Rackheath is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Rackheath

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

Rackheath's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

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

Beaches to visit near Rackheath include Heacham South Beach.

Don't miss Grimes Graves's ancient sites if visiting the area around Rackheath.

Rackheath is near some unmissable old mines like Grimes Graves,

Rackheath is near some unmissable woodlands like Thetford Forest Park,

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's country parks if visiting the area around Rackheath.

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

St Benet's Abbey is a great place to visit close to Rackheath if you like ruins.

Rackheath History

There are some historic monuments around Rackheath:

• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Remains of Bixley Hall and associated garden water features
• Great Hautbois old church
• Mayton Bridge
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Watergate, The Close
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• Wroxham Bridge
• Norwich Castle
• Claxton Castle
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• RAF Neatishead Type 84 radar modulator building and four radar plinths
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Erpingham Gate
• Bishop Bridge
• Roman settlement at Brampton
• St Faith Priory
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• City walls and towers
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• 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
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
• St Ethelbert Gate