Welney
Built-up area in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.522, 0.248 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 52 93 |
| Population: | 542 |
Welney is a small village and civil parish in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in Norfolk, England. It sits in the low-lying landscape of The Fens on the banks of the River Great Ouse, close to the border with Cambridgeshire, and is surrounded by the seasonal floodplain known as the Ouse Washes.
The village is best known for the nearby Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust reserve at WWT Welney, which draws thousands of wintering swans and other wildfowl and brings a steady trickle of nature-based tourism; otherwise the local economy is dominated by fenland agriculture and services for a small, close-knit community. The long history of drainage and flood management shapes much of Welney’s character, giving it a distinctive rural and watery feel that attracts birdwatchers and those interested in the fenland landscape.
Postcode districts covering Welney
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 22 miles35.4 km
- Cambridge 22.7 miles36.5 km
- King's Lynn 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Wisbech 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Spalding 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Thetford 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Huntingdon 22.1 miles35.6 km
- March 7 miles11.2 km
- Newmarket 20 miles32.1 km
- Ely 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Mildenhall 15.5 miles25 km
- Whittlesey 16 miles25.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Christchurch Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Upwell Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Manea Built-up area 4 miles6.4 km
- Nordelph Parish 4.4 miles7 km
- Downham Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Upwell & Delph Ward 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Pymoor Built-up area 5 miles8.1 km
- Littleport Built-up area 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Downham Villages Ward 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Upwell and Outwell Built-up area 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Wimblington Parish 5.6 miles9 km
- March East Ward 5.7 miles9.1 km
Example postcodes in Welney
PE14 9RL, PE14 9RJ, PE14 9RG, PE14 9RF, PE14 9RA, PE14 9RB, PE14 9RQ, PE14 9SD, PE14 9RD … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 44 miles70.8 km
- Norwich International Airport 44.7 miles72 km
- Manea Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Littleport Railway Station 5 miles8.1 km
Hotels near Welney Ad
- Crown Lodge Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Ye Olde Griffin 3 7 miles11.2 km
- Poets House 8.5 miles13.7 km
- The Three Pickerels 4 9.4 miles15.2 km
- The Old Hall Ely 5 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Riverside Inn 5 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Oliver Cromwell Hotel 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Lamb Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Cross Keys Hotel 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The High Flyer 8.4 miles13.5 km
Local points of interest
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 5.6 miles9 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Fengate Archaeological site 20 miles32.1 km