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Bromholm Priory

9 ha

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Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.84555, 1.48407

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About Bromholm Priory

Bromholm Priory was a Cluniac priory, situated in a coastal location near the village of Bacton, Norfolk, England. It is Grade I listed.

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Monastery ruinsscheduled monumentc. 1101

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Turnstone and Herring Gull
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Starling +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: Bromholm Priory ruins; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Turnstone, Herring Gull, Starling +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Birch Catkin Bug, Migrant Hawker +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne; Named hiking route nearby: King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Seaside Daisy, Buck's-horn Plantain, Horse-radish +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
Paston WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to WeybourneWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Happisburgh Village TrailWalking route1.8 km
Named routeRef HVTLength 1.8 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Weavers’ WayCycling route
Named routeRef WWLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Norfolk Coast Cycleway Explorer 8 - Quiet Lanes networkCycling route36 km

The Cromer to Great Yarmouth section of the Norfolk Coast Cycleway passes through the ‘Quiet Lanes’. Unlike the other ‘loops’ off the cycleway this explorer invites you to literally get out there and explore the area using the Quiet Lanes network.

Named routeLength 36 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Watch House Lanerestricted byway · 27 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 27 mPath type: service
Watch House Lanerestricted byway · 48 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 48 mPath type: service
Watch House Lanerestricted byway · 276 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 276 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

-2019-12-30 South gatehouse, Bromholm Priory, Bacton, Norfolk (4)

📷 Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me (Kolforn@gmail.com) if you want to use this picture out of the Wikimedia project scope. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

-2019-12-30 South gatehouse, Bromholm Priory, Bacton, Norfolk (4)

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