Costessey is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Costessey

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the Costessey area like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Don't miss King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea's towns if visiting the area around Costessey.

Don't miss Heacham South Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Costessey.

The area close to Costessey boasts some of the best ancient sites including Grimes Graves.

The area around Costessey's best old mines can be found at Grimes Graves.

Woodlands to visit near Costessey include Thetford Forest Park.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Costessey's best, nearby country parks to visit in Costessey.

The area close to Costessey boasts some of the best airports including Norwich Airport.

There are a number of ruins near to Costessey including St Benet's Abbey.

Costessey History

There are some historic monuments around Costessey:

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