English Heritage sites near Ditchingham Parish
ST OLAVE'S PRIORY
9 miles from Ditchingham Parish
The wonderfully complete 14th century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft - later a cottage occupied until 1902 - of a small Augustinian priory.
BERNEY ARMS WINDMILL
12 miles from Ditchingham Parish
Visit one of Norfolk's best and largest extant marsh mills, built to grind a constituent of cement and in use until 1948, finally pumping water to drain surrounding marshland.
COW TOWER, NORWICH
12 miles from Ditchingham 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.
BURGH CASTLE ROMAN FORT
12 miles from Ditchingham Parish
The imposing stone walls, with added towers for catapults, of a Roman 3rd century ‘Saxon Shore’ fort. Enjoy panoramic views over Breydon Water, into which the fourth wall long since collapsed.
GREAT YARMOUTH ROW HOUSES AND GREYFRIARS' CLOISTERS
15 miles from Ditchingham Parish
Enjoy a rare trip back in time at this Norfolk visitor attraction. The delightful Row Houses at Row 111 and the Old Merchant’s House are rare remnants of Great Yarmouth’s original distinctive ‘Rows’.
CAISTER ROMAN FORT
17 miles from Ditchingham Parish
The partial excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, including wall and ditch sections and building foundations.
Churches in Ditchingham Parish
Ditchingham: St Mary
Church Rd
Ditchingham
01986 894494
http://www.earshambenefice.org.uk
We are part of The Earsham Benefice
Ditchingham parish church is a magnificent building which is well worth a visit, set in a picturesque situation on Belsey Bridge Road to the east of the main Norwich to Bungay road.
The crowning glory of this ancient building is it's lofty tower, reaching almost 100 feet in height. The foundation stone of the tower was laid in 1479 by Bishop Goldwell and it's architect was James Woderofe.
Several times a year the church tower is open to visitors for a weekend and the view over the surrounding countryside is quite beautiful.
On Monday evenings the magical sound of church bells can be heard as the bell ringers practice their skills!
VISITING
For anyone wishing to spend a time of quiet or visit the church, the building is kept unlocked during daylight hours throughout the year.
The church has toilets as well as a small kitchen (locked when a service not taking place), has good heating and a large carpark and plenty of on-road parking.
SERVICES
On the 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays we have a service in the church at 11am. On the 2nd Sunday we meet in Ditchingham Primary school for our Cafe Service 10:CC meeting at 10am. It starts with bacon butties, newspapers and crafts followed by a contempory service. On the 5th Sunday it's a Benefice service. For more information about what type of service please visit the Earsham website.
DIRECTIONS
The church is found on where Belsey Bridge Rd meets Church Rd and is signposted from the main Bungay to Norwich road and is just along from Convent, Emmaus community and Belsey Bridge Conference Centre. For Sat Nav's the postcode is NR35 2JS but that will may not take you exactly to the church door.
More information can be found on the Benefice website:- www.earshambenefice.org.uk
Pubs in Ditchingham Parish
Duke of York
Large open pub with large garden and playground. Restaurant area. Near Ditchingham maltings.