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Burgh Castle Roman Site

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.58262, 1.65157

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Redshank and Curlew
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Redshank, Curlew, Little Egret +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Redshank, Curlew, Little Egret +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Creeping Buttercup +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Ivy, Creeping Buttercup +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Meadow Grasshopper +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Meadow Grasshopper +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Norfolk Coast PathWalking route191.7 km
Named routeRef NCPLength 191.7 kmNational walking route
Wherryman's WayWalking route56 km

Norwich to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 56 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Weavers’ WayWalking route98 km

Cromer to Great Yarmouth

Named routeLength 98 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Lowestoft to Sea PallingWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Beccles Roadpublic footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 517Cycling route
Named routeRef 517National Cycle Network
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Caister Castle Cycle RouteCycling route13 km
Named routeLength 13 kmPoint-to-pointRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route8 m
Named routeLength 8 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 517Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Burgh Castle Roman Site

📷 Hamish Griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burgh Castle Roman Site

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Herbert Barnes ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castleHistoric site200 m→🦉BREYDON WATERNature reserve3.5 km→🏞️FRITTON LAKECountry park4.3 km→🌱Gipsies GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Magdalen Lawn CemeteryUrban park3.7 km→

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