Acle is a small parish and market town in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, sitting on the banks of the River Bure and straddling the main road between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Its low-lying position beside the marshes of the The Broads gives it a riverside, broadly rural character popular with boaters, birdwatchers and walkers, and the river has long shaped its geography and local trade.
Historically an old market settlement - its name deriving from an Old English reference to an oak clearing - Acle now combines agriculture, small local industry and tourism with a commuter element to nearby Norwich. The parish remains a lively local hub with shops, pubs and community activities that reflect its mix of historic roots and contemporary village life.
Postcode districts covering Acle
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 11.2 miles
- Lowestoft 13 miles
- Great Yarmouth 7.7 miles
- Beccles 12.4 miles
- North Walsham 14.6 miles
- Attleborough 23.7 miles
- Bradwell 7.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Damgate Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Acle Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Beighton Parish 1.2 miles
- Upton with Fishley Parish 1.6 miles
- Upton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Halvergate Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Burlingham Ward 2.4 miles
- Lingwood and Burlingham Parish 2.4 miles
- Stokesby with Herringby Parish 2.4 miles
- Lingwood Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Marshes Ward 2.7 miles
- Freethorpe Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Acle
NR13 3RQ, NR13 3BL, NR13 3QW, NR13 3BZ, NR13 3BP, NR13 3FN, NR13 3ET, NR13 3FJ, NR13 3DU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 11.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 75.7 miles
- Acle Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Lingwood Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Acle Ad
- Cleasewood Guest House 4 8 miles
- Knights Court 3 8.1 miles
- The Old Hall Hotel 7.6 miles
- Furzedown Hotel 3 8.1 miles
- Dragons Den 7 miles
- Andover House Hotel & Restaurant - Adults Only 3 8.2 miles
- Pier Hotel 3 8.9 miles
- Hotel Ocean 4 8.2 miles
- Hotel Wroxham 4 8 miles
- The Kings Head Wroxham by Greene King Inns 3 8.1 miles
Schools in Acle
- Acle Academy Secondary
- Acle C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.4 miles
- Plumstead Hall Estate 5.6 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 6.3 miles
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.3 miles
- Yarmouth Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles
- Hemsby Beach Beach 8.2 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 9.9 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 10.8 miles
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 12 miles
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 12.2 miles
- Cart Gap Beach 12.6 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 13.1 miles