Child Friendly Heritage Sites in Norfolk

Cow Tower is a 14th-century artillery tower and heritage site in Norwich, Norfolk, built to defend the city from invasion.

St Olave's Priory is a historic English Heritage site near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, with free, open-access ruins open daily until 17:00.

Castle Rising is a Norman heritage site near Kings Lynn, Norfolk, with a stone keep built around 1140 AD and 20 acres of earthworks.

Castle Acre is a rare Norman heritage site in Castle Acre, Norfolk, preserving a motte-and-bailey castle, priory ruins, and a Bailey Gate all founded by the de Warenne family.

Thetford Priory is a free-to-visit heritage site in Thetford, Norfolk, preserving the ruins of a 12th-century monastery and a 14th-century gatehouse.

Burgh Castle Roman Fort is a striking heritage site in Burgh Castle, Norfolk, preserving the substantial walls of a third-century Roman fortification.

Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate is a Norman heritage site in Castle Acre, Norfolk, with earthwork remains among the largest in England.

Creake Abbey ruins are a medieval heritage site near Fakenham, Norfolk, preserving the remains of an Augustinian abbey founded in 1206.

Blakeney Guildhall is a medieval heritage site in Blakeney, Norfolk, managed by English Heritage and open daily from 9am to 5pm.

Blickling Estate is a 17th-century stately home and heritage site in Blickling, Norfolk, with painted ceilings and ornamental gardens.

Weeting Castle is a ruined 12th-century manor house and heritage site in Weeting, Norfolk, managed by English Heritage and free to visit.

Binham Priory is a Norman heritage site in Binham, Norfolk, founded in 1091, with a remarkably intact Benedictine church surrounded by monastic ruins.

Castle Acre Priory is a well-preserved medieval heritage site in Castle Acre, Norfolk, founded as a Cluniac monastery around 1090.