English Heritage sites near Griston Parish

Grime's Graves - Prehistoric Flint Mine

GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE

10 miles from Griston Parish

Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.

Thetford Priory

THETFORD PRIORY

11 miles from Griston Parish

The extensive remains of one of the most important East Anglian monasteries, the Cluniac Priory of Our Lady of Thetford and the burial place of the earls and dukes of Norfolk for 400 years.

Thetford, Church of the Holy Sepulchre

THETFORD, CHURCH OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE

11 miles from Griston Parish

The only surviving remains in England of a priory of Canons of the Holy Sepulchre, who aided pilgrims to Christ's tomb: the ruined nave of their 14th-century church, later used as a barn.

Thetford Warren Lodge

THETFORD WARREN LODGE

11 miles from Griston Parish

Thetford Warren Lodge was probably built c.1400 by the Prior of Thetford; this defensible lodge protected gamekeepers and hunting parties against armed poachers.

Weeting Castle

WEETING CASTLE

12 miles from Griston Parish

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

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

12 miles from Griston 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 Griston Parish

Griston: St Peter & St Paul

High Street Griston Thetford

A fine old Norfolk church.


Pubs in Griston Parish

Waggon & Horses

Caston Road, Griston, IP25 6QD
(01953) 883847
waggonandhorsesgriston.co.uk

An 18th century (circa 1741) olde world thatched roofed pub, plenty of exposed beams and memorabilia. Three separate drinking areas and a large garden at the rear plus an outside seating area at the front. They have a fine reputation for th...