Holt - Norfolk
Holt - Norfolk is a Town in the county of Norfolk.
There are great places to visit near Holt - Norfolk 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 Holt - Norfolk best historic buildings to visit near Holt - Norfolk.
Towns to visit near Holt - Norfolk include King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.
Holt - Norfolk is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,
The area close to Holt - Norfolk boasts some of the best ancient sites including Grimes Graves.
The area around Holt - Norfolk's best old mines can be found at Grimes Graves.
There are a number of woodlands near to Holt - Norfolk including Thetford Forest Park.
Country Parks to visit near Holt - Norfolk include Thetford Forest Park.
Airports to visit near Holt - Norfolk include Norwich Airport.
Don't miss St Benet's Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Holt - Norfolk.
Holt - Norfolk History
There are some historic monuments around Holt - Norfolk:
Places to see near Holt - Norfolk
History of Holt - Norfolk
With most of the medieval buildings destroyed in the fire the townsfolk set about rebuilding the town. The rebuilding made Holt notable for its abundance of Georgian buildings, that being the style of the day at the time when the town centre was rebuilt. However, the town repaired and retains its Norman parish church, which is dedicated to St Andrew. It has been noted that if the town of Holt had not been destroyed by the fire in 1708 it would now look very similar to the village of Lavenham in Suffolk. The Holt Mid-air collision occurred on 19 August 1968 when two Royal Air Force aircraft collided over the town. A Victor Tanker from RAF Marham and a Canberra bomber from RAF Bruggen in West Germany collided at night. This was following an electrical storm had disabled radar systems. A memorial stone hangs inside Saint Andrew’s Church. Gresham’s School, a public school founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham, originally for boys but co-educational since 1971 is located in the town.
