Castle Acre Priory

Henry VIII really went to town on the destruction of this place, thankfully a farmer took up residents in the monks lodgings so some has been preserved. The ruins are beautiful and gloomy, the architecture is fantastic and it would have been a sight to behold from miles around. The Cluniac order certainly knew grandeur. It's very peaceful and easy to wander around for hours just admiring the surroundings. A very nice cleanse for the mind. The gentleman working there was very polite and helpful, providing useful information and directions to the nearby castle. Plenty of parking.

We arrived in the morning, it wasnt too busy. We purchased tickets in advance, but to be honest I'm not sure we even needed to, I guess not, if your conscience allows! My partner was particularly interested as this is where they filmed some scenes from Sandman, we can see why they picked the location as it's really beautiful. We spent about an hour walking around it, but that was mostly because it was cold (in July 🥹). The village of Castle Acre looks lovely, there was a pub/cafe as we drove towards the Priory. We sadly didn't walk from the Priory to the Castle remains, mostly due to the weather.

The staff on the entrance were really friendly and keen to give a good overview of the site. It's an easy walk from here to the castle ruins and the picturesque village. Although ruins, the priory is probably one of the larger/more complete ones that I've visited. A lot of information around the site. Some of the plaques could do with replacing because of sun damage. Interesting place to visit and completely dog friendly, with dogs even being allowed inside. You can see in places what the walls and beams would have looked like when they were fully painted, it must have been beautiful. This is what you join English Heritage for.

Beautiful priory ruins in peaceful countryside. Really friendly, helpful staff at the ticket office and gift shop. Impressive Priors Lodgings with a medieval painted ceiling and beamed roof as well as beautiful entrance porch. Highly recommend.

Really liked the ruins of this priory. There is still enough left for you to get an idea of just how vast the set of buildings were. There's parking, picnic tables and a free audio guide to help you make the most of your visit.

Absolutely loved it! Visited on Sunday and there was hardly anybody there! Slightly rainy but nothing major. My husband and I love history and have visited quite a lot of historic sites but this is definitely one of our favourites now… simply amazing. We parked at the priory and spent quite a while exploring the spectacular buildings and remains, then we took a walk into the village to see the castle (well worth doing). I can’t get over the incredible amount of detail to the buildings and the fact you can still see Tudor roses in the beams in the prior’s lodgings. Highly recommended!

Extensive ruins with the attatched priors house still intact with lovely windows. We took the audioguide which does bring it to life and explain what you are seeing very well. Beautiful setting. We had no idea of the scale of the place before visiting. Nice areas to sit and picnic. Well worth it. EH staff helpful as ever.

English heritage lots of ruins and can go in some , open all year -check winter does have reduced open times and car parking , little shop and has a toilet