Why visit Reedham
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 7 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Reedham Swing Bridge, Pettitts Animal Adventure Park, Hardley Cross and St Olaves Priory.
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About Reedham
Reedham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and within The Broads. It is on the north bank of the River Yare, 12 miles (19 km) east of the city of Norwich, 8 mi (13 km) south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. The village's name means 'reedy homestead/village' or 'reedy hemmed-in land'.
From the Wikipedia article Reedham, Norfolk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Pettitts Animal Adventure Park
Zoo and aquarium · 0.5 mi
Church Road, Norwich
Mar 31-Oct 30: 10:00-17:00
Museums and landmarks4
St Olaves Priory
Monument and historic site · 2.7 mi
Former priory in St Olaves, Norfolk, England, UK
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Berney Marshes RSPB reserve
Park · 3.2 mi
RSPB nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Restaurants and cafes7
Lord Nelson
Bar and pub
Homely pub with riverside patio, live music and a menu featuring everything from curries to grills.
38 Riverside, Norwich
Tu-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-18:00; Mo closed
The Queen's Head
Bar and pub · Regional · 2.2 mi
Beccles Road, Norwich
Mo-Th 15:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:30-21:00
Reedham Ferry Inn
Bar and pub · 0.9 mi
Ferry Road, Norwich
Apr 01-Nov 03: Mo-Fr 10:30-15:00,18:00-23:00; Sa 10:30-23:00; Su...
History
Before the draining of the marshes towards Great Yarmouth, Reedham was a coastal village which included a Roman lighthouse. Fragments of Roman brick and stone can be found in the local church.
King Edmund of East Anglia is said to have lived here. The Fastolf family, whose most celebrated member was Sir John Fastolf, are recorded here from the 13th century.
On 21 February 1944, two United States Air Force B-17s from the 385th Bombardment Group collided above Reedham. All 21 crew members died in the crash. The two bombers were on their way back to RAF Great Ashfield after a bombing run on Diepholz Air Base.
Reedham has had a number of windmills. Most were drainage mills, although there were two corn mills.
Berney Arms Mill. A tower mill standing in 1797. A saw, cement and drainage mill. It was demolished in 1865 and replaced by a new mill.
Berney Arms Mill. A tower mill built in 1865. A cement and drainage mill. It was working until c.1948 and has been preserved.
Cadge's Mill. A tower mill built in 1870. A drainage mill working until 1941, it has been conserved.
North Mill. A tower mill built in the 19th century. A drainage mill, it was disused by 1904. The empty tower survives.
Polkey's Mill. A tower mill built in the 19th century. A drainage mill, it was working until 1941. Restored to working order in the 2000s.
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Reedham Ferry Mill. A tower mill built in the 1840s. A drainage mill, it was working until c.1936. Converted to holiday accommodation in the late 1950s.
Mill Road Mill. A tower mill for grinding corn. Standing in 1815, it was burnt down in 1912.
A post mill stood near the railway station. A corn mill, it was standing in 1854. Still standing c.1920.
From the History section of Reedham, Norfolk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
The civil parish includes a significant area of nearby marshland, together with the famously isolated settlement of Berney Arms. It has an area of 4.81 mi2 (12.5 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 925 in 406 households, increasing to a population of 1,207 in 505 households at the 2011 census.
For the purposes of local government, the parish lies within the district of Broadland.
From the Wikipedia article Reedham, Norfolk, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Reedham
- Margaret PastonEnglish heiress (1421/2–1484)
Born in Reedham, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship7
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Map of Reedham
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Getting there and nearby towns
Norwich Airport (NWI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 miles away.
- Thurlton 2 mi south, about 4 min by car
- Bradwell 5 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Great Yarmouth 7 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
- Beccles 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Lowestoft 10 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Norwich 12 mi west, about 20 min by car
- Bowthorpe 16 mi west, about 25 min by car
- North Walsham 20 mi northwest, about 32 min by car
- Diss 23 mi southwest, about 37 min by car
- Attleborough 24 mi west, about 38 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Branch line diesel- rounding the curve at Reedham (31173579060), Jeremy Segrott from Cardiff, Wales, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Rail-reedhamswingbridge-amoswolfe, Originally uploaded by AmosWolfe (Transferred by rohith_goura ), CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Gregory's church Heckingham Norfolk (4234511282), David from Colorado Springs, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Moulton-g1, Bernd Jatzwauk Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norton Subcourse-g3, Bernd Jatzwauk Pommes104, CC BY-SA 3.0
- -2021-05-23 Hardley Cross, Langley Marshes, Norfolk, Helen Steed, CC BY-SA 2.0
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