Gressenhall is a small village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, lying a few miles west of the market town of Dereham. It sits in gently rolling arable countryside typical of the area, with a compact village core and scattered farms that give the parish a distinctly rural character.
The most notable local attraction is the Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse Museum, a well‑regarded social history and rural life museum set on the site of a former workhouse, which brings the parish its cultural and historic profile and hosts events and demonstrations of traditional farming. Economically the area remains largely agricultural with many residents commuting to nearby towns, and the village maintains a small, close‑knit community that values its heritage and landscape.
Postcode districts covering Gressenhall
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 16.2 miles26.1 km
- King's Lynn 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Thetford 20.6 miles33.2 km
- North Walsham 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Downham Market 23 miles37 km
- Diss 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Attleborough 13.8 miles22.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Lincoln Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Gressenhall Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Longham Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Dereham Withburga Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Beetley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Hoe Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Scarning Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dereham Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Wendling Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Dereham Toftwood Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Dereham Neatherd Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Beeston with Bittering Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Gressenhall
NR20 4TW, NR20 4DR, NR19 2RR, NR19 2NY, NR20 4FG, NR20 4EB, NR19 2QG, NR20 4EL, NR20 4TH … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 16 miles25.7 km
- Stansted Airport 63 miles101.4 km
- Dereham Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 3.6 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Gressenhall Ad
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The White Hart Hotel 8.9 miles14.4 km
- The Dial House 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Red Lion 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Watton by Verve 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 9.7 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Saham Wood Forest 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 14.9 miles24 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 18.1 miles29.1 km
- The Bink Hill 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 18.6 miles29.9 km