Colney is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Colney postcode: NR4 7TP

Retail in Colney

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Colney including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

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

There are a several good beaches in the area around Colney like Heacham South Beach.

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

There are a several good old mines in the area around Colney like Grimes Graves.

Woodlands to visit near Colney include Thetford Forest Park.

Colney is near some unmissable country parks like Thetford Forest Park,

Airports to visit near Colney include Norwich Airport.

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

Colney History

There are some historic monuments around Colney:

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