Top Things to do in East Anglia
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Things to do in East Anglia, England: The Best Ancient Ruins
Discover the best top things to do in East Anglia, United Kingdom including Clare Castle, Castle Acre Priory, Walsingham Abbey, Clare Priory, Greyfriars, South Gate, Caister Roman Fort, Leiston Abbey, The Church of Saint Andrew Covehithe, Lost Village of Godwick.
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1. Clare Castle
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Castle Acre Priory
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4.5 based on 408 reviews
Reviewed By coupleofwalkers
Brought to life by the audio guide. It is well worth reading the information boards at the start and going carefully round with the guide. Visit the castle, too for a fuller picture of life in the past.
3. Walsingham Abbey
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4.5 based on 174 reviews
Walsingham Abbey Grounds surround the ruins of the historic Augustinian Priory of our Lady, England's most famous medieval pilgrimage shrine. The landscape garden, woods and river walks are also renowned for the white carpets of naturalised snowdrops which offer stunning displays in February. Admission includes the Shirehall Museum, originally a pilgrim hostel, which was converted into a Courtroom in Georgian times, and was in use as a court up to the 1970s. Today the Shirehall is Walsingham's museum of the history of pilgrimage and of local law and order. Also on display, Walsingham 950 time line tracing village history since 1061.
Reviewed By JulieR669 - Lowestoft, United Kingdom
Had a lovely walk round the abbey grounds with the dog very picturesque & peaceful well worth a visit so pretty
4. Clare Priory
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4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By brianrD442VK - Norwich, United Kingdom
Clare Priory in close to the village but once through the gates it’s a wonderfully calming and restful place to sit and take in its history since 1248! The church is modern and lovely mass on Dunday and the small shrine is beautiful
5. Greyfriars
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4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By AgnesDumpleton - Hopton on Sea, United Kingdom
Came across Greyfriars ruins on our walk into Dunwich. Once in Dunwich visited the small local museum which told the story of Dulwich. All run by volunteers a nominal fee of £2 per person. Worth a visit to find out the history.
6. South Gate
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By Davidm1961 - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Its an impressive intact 15th century gateway that you can drive through on your way into the town. Well worth a photo stop.
7. Caister Roman Fort
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By marcusg420 - Stroud, United Kingdom
This is run by the local authority and English Heritage, there are good boards explaining what you are seeing and it is clear how underfloor heating worked. It's free and interesting
8. Leiston Abbey
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4.0 based on 105 reviews
The ruins of a 12th-century abbey built by the Premonstratensian Order of Canons.
Reviewed By davidmS6215IA - West Mersea, United Kingdom
I was staying nearby with a distant view of the Abbey ruins, so I decided to have a look. I just intended to have a quick look around but spent ages there taking lots of photos. This place is magical, information boards are around the ruins with interesting stories. I loved it and think it is a must visit for anyone with an interest in history. Oh, and it's free.
9. The Church of Saint Andrew Covehithe
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By Y468WYpaulr - Wellingborough, United Kingdom
This picture-perfect chuch, set in very quiet, very rural coastal Suffolk, is not entirely a ruin.The'modern' (16th century) part of the church of Saint Andrew is incorporated into the much larger, much older ruin. The church itself ihas a squre tower and thatched roof. The interior is simple but charming and offers leaflets explaining the history of the site. The undoubted star of the show is the ruin which makes some very striking photography very easy to achieve. I took a lot of photos in the orange, early evening lightand every one of them could be an album cover for Clannad or Black Sabbath! The intensely quiet and deeply rural setting certainly adds to the atmosphere but can make locating the ruins a little tricky. Tripadvisor and my satnav don't even recognise Covehithe and plugging the postcode into the gps took me to a housing estate 5 miles adrift. But do persevere - it's well worth it. Find Wrentham, take the turning next to the red brick church and just follow the road.
10. Lost Village of Godwick
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4.0 based on 2 reviews
Welcome to Godwick, the site of an abandoned village, an Old Hall, a Great Barn and a landscape park. You can explore the grassland beyond the car park, where you can see the remains of medieval streets and properties, a church tower and folly, and marl pits. Six panels form a visitor trail and tell the story of the site and the Cokes, one of the most important families to have lived here.
