Morston Cliff, Norfolk Coast AONB

Name: Morston Cliff
Address: Norfolk Coast AONB, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in Norfolk Coast AONB

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Morston Cliff is a 1-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. It is part of Blakeney National Nature Reserve, which is managed by the National Trust, and of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ()

Coordinates: 52°57'25"N, 0°57'40"E

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Morston Cliff – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Nicholas, Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Binham Priory, Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham.

2.7 miE
Church
St Nicholas, Blakeney
69 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.
5.6 miSW
Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
143 min walk • The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is a Church of England shrine church built in 1938 in Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Walsingham is the site of the reputed Marian apparitions to Richeldis de Faverches in 1061. The Virgin Mary is therefore venerated at the site with the title of Our Lady of Walsingham.
2.6 miS
Monastery, Church
Binham Priory
67 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.
6.9 miSW
Church
Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham
177 min walk • The Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham, informally known as the Slipper Chapel or the Chapel of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, is a Roman Catholic basilica in Houghton Saint Giles, Norfolk, England.
3.4 miE
Windmill, Hotel
Cley Windmill
87 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.
3.7 miE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
St Margaret's
94 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.
5.6 miSE
Historical place, Museum
Letheringsett Watermill, Holt
142 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.
3.7 miSE
Museum
The Shell Museum
95 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.
4 miE
Forts and castles
Cley Marshes, Blakeney
102 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.
1.2 miSW
Church
St John and St Mary, Blakeney Point
30 min walk • St John the Baptist and St Mary's Church is the parish church of Stiffkey in the English county of Norfolk. It is dedicated to St John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary; the double dedication is the result of, historically, there being two churches in the churchyard.
3.4 miE
Ruins
Blakeney Chapel, Blakeney Point
88 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.