Main Observatory
Main Observatory is a bird hide in Welney, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, England. Main Observatory is situated nearby to Wetland Trust Visitor Centre, as well as near the fishing area Pond Dipping.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 1¼ miles west of Main Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Welney and Tipps End.
Welney
Village
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Welney is a village and civil parish in the Fens of England and the county of Norfolk. The village is about 10 miles south-west of the town of Downham Market, 20 miles south of the town of King's Lynn and 45 miles west of the city of Norwich.
Tipps End
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tipps End is an English hamlet on the B1100 road between Welney and Christchurch, Cambridgeshire. It is also sometimes referred to as "Tips End". It is on the border of the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, 8 kilometres to the east of March, Cambridgeshire. Tipps End is situated 2½ miles west of Main Observatory.
Christchurch
Village
Christchurch is a village in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 833. The village is sited close to the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border. Christchurch is situated 3½ miles northwest of Main Observatory.
Main Observatory
- Type: Bird hide
- Categories: building and recreation area
- Location: Welney, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.52789° or 52° 31′ 40″ northLongitude
0.27747° or 0° 16′ 39″ eastOperator
Wildfowl and Wetlands TrustOpen location code
9F42G7HG+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 116306360OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=bird_hide
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Highlights include Wetland Trust Visitor Centre and Pond Dipping.
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