Pentney is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Pentney

There are great places to visit near Pentney including some great historic buildings, towns, beaches, ancient sites, old mines, woodlands, country parks, airports and ruins.

The area around Pentney boasts some of the best historic buildings including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Towns to visit near Pentney include King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Pentney is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,

The area close to Pentney boasts some of the best ancient sites including Grimes Graves.

There are a several good old mines in the area around Pentney like Grimes Graves.

Woodlands to visit near Pentney include Thetford Forest Park.

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's country parks if visiting the area around Pentney.

There are a several good airports in the area around Pentney like Norwich Airport.

St Benet's Abbey is one of Pentney's best, nearby ruins to visit in Pentney.

Pentney History

There are some historic monuments around Pentney:

• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Wayside Cross 550m north east of St Mary's Church
• Moated site at Gayton Hall
• Village cross 50m east of St Mary's Church
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Remains of monastic grange with moated site at Grange Farm
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Congham Roman settlement
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Well Hall Roman settlement
• Site of St Mary's Church, Caldecote
• Remains of Barton Bendish medieval settlement immediately west of Abbey Farm
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Camphill
• Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Remains of St Andrew's Church
• Moated site 160m north east of Avenue Farm
• Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall
• Marham Abbey
• West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinct
• Devil's Dyke, Beechamwell and Barton Bendish. Section 1km in length West of Smeeth Wood
• Remains of medieval and early post-medieval settlement at Summer End
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Hangour Hill
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm