| most have views of the village green. overlooking the village green, this 16th-century red-brick coaching inn is a 5-minute walk from the 11th-century castle acre priory and 4 miles from swaffham museum. rooms have classic decor with frilly touches, plus flat-screen tvs and tea and coffeemaking facilities. theres a cosy restaurant and bar with exposed brick walls, wooden floors and a log-burning stove, offering upmarket pub food, as well as a garden with children's area. cooked breakfast is free.
Heathrow Airport 2 hr 28
Castle Acre: Castle Acre Priory (7 min)
Well preserved Cluniac monastic site dating from 1090, plus a herb garden and display of artifacts. National Trust - Oxburgh Hall (21 min)
Romantic medieval manor house with Catholic heritage, priest's hole, chapel and woodland trails. Norfolk Coast Partnership (20 min)
Visitor information outpost offering maps & brochures about regional recreation, dining & lodging. Houghton Hall & Gardens Norfolk (20 min)
Lavish mansion built for Britain's first Prime Minister and housing a collection of model soldiers. Castle Acre Castle (6 min)
Castle, middle ages, and ruins ExTREEme Adventure (8 min) Sandringham Estate (25 min)
Country house with museum showing displays of royal life and 400 acres of country park and gardens. Pensthorpe Natural Park (25 min)
700-acre nature reserve & woodland conservation park, with interactive trails & eco play areas. Castle Rising (24 min)
Elaborately decorated medieval castle & fort built in 1138 with gatehouse & 20 acres of earthworks. Mid-Norfolk Railway - Dereham (24 min) Gooderstone Water Gardens & Nature Trail (20 min)
Garden and park Bircham Windmill (24 min)
Restored windmill built in 1846 with a working bakery & tearoom as well as resident goats & sheep. Gressenhall Farm & Workhouse (21 min)
Family-friendly venue with a recreated workhouse, museum of life on the land and rare breeds farm. Lexham Hall (11 min) | 
