The Area

Binham Priory is a ruined Benedictine Priory set in the picturesque River Stiffkey Valley. The ruins are open any reasonable time during daylight hours. Entry is free.

Dating from 1091, the priory is among the most complete and impressive monastic ruins in Norfolk. At less than 2 miles away, it’s a sight not to be missed!

The Parlour at Binham is a café serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea 6 days a week. It is set in a beautiful 17th century converted barn next to Binham Priory.

All food is freshly made on-site every day, with many ingredients sourced from local suppliers. The milk is fresh from their own dairy!

We are well served with 3 pubs within 2 miles, all serving real ales and fine locally produced food. The Carpenters Arms at Wighton has a large beer garden and is dog friendly.

The Three Horseshoes at Warham has real character and serves unfussy food, and the Chequers Inn at Binham is a traditional 17th century pub.

A trip to Wells is an easy journey by car, 4 miles away. The delightful seaside town has a charming harbour supporting a thriving fishing industry.

Tour the harbour by historic lifeboat or take a sea fishing trip, and enjoy fish & chips on the quay. Hop aboard the vintage beach bus and head for the beautiful sandy beach Wells is famous for.

Walsingham Farm Shop has an excellent selection of meat, groceries and locally brewed beer and spirits.

In the middle of Little Walsingham, they have a wonderful butchery and deli, and stock high quality fresh meat, pies, soups, cakes & desserts.

Fresh fruit & veg come from local producers, and they also stock dry goods & larder favourites.

Walsingham has a long history of religious pilgrimage and is known as “England’s Nazareth.” It attracts thousands of pilgrims every year.

The village is home to The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and The Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady, the Slipper Chapel.

It also boasts the ruins of a medieval Priory.

Nationally acclaimed birdwatching locations can be found in North Norfolk including RSPB Titchwell Marsh, NWT Cley Marshes and Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve.

Other fine birdwatching sites are Holkham National Nature Reserve and, a little further afield, RSPB Snettisham and the famous ‘spectacular’.

The famous Mrs Temple’s Cheese is based just down the road at Copys Green Farm right here in Wighton. Her award-winning cheeses are handmade on the farm using renewable energy.

You’ll find her cheeses in local farm shops & delis and on menus in eateries. Popular varieties include Binham Blue and Copys Cloud.

The Wells to Walsingham Light Railway is the world’s longest 10¼” narrow gauge railway.

The scenic 4 mile journey through the countryside, with a stop at Wighton, takes half an hour, clanking over & under bridges and chugging past platforms.

Climb aboard, sit back and enjoy the evocative sights, sounds and smells of old-time train travel.

The Norfolk Coast Path stretches 84 miles from Hunstanton to Hopton-on-Sea. Much of the walking trail runs through the Norfolk Coast AONB.

The trail takes in Wells town and pretty villages like Blakeney and Cley next the Sea, and walkers are treated to salt marshes teeming with wildlife, sand dunes, heathland, woodland and big skies!