Harpley is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Harpley postcode: PE31 6TN

Retail in Harpley

There are great places to visit near Harpley 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 Harpley area like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

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

Harpley is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,

Harpley is near some unmissable ancient sites like Grimes Graves,

Grimes Graves is a great place to visit close to Harpley if you like old mines.

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

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

Norwich Airport is one of Harpley's best, nearby airports to visit in Harpley.

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

Harpley History

There are some historic monuments around Harpley:

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