Places to visit
The Grain Store is ideally placed for easy access to countless attractions across Norfolk, from the historic sites of Norwich to beautiful beaches of the North Norfolk coast and stately homes dotted throughout the picturesque countryside. Below are just a few of our favourites places to visit.
Coast
Sheringham
Popular traditional seaside town, with sandy beach and varied attractions including North Norfolk steam railway
29km, 35 min drive
Cromer
Wonderful seaside town packed with independent businesses and traditional attractions, including its Victorian pier. The Pier is home to the Pavilion Theatre, hosting the UK's only remaining traditional end-of-pier variety show each summer and winter.
30km, 36 min drive
Blakeney
Picturesque coastal village with pretty flint cottages and plenty of places to eat and visit. Blakeney National Nature Reserve offers a huge landscape of salt marshes and sand dunes home to a wide variety of wildlife. Blakeney Point has a colony of Grey seals with boat trips available to view them.
30km, 35 min drive
Mundesley
Pretty Victorian seaside village and sandy beach
35km, 40 min drive
Wells-Next-The-Sea
Popular picturesque seaside town with sandy beach and plentiful dining, amusement and shopping options. Separate beach and town car parks.
40km, 39 min drive
Holkham Beach
Beautiful and huge sandy beach, great for long walks
45km, 48 min drive
Cley-next-the-sea
Coastal village famous for its 18th century windmill, and adjacent to a nature reserve with fine coastal walks. Pottery shop, smokehouse and pubs.
29km, 35 min drive
Country
Heydon Village
Beautiful and well-preserved village, centred on a traditional village green, with bakery, pub, and tea room
7km, 12 min drive or 22 min by bike
Blickling
Famous National Trust house and estate, once home to the Boleyn family. Beautiful formal gardens, tours of the house, varied walks, bike hire, book shop and cafe.
14km, 18 min drive, or 40 min bike ride, mostly on Marriott's Way
Norwich Lanes
The Norwich Lanes are a series of alleyways, courtyards and open spaces whose medieval architecture is some of the finest to be found anywhere in the UK. Mainly pedestrianised, the Lanes and home to well over 300 independent retailers, cafès, restaurants, pubs and bars, there's something for everyone, morning, noon and night.
20km, 30 min drive
Holt
Charming Georgian town with plentiful boutique shops, cafes and pubs
22km, 28 min drive
Wroxham and The Broads
Wroxham provides a gateway to the Broads, the UK's water-based National Park. Here you can hire a boat or join a boat tour along the broads, to experience the unique landscape and varied wildlife. Wroxham is also home to Wroxham Miniature Worlds, the largest indoor modelling attraction in the UK, and is at one end of the Bure Valley Railway, connecting to Aylsham.
27km, 27 min drive
Felbrigg
National Trust house and estate
30km, 35 min drive
Holkham Hall & Estate
Grand hall and estate
44km, 45 min drive
Children
The Bug Parc
See hundred of rare and unusual invertebrates, with handling sessions for the brave and a good cafe and play area for everybody else!
3km, 5 min drive
Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure
Brilliant dinosaur themed adventure park in the UK. Set in 85 acres of woodland, 25 dinosaur-themed attractions including splash park, indoor and outdoor adventure play area and Predator high ropes
6km, 10 min drive
Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse; Museum of Norfolk Life
Wonderful attraction with lots to do and see, particularly for children. Museum of Norfolk Life provides a journey through rural Norfolk of previous generations. The Workhouse Museum brings to life the experience of the poor who used to reside there. Gressenhall Farm allows you to get close to a variety of animals on a working farm. There's a great adventure playground and always lots of activities for children, from craft to treasure hunts.
18km, 20 min drive
Pensthorpe
Internationally-recognised wetland nature reserve and gardens, with excellent Wild Rootz outdoor adventure playground, and Hootz House indoor playground for children.
21km, 22min drive
BeWILDerwood Adventure Park
Superb adventure park immersed in the enchanting world of Twiggles and Boggles. Hours of outdoor fun with wooden play structures, aerial ropewalks, climbing walls, mazes, storytelling, boat rides, marsh boardwalks and more in a beautiful forest setting
30km, 30 min drive
Heritage
Whitwell Station
Heritage railway site just minutes walk from The Grain Store, located on the Marriott's Way. Steam train rides at weekends, plus museum, shop and cafe open during the week
1km, 10 min walk via footpath from Mill Road
Local churches
There are a range of interesting churches in Reepham and surrounding villages. In Reepham, there is the unique combination of 3 parish churches in one site, while Salle, Heydon, Booton Great Witchingham and Cawston churches offer a interesting architecture and history. The 'Ten Towers Trail' is a 15 mile walking route linking 10 churches in the area
1.4km, 15 min walk to Reepham
Bure Valley Railway
Narrow-gauge steam railway connecting Aylsham and Wroxham, with 29km round-trip passing through the beautiful countryside of the Bure Valley
14km, 17 min drive or 37 min by bike via the Marriott's Way
Museum of Norwich at The Bridewell
Fascinating exploration of the history of Norwich, from it's role as England's second city in 1700 through to the present day.
20km, 20 min drive
North Norfolk Railway
Heritage steam railway connecting Sheringham and Holt towns
22km, 28 min drive
Norwich Cathedral
Iconic landmark in Norwich for over 900 years, impressive architecture and history aplenty. Explorer backpacks available for children, and great Refectory Cafe.
22km, 30 min drive
Norwich Castle
900-year-old castle in the heart of Norwich, with gallery complex housing archaeology, natural history and art exhibits. Castle currently closed for refurbishment.
23km, 35 min drive
Sainsbury Centre
International art museum, home to world-class art collections from contemporary to anthropological, with outdoor sculpture park
26km, 30 min drive
Walsingham
Village steeped in history with a long history of religious pilgrimage dating back to the 11th century. Good pubs, great farm shop and access to the Wells & Walsingham miniature railway
29km, 30 min drive