Great Massingham is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Great Massingham

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

Great Massingham's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Towns to visit near Great Massingham include King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

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

Great Massingham is near some unmissable ancient sites like Grimes Graves,

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

The area close to Great Massingham boasts some of the best woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

Great Massingham is near some unmissable country parks like Thetford Forest Park,

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

Don't miss St Benet's Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Great Massingham.

Great Massingham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Massingham:

• Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
• Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange
• Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village
• Bowl barrow 1150m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
• Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of village
• Bell barrow and moot 600m SSE of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Bowl barrow 425m SSE of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall
• Double moated site of Old Hall, 250m north west of Church Farm
• West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinct
• Group of barrows on Weasenham Lyngs
• Bowl barrow 250m ESE of St Lawrence's Church
• Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
• Mound in Osier Carr
• Bowl barrow in Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall
• Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield House
• Coxford Priory
• Remains of St Andrew's Church
• Bowl barrow 540m east of Mink Patches
• Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings Farm
• Flitcham Priory, medieval settlement and 16th century great house
• Camphill
• Long barrow on Harpley Common, 650m ESE of Cross's Grave
• Two bowl barrows on West Rudham Common, 1300m east of the Grange
• Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert, 100m south east of Highfield House
• Bell barrow on West Rudham Common, 950m SSE of the Grange
• Bowl barrow in The Belt, 1.1km north west of High House Farm
• Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
• Bowl barrow 1200m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Churchyard cross, St George's Church
• Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• West Rudham long barrow
• Bowl barrow 300m south of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Medieval beacon on Bircham Common
• Castle Acre Priory
• Bowl barrow 750m north west of Lodge Farm
• Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate
• Two bowl barrows on Massingham Common: 900m and 930m south west of Field Barn
• Remains of medieval and early post-medieval settlement at Summer End
• Moated site 230m and 110m north of All Saints Church