Visit Wereham Places

Welcome to Visit Wereham Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wereham

  

Wereham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wereham

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Wereham history

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The villages name means ‘Homestead/village on the River Wigor’ or ‘hemmed-in land by the River. Wigor may be an older name for the River Wissey. The former Benedictine alien priory of St Winwaloe is now Winnold House.

You can visit Wereham places with Walkfo Wereham to hear history at Wereham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wereham has 12 places to visit in our interactive Wereham 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 Wereham, 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 Wereham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wereham & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 12 audio facts unique to Wereham places in an interactive Wereham map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Wereham Places Map
12 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wereham places to visit

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

Winnold House Winnold House, formerly the Benedictine Priory of St Winwaloe, is a country house in the parish of Wereham in Norfolk. The house is constructed from the remaining fragments of a former Benedictine priory. The priory was founded in 1199 and was dissolved in 1321. It was demolished in 1539 and the surviving fragments were incorporated into a house sometime in the 17th century.

Crimplesham Crimplesham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the small town of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of the larger town of King’s Lynn, and 37 miles (60 km) west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 1,640 acres (660 ha) and in the 2001 census had a population of 221 in 94 households.

Downham Rural District Downham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Downham rural sanitary district. It completely encircled Downham Market Urban District. In 1974, the district was abolished and became part of the West Norfolk district.

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Visit Wereham plaques