Acle

Acle is a market town in Norfolk. With a population of nearly 3,000 the town lies midway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It lies on an important road route having the only bridge across the River Bure between Great Yarmouth and Wroxham and Hoveton.

Understand

The town is named after the word for a clearing in an oak forest. In Tudor times many Oak trees from the area were used to built Elizabeth I's navy.

Get in

By road

The town lies on the A47 main road between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Local roads link the town to nearby villages including Potter Heigham and Wroxham and Hoveton. Note that the single carriageway section of the A47 between the town and Great Yarmouth (known as 'the Acle Straight is an accident blackspot so take particular care).

By train

By bus

First Group X1 & X11 services run from Norwich to Great Yarmouth (and beyond) through the town.

By boat

The town lies on the River Bure between Great Yarmouth and the Northern Broads (Wroxham, Barton Broad, Hickling Broad, River Ant, River Thurne, etc.).

On foot

Get around

The town is small enough to explore on foot.

See

  • 🌍 Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Rd, South Walsham, NR13 6DZ (3 miles NW of town), +44 1603 270449. Daily 10:00-17:00 (Mar-Sept). 10:00-16:00 (Oct-Feb). 130 acres of cultivated & wild natural plantings. 4 miles of woodland paths. Private Broad. £6.75 (adult). £6.15 (concessions). £3.85 (children).
  • 🌍 Parish church of St Edmund. round-tower church
  • 🌍 Strumpshaw Old Hall Steam Museum, Strumpshaw NR13 4HR. Closed in 2021. Large private collection of stationary and mobile steam engines, usually in steam once a month in summer.

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

  • 🌍 Travelodge, A47 Roundabout, Acle Bypass, Acle, NR13 3BE, +44 8719 846032. Check-in: From 15:00 (from 12:00 charged for)., check-out: By 12:00 (by 14:00 charged for).. Limited free parking. Food nearby. Wi-Fi (charged for beyond 30 mins).
  • 🌍 Kings Head (B&B), The Street, Acle, NR13 3DY, +44 1493 750204, . Free Wi-Fi (in public areas). On-site parking. Bar.

Stay healthy

Connect

Acle has 4G from all UK carriers, which extends all along the highway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. As of Sept 2022, 5G has not reach town.

Go next

Routes through Acle
Norwich  W  E  Great Yarmouth


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