Gayton is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Gayton

There are great places to visit near Gayton 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 Gayton.

There are a number of towns near Gayton including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Gayton is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,

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

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

The area around Gayton's best woodlands can be found at Thetford Forest Park.

There are a number of country parks near to Gayton including Thetford Forest Park.

Gayton is near some unmissable airports like Norwich Airport,

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

Gayton History

There are some historic monuments around Gayton:

• Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
• Remains of St Andrew's Church
• Bowl barrow 250m ESE of St Lawrence's Church
• Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
• Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Moated site at Gayton Hall
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Marham Abbey
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Flitcham Priory, medieval settlement and 16th century great house
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow 1200m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Congham Roman settlement
• Hangour Hill
• Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinct
• St Felix's Church, Babingley
• Moated site in Hillington Park
• Remains of medieval and early post-medieval settlement at Summer End
• Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Mound in Osier Carr
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall
• Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
• Butler's Cross
• Bowl barrow 1150m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Camphill
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Medieval settlement of Babingley
• Well Hall Roman settlement
• Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood