is in the care of the National Trust and open to visitors.
1.8 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Sheringham Little Theatre, Sheringham
46 min walk • Sheringham Little Theatre is a theatre in Sheringham, Norfolk, England. It stages live theatre and music, and film screenings.
1.2 miW
Monastery, Gothic architecture
Priory of St Mary in the Meadow, Sheringham
32 min walk • The Priory of St Mary in the Meadow, also known as Beeston Priory is a former Augustinian Priory, located in the village of Beeston Regis, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
2.1 miE
Piers and boardwalks
Cromer Pier, North Norfolk
53 min walk • Cromer Pier is a Grade II listed seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk, 25 miles due north of the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom.
2 miE
Town, Area
Cromer, North Norfolk
53 min walk • Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is 23 miles north of Norwich, 116 miles north-northeast of London and four miles east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline.

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Train

West Runton (13 min walk)