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.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Horstead area like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

The area around Horstead boasts some of the best towns including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

The area close to Horstead boasts some of the best beaches including Heacham South Beach.

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

Grimes Graves is one of Horstead's best, nearby old mines to visit in Horstead.

Thetford Forest Park is a great place to visit close to Horstead if you like woodlands.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Horstead's best, nearby country parks to visit in Horstead.

Airports to visit near Horstead include Norwich Airport.

There are a number of ruins near to Horstead including St Benet's Abbey.

Horstead History

There are some historic monuments around Horstead:

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