Bowthorpe is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Bowthorpe postcode: NR5 9AB

Retail in Bowthorpe

There are great places to visit near Bowthorpe including some great historic buildings, towns, beaches, ancient sites, old mines, woodlands, country parks, airports and ruins.

Don't miss Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane's historic buildings if visiting the area around Bowthorpe.

There are a several good towns in the Bowthorpe area like King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

The area around Bowthorpe's best beaches can be found at Heacham South Beach.

There are a number of ancient sites near to Bowthorpe including Grimes Graves.

Places near Bowthorpe feature a number of interesting old mines including Grimes Graves.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Bowthorpe's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Bowthorpe.

Places near Bowthorpe feature a number of interesting country parks including Thetford Forest Park.

Norwich Airport is one of Bowthorpe's best, nearby airports to visit in Bowthorpe.

St Benet's Abbey is one of Bowthorpe's best, nearby ruins to visit in Bowthorpe.

Bowthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bowthorpe:

• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Remains of Bowthorpe Church
• Horsford Castle
• Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Two garden houses near the Hall
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• St Faith Priory
• Watergate, The Close
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• Round barrow SE of the Lodges
• Norwich Castle
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Drayton Lodge
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Tumulus in the Warren
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• Erpingham Gate
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Bishop's Palace gate
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• City walls and towers
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Bishop Bridge
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Bawburgh Bridge
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• Cringleford Bridge
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Moot Hill
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Round barrow N of Sandy Lane