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 miles
- King's Lynn 20.7 miles
- Thetford 20.6 miles
- North Walsham 21.9 miles
- Downham Market 23 miles
- Diss 23.9 miles
- Attleborough 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lincoln Ward 0.9 miles
- Gressenhall Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Longham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Dereham Withburga Ward 1.4 miles
- Beetley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hoe Parish 2.2 miles
- Scarning Parish 2.4 miles
- Dereham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Wendling Parish 2.5 miles
- Dereham Toftwood Ward 2.9 miles
- Dereham Neatherd Ward 2.9 miles
- Beeston with Bittering Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Gressenhall
NR19 2RS, NR19 2NR, NR20 4TH, NR20 4BL, NR20 4LP, NR19 2QQ, NR19 2QG, NR20 4DS, NR20 4EL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 16 miles
- Stansted Airport 63 miles
- Dereham Railway Station 2.3 miles
- North Elmham Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Gressenhall Ad
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- The George Hotel, Dereham 1.9 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 8.9 miles
- The Dial House 9.7 miles
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 8.7 miles
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 9.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Saham Wood Forest 7.3 miles
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 8.7 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 14.9 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.7 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 15.8 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.3 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 16.9 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 17.8 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 18.1 miles
- The Bink Hill 18.5 miles
- Wells Harbour Harbour 18.6 miles