English Heritage sites near Brancaster Parish
CREAKE ABBEY
5 miles from Brancaster Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
BINHAM PRIORY
12 miles from Brancaster Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
12 miles from Brancaster Parish
The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
15 miles from Brancaster Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
15 miles from Brancaster Parish
The remains of the house of a prosperous Blakeney merchant, with a fine 15th century brick-vaulted undercroft. Later the guildhall of Blakeney’s guild of fish merchants.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
18 miles from Brancaster Parish
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
Churches in Brancaster Parish
St Mary the Virgin, Brancaster
Broad Lane / Main road
Brancaster
Kings Lynn
01485211159
http://www.saxonshorebenefice.co.uk/brancast.htm
Brancaster is a pretty village on the North Norfolk Coast in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The parish is one of eight forming the Hunstanton and the Saxon Shore benefice, the village having been the site of the first (or last) of the chain of forts built by the Romans towards the end of their occupation. St. Mary's church dates from the 14th century with a slightly later tower. It is friendly and welcoming to residents and holidaymakers.
St Mary, Burnham Deepdale
Main Road
Burnham Deepdale
King's Lynn
01485 535936
http://www.saxonshorebenefice.co.uk/
St Mary's serves the joint villages of Burnham Deepdale and Brancaster Staithe. The regular worshipping community is small but is augmented by our weekend and holiday visitors many of whom come often. We feel and hope that newcomers will feel warmly welcomed.
In the course of a month a variety of services are held which are middle of the road Anglican in style being neither high church nor evangelical. One of our most popular services is our annual Sea Service in July when the church is beatifully decorated by a local fisherman and his family.
The church is always open during daylight hours. We hope that visitors will find peace and tranquility within as well as being able to view our treasures: our Saxon tower, our Norman font and our medieval and Victorian glass windows.
Pubs in Brancaster Parish
Jolly Sailors
Main Road, Brancaster Staithe, PE31 8BJ
(01485) 210314
jollysailorsbrancaster.co.uk
Ship Hotel
Main Road, Brancaster, PE31 8AP
(01485) 210333
shiphotelnorfolk.co.uk
White Horse
Main Road, Brancaster Staithe, PE31 8BY
(01485) 210262
whitehorsebrancaster.co.uk