Swainsthorpe is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Swainsthorpe

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

The area around Swainsthorpe features a number of interesting historic buildings including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea are some of Swainsthorpe best towns to visit near Swainsthorpe.

There are a number of beaches near to Swainsthorpe including Heacham South Beach.

The area around Swainsthorpe's best ancient sites can be found at Grimes Graves.

Grimes Graves is a great place to visit close to Swainsthorpe if you like old mines.

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

The area around Swainsthorpe's best country parks can be found at Thetford Forest Park.

There are a number of airports near to Swainsthorpe including Norwich Airport.

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

Swainsthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Swainsthorpe:

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