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.

Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane are great places to visit near Rackheath if you like historic buildings.

The area around Rackheath features a number of interesting towns including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

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

There are a number of ancient sites near to Rackheath including Grimes Graves.

The area around Rackheath's best old mines can be found at Grimes Graves.

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

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

Airports to visit near Rackheath include Norwich Airport.

Places near Rackheath feature a number of interesting ruins including St Benet's Abbey.

Rackheath History

There are some historic monuments around Rackheath:

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