English Heritage sites near Gayton Parish

Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory

CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY

5 miles from Gayton Parish

This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

6 miles from Gayton 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.

Castle Rising Castle

CASTLE RISING CASTLE

6 miles from Gayton Parish

One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.

Creake Abbey

CREAKE ABBEY

15 miles from Gayton Parish

The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.

North Elmham Chapel

NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL

16 miles from Gayton Parish

A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.

Weeting Castle

WEETING CASTLE

19 miles from Gayton Parish

The ruins of a substantial early medieval moated manor house, built in local flint.

Churches in Gayton Parish

Gayton Thorpe: St Mary

The Green Gayton Thorpe
01485 601251
http://www.ggmbenefice.uk

St Mary's is a very family orientated Church with relaxed worship. It is also our main Church for celebrating in a celtic service and has occasional services at other times. Please check details on the Calendar. The Church is also used for Weddings, Baptisms & Funerals and at Christmas.

Read and see more at our web site
www.ggmbenefice.uk
 This shows all Service Times and a calendar of events.
Gayton: St Nicholas

Lynn Road Gayton King's Lynn
01485 601251
http://www.ggmbenefice.uk

The domed top to the tower is a special feature of the Gayton church tower which shows well from the roads approaching the village. On the four corners are the emblems of the evangelists, now much weathered. They are the winged man for St Matthew, a lion for St Mark, an ox for St Luke and an eagle for St John.
Location. Towards the eastern end of the village on the B1145. Map reference TF 730192.

Car parking is available on the south side of the church – accessed from Back Street through the entrance to Church Farm Barns. Toilets are available at service and event times. They are not open to the public at other times to prevent vandalism.

Gayton Church is open 9am to 5pm daily. 

Read and see much more at our web site at www.ggmbenefice.uk This shows all Service Times and a calendar of events.

Pubs in Gayton Parish

Crown Inn

Lynn Road, Gayton, PE32 1PA
(01553) 636252
thegaytoncrown.co.uk

Originating from the 13th-century, the Crown Inn combines a charming historic feel with a friendly atmosphere. It reopened after a major refurbishment in February 2019 and has a light modern feel while still retaining a village pub ambience...
Rampant Horse

Lynn Road, Gayton, PE32 1PA

Rampant Horse, Gayton