Horstead is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Horstead

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

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

Horstead has some unmissable towns nearby like King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Heacham South Beach is one of Horstead's best, nearby beaches to visit in Horstead.

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

Places near Horstead feature a number of interesting old mines including Grimes Graves.

There are a number of woodlands near to Horstead including Thetford Forest Park.

Horstead is near some unmissable country parks like Thetford Forest Park,

Don't miss Norwich Airport's airports if visiting the area around Horstead.

Ruins to visit near Horstead include St Benet's Abbey.

Horstead History

There are some historic monuments around Horstead:

• Norwich Castle
• Erpingham Gate
• Cross 300m north west of Tollbar Cottages
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Great Hautbois old church
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• St Faith Priory
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Bolwick Hall Farm, Roman site
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• World War II fighter pen, Cold War blast walls and associated remains at the airfield formerly known as RAF Coltishall
• Horsford Castle
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• Watergate, The Close
• Bishop Bridge
• Roman settlement at Brampton
• Site of St William's Chapel
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Mayton Bridge
• Wroxham Bridge
• Cross 120m south west of Tollgate Farm
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Site of Burgh Hall W of Hall Farm
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Market cross
• Wayside cross on west side of Norwich Road, immediately north east of the Water Works
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College