English Heritage sites near Tunstead Parish
COW TOWER, NORWICH
9 miles from Tunstead 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.
BACONSTHORPE CASTLE
15 miles from Tunstead Parish
Visit the extensive ruins of Baconsthorpe Castle, a moated and fortified 15th century manor house, that are a testament to the rise and fall of a prominent Norfolk family, the Heydons.
BERNEY ARMS WINDMILL
15 miles from Tunstead 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.
CAISTER ROMAN FORT
15 miles from Tunstead Parish
The partial excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, including wall and ditch sections and building foundations.
BURGH CASTLE ROMAN FORT
16 miles from Tunstead 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
17 miles from Tunstead 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’.
Churches in Tunstead Parish
Tunstead: St Mary
Culley's Pit Road
Tunstead
Norwich
01603 784150
https://wroxhambenefice.org
The 15th Century church of St Mary's, Tunstead, is another of our large churches. The fabulous rood screen and vaulted chamber behind the altar (the purpose of which has still not been successfully answered) are just a couple of highlights of this magnificent church in the middle of the Norfolk countryside.
See http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/tunstead/tunstead.htm for more information
Pubs in Tunstead Parish
Horse & Groom
A traditional dog friendly village pub which also has a restaurant serving great value home cooked lunch an evening meals. There is ample car parking available with outside seating and dining areas. There is also a small enclosed children's...
Olive Branch
Previously the Horse & Groom, closed in 2000 and became a restaurant, then reopened as the Horse & Groom again in 2017.