English Heritage sites near Gedney Parish
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
11 miles from Gedney Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
SIBSEY TRADER WINDMILL
17 miles from Gedney Parish
Built in 1877, this restored six storey mill with complete gear, sails and fantail still works today.
CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY
22 miles from Gedney Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
22 miles from Gedney Parish
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
CREAKE ABBEY
24 miles from Gedney Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
BOLINGBROKE CASTLE
24 miles from Gedney Parish
The remains of a 13th-century hexagonal castle, birthplace in 1367 of the future King Henry IV, with adjacent earthworks. Besieged and taken by Cromwell's Parliamentarians in 1643.
Churches in Gedney Parish
Christ Church
St Mary Magdalene, Gedney
Pubs in Gedney Parish
Chequers
Main Street, Gedney Dyke, PE12 0AJ
(01406) 366700
the-chequers.co.uk/
Old Black Lion
Chapelgate, Gedney, PE12 0BW
(01406) 259149
the-old-black-lion.business.site/
Rising Sun
Dating back to the 17th century this pub was given a major refurbishment a few years ago but but it still retains a traditional feel. It is welcoming and friendly and popular with locals and visitors.
Wildfowler on the Wash
Wildfowler on the Wash, Gedney Drove End