Swardeston is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Swardeston

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

Swardeston'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.

There are a number of towns near Swardeston including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Heacham South Beach is a great place to visit close to Swardeston if you like beaches.

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

Don't miss Grimes Graves's old mines if visiting the area around Swardeston.

Swardeston is near some unmissable woodlands like Thetford Forest Park,

The area close to Swardeston boasts some of the best country parks including Thetford Forest Park.

Airports to visit near Swardeston include Norwich Airport.

Ruins to visit near Swardeston include St Benet's Abbey.

Swardeston History

There are some historic monuments around Swardeston:

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