Gooderstone is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Breckland in Norfolk, England, set in the distinctive sandy soils and patchwork of farmland and heaths that characterise the Breckland. It sits within easy reach of larger woodland and recreational areas such as Thetford Forest and market towns including Swaffham, making it quietly well placed for countryside walks and local services.
The village has a compact, historic core of traditional flint and brick buildings and a close-knit community whose social life often centres on the parish amenities. It is best known locally for the Gooderstone Water Gardens, a popular attraction of ponds, reedbeds and paths that draws wildlife enthusiasts and day visitors, while agriculture remains the mainstay of the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Gooderstone
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Wisbech 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Thetford 13.4 miles21.5 km
- March 21.8 miles35.1 km
- Newmarket 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Ely 19.2 miles31 km
- Mildenhall 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Downham Market 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Attleborough 18.2 miles29.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Oxborough Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Foulden Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Bedingfeld Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cockley Cley Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Beachamwell Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Northwold Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Barton Bendish Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Whittington Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hilborough Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Didlington Parish 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Stoke Ferry Built-up area 3.9 miles6.4 km
- Boughton Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
Example postcodes in Gooderstone
PE33 9DE, PE33 9DB, PE33 9BU, PE33 9DA, PE33 9BY, PE33 9BT, PE33 9BX, PE33 9BZ, PE33 9GN … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 29.1 miles46.9 km
- Stansted Airport 51 miles82.1 km
- Brandon Railway Station 9.3 miles15 km
- Downham Market Railway Station 10 miles16.1 km
Hotels near Gooderstone Ad
- The Pig Shed Motel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Crown Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Red Lion 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Watton by Verve 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Gooderstone
- Gooderstone C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Lynford Hall Estate 6 miles9.6 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 8.7 miles14 km
- Saham Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 10 miles16.1 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Sandringham House Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.5 miles28.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 19.3 miles31.1 km