Kirstead is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Kirstead

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Kirstead including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Towns to visit near Kirstead include King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

The area around Kirstead's best beaches can be found at Heacham South Beach.

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

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

Thetford Forest Park is one of Kirstead's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Kirstead.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Kirstead like Thetford Forest Park.

The area around Kirstead's best airports can be found at Norwich Airport.

Don't miss St Benet's Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Kirstead.

Kirstead History

There are some historic monuments around Kirstead:

• Marham Abbey
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm
• Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Butler's Cross
• Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood
• Tithe barn near church
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Medieval town walls
• The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• St Felix's Church, Babingley
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Congham Roman settlement
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Red Mount Chapel, The Walk
• Post-medieval defences
• Cross in St Margaret's churchyard
• Portion of town walls in Kettlewell Lane
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm
• Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
• Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Greyfriars Tower
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Town wall beside Wyatt Street
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
• Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
• Moat at the Old Rectory
• Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Littleport Street Bridge
• Medieval settlement of Babingley