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Looking towards Hengistbury Head from Highcliffe beach, Highcliffe, Dorset

Highcliffe

in the county of Dorset

Recommended Towns & Villages near Roydon

Castle Rising Castle, Castle Rising, Norfolk

Castle Rising (44 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NW)

The sea has long since withdrawn from this one-time port, but the superb Norman castle built to protect it still stands...

Sandringham House

Sandringham (27 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (3.7 miles, 6.0 km, direction N)

Enchanting estate of over 7,000 acres of breath-taking countryside surrounding a magnificent house which has been the home of four generation of British Sovereigns since it was bought in 1862 for the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII...

Sugar Lane, Dersingham, Norfolk

Dersingham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction N)

On approach to Dersingham by-passing lovely lavender fields, visitors could easily imagine they were driving through the abundant lavender lands of southern France, but this is.....

Village sign

Castle Acre (37 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SE)

This lovely village is found on the old Peddlers Way which joined Holme-next-the-Sea to the Roman garrison at Colchester...

Heacham Village Sign

Heacham (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Norfolk (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction N)

At the heart of Norfolk's Lavender growing industry lies the pretty seaside village of Heacham...

Hunstanton

Hunstanton (115 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk (11.5 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

Hunstanton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087 when it would have been little more than a settlement...

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Cockley Cley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SE)

Cockley Cley is famous for its beautiful reconstruction of a village once lived in by the Iceni tribe at the time of Queen Boudicca...

Downham Market, Norfolk. The attractive victorian clock (c.1878) that overlooks the market place

Downham Market (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SW)

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Thornham Staithe, Norfolk

Thornham (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Norfolk (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction N)

This is an area renowned for its wild marshes inhabited by a rich variance of bird life, thus Thornham draws to its shores a goodly share of ornithologists who come to see the amazing wildlife of the region...

Dawn light, Brancaster Staithe Harbour, Brancaster Staithe, North Norfolk.

Brancaster Staithe (25 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NE)

Brancaster Staithe enjoys an enviable position on the north Norfolk coast. It is an enchanting place where the pace of life is blessedly a few notches slower than that of the.....

St Mary's Church, Great Snoring, Norfolk

Great Snoring (4 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction NE)

There are two Snoring villages, Little and Great Snoring, between them they share one of the many quaint names in which Norfolk abounds...

Wisbech at night

Wisbech (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction SW)

Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the passing years have altered its position in relation.....

Wells next the Sea in Suffolk

Wells-next-the-Sea (72 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk (18.4 miles, 29.5 km, direction NE)

This is an enchanting seaside resort with old houses, shops and pubs lining the maze of narrow streets leading to the quayside...

Binham Priory near Stiffkey and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Binham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction NE)

This gorgeous village is set in a peaceful valley inland from Stiffkey, it is renowned for the romantic ruins of a great Benedictine monastery, founded by the side of the Stiffkey River in 1090...

Holbeach, Lincolnshire. Washway Road

Holbeach (15 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (21.7 miles, 34.9 km, direction W)

A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints...

Wreck

Blakeney (83 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk (23.9 miles, 38.4 km, direction NE)

The 100ft tower rising above the Church of St.Nicholas is a landmark that can be seen for miles around. At the eastern end of the church, a smaller tower acts as a beacon to guide vessels to the safety of Blakeney Harbour...

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (24.0 miles, 38.6 km, direction SW)

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

St Margarets Church

Cley next the Sea (36 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Norfolk (24.9 miles, 40.0 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Old Leake

Old Leake (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (25.3 miles, 40.7 km, direction NW)

Old Leake is a traditional Lincolnshire village lying is spacious countryside a short distance from the coast...

Recommended attractions near Roydon

Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising Castle (30 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction NW)

Normally known simply as Castle Rising, the castle has for centuries dominated the quiet village where it stands in a large area.....

Sandringham House, Norfolk

Sandringham House (55 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction N)

Sandringham House, although a Royal residence does not have the rarefied atmosphere of a grand house, this is largely due to the.....

Tales of the Old Gaol House, King's Lynn

Tales of the Old Gaol House (2 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.2 km, direction W)

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Castle Acre Priory

Castle Acre Priory (49 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction SE)

No one looking at the impressive remains of this Cluniac Priory founded by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey towards the end.....

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Iceni Village & Museum (14 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SE)

This lovely museum hidden in lush Breckland countryside is set to delight and intrigue visitors of all ages. The atmospheric.....

Stream and Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Photographed 25/03/07

Oxburgh Hall & Garden (54 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction S)

This fascinating house with its striking twin towers to either side of the entrance hall, gables, roof-line turrets and tall.....

Holkham Hall

Holkham Hall (37 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction NE)

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Peckover House - A town house built in 1722

Peckover House & Garden (7 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 km, direction SW)

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...

Bishop Bonner's Cottage, Dereham, Norfolk

Bishop Bonner's Cottage (1 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction E)

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Binham Priory near Stiffkey and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Binham Priory (39 Pictures)

(20.2 miles, 32.5 km, direction NE)

Binham Priory is thought to have been built during the 12th-century by Pierre de Valoines a nephew of William the Conqueror. The.....


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