Visit Wiveton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wiveton

  

Wiveton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wiveton

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Wiveton history

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Until the 17th century, the River Glaven was navigable and Wiveton was a port. The outline of the former harbour can still be seen in the fields between Wivetton and Cley. Wivett was in the national news in 1779 when rector was hanged for the murder of Martha Ray, mistress of John Montagu.

You can visit Wiveton places with Walkfo Wiveton to hear history at Wiveton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wiveton has 25 places to visit in our interactive Wiveton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wiveton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wiveton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wiveton & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Wiveton Places Map
25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Wiveton historic spots	Wiveton tourist destinations	Wiveton plaques	Wiveton geographic features
Walkfo Wiveton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Wiveton

  

Best Wiveton places to visit

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Wiveton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wiveton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wiveton’s information audio spots:

Cley Marshes Cley Marshes is a 176-hectare (430-acre) nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England just outside the village of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. A reserve since 1926, it is the oldest of the reserves belonging to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which is itself the oldest county Wildlife Trust in the UK. The reserve is important for some scarce breeding species, such as western marsh harriers, Eurasian bitterns and bearded reedlings.

St Margaret’s, Cley St Margaret’s is the Anglican parish church of Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, in the deanery of Holt, the Archdeaconry of Lynn and the Diocese of Norwich. It is the largest church in the Blakeney Haven area, with a nave to match, and dates from 1320 to 1340. The style is mainly Perpendicular, with some Decorated.

Cley next the Sea Cley next the Sea is 4 mi (6 km) north-west of Holt and east of Blakeney. It lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. In 2011 its population was 437.

Cley Windmill Cley Windmill is a Grade II* listed tower mill at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England. It has been converted to residential accommodation.

North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest The North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is an area of European importance for wildlife in Norfolk, England. It comprises 7,700 ha (19,027 acres) of the county’s north coast from just west of Holme-next-the-Sea to Kelling. Habitats within the SSSI include reed beds, salt marshes, freshwater lagoons and sand or shingle beaches. The wetlands are important for wildlife, including some scarce breeding birds such as pied avocets, western marsh harriers and Eurasian bitterns.

Blakeney Windmill Blakeney Tower Windmill, built in 1769, is owned by the National Trust. The mill is located on Friar Farm just to the east of the village of Blakeny in the English county of Norfolk.

Glandford Watermill Glandford watermill is situated on the River Glaven a little north of the village of Glandford within the English county of Norfolk. It is in the civil parish of Wiveton within the district of North Norfolk.

Wiveton Hall Wiveton Hall was built in 1652 and extended in 1908. It was the setting for the observational documentary Normal for Norfolk. The Hall provides holiday cottage accommodation, a restaurant café and gift shop.

Blakeney Chapel Blakeney Chapel is a ruined building on the Norfolk coast of England. It was probably not a chapel, but is in the parish of Cley next the Sea. The building stood on a raised mound or “eye” on the seaward end of the coastal marshes. It consisted of two rectangular rooms of unequal size.

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