English Heritage sites near Runton Parish
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
5 miles from Runton Parish
Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.
BLAKENEY GUILDHALL
10 miles from Runton 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.
BINHAM MARKET CROSS
13 miles from Runton Parish
The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.
BINHAM PRIORY
13 miles from Runton Parish
Among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk of a Benedictine priory with a well-documented history.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
18 miles from Runton 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.
COW TOWER, NORWICH
21 miles from Runton Parish
One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.
Churches in Runton Parish
Holy Trinity Church - West Runton
Cromer Road
West Runton
Norwich
01263 823657
http://www.quintetbenefice.com
A comfortable parish church with an Anglo Catholic tradition. Excellent coffee after Sunday services.
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Holy Trinity benefits from having its own Church Hall a few hundred yards away in the village allowing for a full social life in the Church. It is also available to the wider community and can be hired for an hourly fee.</span>
During the summer months, July to September, our organist arranges a series of Organ Recitals by well known local musicians which occur weekly at lunchtime on Wednesdays. An active Walsingham Cell has a programme of monthly meetings in church. Please contact the Churchwardens for more information.
Pubs in Runton Parish
Dormy House
Cromer Road, West Runton, NR27 9QA
(01263) 837537
thedormyhousehotel.co.uk
Fishing Boat
Links Country Park Hotel
Sandy Lane, West Runton, NR27 9QH
(01263) 838383
links-hotel.co.uk
Sammy's Bar & Grill
High Street, East Runton, NR27 9NX
(01263) 512300
sammysbarandgrill.co.uk
Village Inn
Water Lane, West Runton, NR27 9QP
(01263) 838000
villageinnwestrunton.co.uk