Docking
Built-up area in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.903, 0.629 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 76 37 |
| Population: | 885 |
| Dialling code: | 01485 (Hunstanton) |
Docking is a small village and civil parish in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in Norfolk, England, sitting a few miles inland from the North Norfolk coast. It occupies a rural, agricultural setting and acts as a local hub for surrounding hamlets, lying within easy reach of King's Lynn, Hunstanton and the Sandringham estate.
The village’s history is visible in its parish church and the remains of a former local railway connection, and today it retains a modest mix of shops, pubs and a village hall. Docking is popular with walkers and visitors exploring nearby beaches and reserves such as Holkham, combining a quiet rural character with ties to the wider tourist and commuter economy of coastal Norfolk.
Postcode districts covering Docking
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 13.1 miles
- Skegness 21 miles
- Downham Market 23.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stanhoe Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Barwick Parish 2.3 miles
- Bircham Newton Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Fring Parish 2.4 miles
- Choseley Parish 2.4 miles
- Burnham Market & Docking Ward 2.7 miles
- Great Bircham Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Bagthorpe with Barmer Parish 3.5 miles
- Sedgeford Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Bircham Parish 3.6 miles
- Titchwell Parish 4.1 miles
- Brancaster Built-up area 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Docking
PE31 8NL, PE31 8UD, PE31 8QB, PE31 8PL, PE31 8NN, PE31 8FS, PE31 8QH, PE31 8LH, PE31 8LZ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 31.5 miles
- Stansted Airport 72.3 miles
- King's Lynn Railway Station 13.9 miles
- County School Railway Station 16.4 miles
Hotels near Docking Ad
- Host & Stay | The Old Post Office in Docking 0.2 miles
- The Orange Tree 4.5 miles
- Caley Hall 4 6 miles
- The King William IV 4 3.7 miles
- The Gin Trap Inn 4.4 miles
- Titchwell Manor Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- The Chequers Inn, Thornham 3 4.4 miles
- The Lifeboat Inn 3 4.6 miles
- Host & Stay | The Chapel in Thornham 4.4 miles
- The Dabbling Duck 4 9 miles
Schools in Docking
- Docking C of E Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 5.6 miles
- Sandringham House Estate 7 miles
- Snettisham Beach Beach 8 miles
- Holkham Meals Forest 8.4 miles
- Wells Harbour Harbour 10.2 miles
- The Bink Hill 10.8 miles
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 11 miles
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 14.7 miles