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.

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 Colney.

King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea are great places to visit near Colney if you like towns.

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.

The area close to Colney boasts some of the best old mines including Grimes Graves.

Places near Colney feature a number of interesting woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's country parks if visiting the area around Colney.

Don't miss Norwich Airport's airports if visiting the area around Colney.

Places near Colney feature a number of interesting ruins including St Benet's Abbey.

Colney History

There are some historic monuments around Colney:

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