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St Mary's Church

📷 Chris Holifield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.80386, 1.50635

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Wigeon
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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 — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Witch's Butter, Coral Spot, Hare's Ear +91 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Silver-studded Blue +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: Church of St. Mary; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid, Sand Spurrey +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 6 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, East Ruston

📷 Chris Holifield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, East Ruston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱East Ruston Old Vicarage GardensUrban park300 m→✦HAPPISBURGH MANORHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Bromholm PrioryHistoric site4.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→