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.

Historic Buildings to visit near Harpley include Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Harpley's best nearby towns can be found at King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

There are a several good beaches in the area around Harpley like Heacham South Beach.

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Harpley like Grimes Graves.

Harpley is near some unmissable old mines like Grimes Graves,

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

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

There are a several good airports in the area around Harpley like Norwich Airport.

The area around Harpley's best ruins can be found at St Benet's Abbey.

Harpley History

There are some historic monuments around Harpley:

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