English Heritage sites near Hockering Parish

North Elmham Chapel

NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL

7 miles from Hockering Parish

A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.

Cow Tower, Norwich

COW TOWER, NORWICH

10 miles from Hockering Parish

One of the earliest purpose-built artillery blockhouses in England, this brick tower was built in c.1398-9 to command a strategic point in Norwich’s city defence.

Baconsthorpe Castle

BACONSTHORPE CASTLE

15 miles from Hockering Parish

Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate

CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE

16 miles from Hockering 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.

Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory

CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY

16 miles from Hockering Parish

This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.

Binham Market Cross

BINHAM MARKET CROSS

17 miles from Hockering Parish

The tall shaft of a 15th century cross, on the site of an annual fair held from the 1100s until the 1950s.


Churches in Hockering Parish

Hockering: St Michael

The Street Hockering Dereham
(01362) 858 873
http://hockering.matvchurch.uk

Welcome to St Michael's, Hockering and thank you for visiting us on ACNY

For details of all our services, events and opening times, please visit our page on the Mattishall & Tudd Valley benefice website at www.matvchurch.uk

If you have a query, please e-mail the Benefice Office at [email protected]

Our joint patrons are:

The Prayer Book Society. Gonville and Caius College Cambridge. The Bishop of Norwich. The Norwich Diocesan Board of Patronage.

Pubs in Hockering Parish

Victoria

The Street, Hockering, NR20 3HL
(01603) 880507

Located in the centre of the village the visitor will find a warm Danish welcome in this friendly locals pub. A range of two or three real ales are available along with a selection of bottled Belgian and continental beers. The interior cons...