Drayton is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Drayton postcode: NR8 6AQ

Retail in Drayton

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

Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane are some of Drayton best historic buildings to visit near Drayton.

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

Heacham South Beach is a great place to visit close to Drayton if you like beaches.

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

Grimes Graves is one of Drayton's best, nearby old mines to visit in Drayton.

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Drayton like Thetford Forest Park.

Thetford Forest Park is a great place to visit close to Drayton if you like country parks.

Norwich Airport is a great place to visit close to Drayton if you like airports.

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

Drayton History

There are some historic monuments around Drayton:

• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Cringleford Bridge
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Bolwick Hall Farm, Roman site
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Two garden houses near the Hall
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Drayton Lodge
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• Watergate, The Close
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall
• Norwich Castle
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Roman settlement at Brampton
• Horsford Castle
• Round barrow SE of the Lodges
• Bishop Bridge
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Bawburgh Bridge
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• Remains of Bowthorpe Church
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• City walls and towers
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• St Faith Priory
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Round barrow N of Sandy Lane
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Erpingham Gate