Kelling Quags, Norfolk Coast AONB

#13 among attractions in Norfolk Coast AONB

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Kelling Quags is a nature reserve near Kelling, Norfolk. It is 5.7 ha in extent. It is managed by the Norfolk Ornithological Association as a coastal fresh marsh. It consists of pools and wet grazing marshes behind a shingle ridge. It was purchased by the NOA in 1984. ()

Area: 14.09 acres (0.022 mi²)Coordinates: 52°55'59"N, 1°7'33"E

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Day trips

Kelling Quags – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sheringham Golf Club, Baconsthorpe Castle, Muckleburgh Collection, The Mo Sheringham Museum.

2.8 miE
Golf
Sheringham Golf Club, Sheringham
71 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.
2.6 miSE
Forts and castles
Baconsthorpe Castle, Holt
66 min walk • Baconsthorpe Castle, historically known as Baconsthorpe Hall, is a ruined, fortified manor house near the village of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, England.
0.8 miN
Museum, Military museum
Muckleburgh Collection, Holt
22 min walk • The Muckleburgh Collection is a military museum sited on a former military camp at Weybourne, on the North Norfolk coast, England. It was opened to the public in 1988 and is the largest privately owned military museum in the United Kingdom.
3.7 miE
Specialty museum, Observation decks and towers, History museum
The Mo Sheringham Museum, Sheringham
96 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.
2 miE
Park
Sheringham Park
52 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.
3.8 miNW
Windmill, Hotel
Cley Windmill
96 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.
3.4 miW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St Margaret's
87 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.
3.1 miSW
Historical place, Museum
Letheringsett Watermill, Holt
80 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.
3.6 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Sheringham Little Theatre, Sheringham
92 min walk • Sheringham Little Theatre is a theatre in Sheringham, Norfolk, England. It stages live theatre and music, and film screenings.
3.6 miW
Museum
The Shell Museum
92 min walk • 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.
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Cley Marshes, Blakeney
87 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.

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How to get to Kelling Quags by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kelling Quags:

Train

Kelling Heath Park (13 min walk)
Weybourne (27 min walk)