English Heritage sites near Rockland St. Mary Parish
COW TOWER, NORWICH
6 miles from Rockland St. Mary 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.
BERNEY ARMS WINDMILL
9 miles from Rockland St. Mary 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.
ST OLAVE'S PRIORY
9 miles from Rockland St. Mary Parish
The wonderfully complete 14th century brick-vaulted refectory undercroft - later a cottage occupied until 1902 - of a small Augustinian priory.
BURGH CASTLE ROMAN FORT
10 miles from Rockland St. Mary 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
13 miles from Rockland St. Mary 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
13 miles from Rockland St. Mary Parish
The partial excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, including wall and ditch sections and building foundations.
Churches in Rockland St. Mary Parish
Burning Bush Barn
Rectory Lane
Rockland St. Mary
Norwich
01508 538014
The Barn at Rockland Rectory, home of the former Burning Bush project, is a centre for contemporary spirituality with a lively interest in the arts. It offers a quiet space for reflection, creativity, learning and refreshment. Helen and Nick offer spiritual direction, lead quiet days, offer worship and host an Art Cafe on a regular basis. The Barn is open to visitors by arrangement. We also meet as a online Art Cafe and share news about spirituality and the arts.
Please contact Canon Nick Garrard, Bishop's Officer for Christian Spirituality through the Creative arts, for more information or to subscribe to our mailings [email protected]
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Pubs in Rockland St. Mary Parish
New Inn
Large open plan roadside pub, just over the road from the mooring at Rockland Staithe, with a separate function room. Usually serving three or four real ales, and food in summer.
From the Staithe opposite the pub there is a well-maintained...