The Village of Sporle

The peaceful rural village of Sporle, or more accurately Sporle with Palgrave, is a typical 'long village' of about 1000 people. In Edward 1 time a Priory was established in Sporle which survived until approxiamately 1420. The village church, St Mary's, is notable for its wall murals of St Catherine of Alexandria. The village nowadays boasts one shop and a pub, The Squirrel's Drey (www.thesquirrelsdrey.co.uk).  We would be pleased to reserve a table for you for dinner. There are other good pubs and restaurants within easy reach.

Sporle is close to the attractive market town of Swaffham, with its magnificent church, Saturday market and open-air auction.

Corfield House is ideally situated for touring Norfolk. Within easy reach, on the quiet Norfolk roads, are many National Trust properties, Sandringham, the fine coastline, Thetford Forest, the historic towns of King's Lynn and Norwich and the Norfolk Broads.

The Peddars Way skirts the village, passing through the ancient village of Castle Acre with its remains of a Norman Priory and Castle, before reaching Holme-next-the-Sea and linking with the Norfolk Coastal Path to Cromer. There are numerous possibilities for delightful circular walks throughout the area.

Places to visit include the Norfolk Broads, Iceni Village & Museum, Castle Acre Priory, Oxburgh Hall & Garden, Castle Acre Castle, Gooderstone Water Gardens and Brandon Country Park to name just a few.

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