Sprowston is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Sprowston

There are great places to visit near Sprowston 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 Sprowston area like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

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

There are a several good beaches in the area around Sprowston like Heacham South Beach.

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

Old Mines to visit near Sprowston include Grimes Graves.

Places near Sprowston feature a number of interesting woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

Country Parks to visit near Sprowston include Thetford Forest Park.

Norwich Airport is a great place to visit close to Sprowston if you like airports.

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

Sprowston History

There are some historic monuments around Sprowston:

• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• World War II fighter pen, Cold War blast walls and associated remains at the airfield formerly known as RAF Coltishall
• Horsford Castle
• Watergate, The Close
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Remains of Bixley Hall and associated garden water features
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Mayton Bridge
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• Drayton Lodge
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• Bishop Bridge
• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• City walls and towers
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Erpingham Gate
• Norwich Castle
• Wroxham Bridge
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Great Hautbois old church
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• Cringleford Bridge
• St Faith Priory
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Roman sites outside town walls