Watlington is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Watlington

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

The area around Watlington boasts some of the best historic buildings including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Watlington's best nearby towns can be found at King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

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

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

There are a number of old mines near to Watlington including Grimes Graves.

The area around Watlington's best woodlands can be found at Thetford Forest Park.

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

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

Watlington is near some unmissable ruins like St Benet's Abbey,

Watlington History

There are some historic monuments around Watlington:

• Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Moated site 140m north east of Crimplesham Hall
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Red Mount Chapel, The Walk
• Littleport Street Bridge
• Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house
• Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures
• Old gatehouse at Bexwell Hall
• Moat at the Old Rectory
• Portion of town walls in Kettlewell Lane
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Moated site and formal garden remains at Aylmer Hall
• Medieval town walls
• Town wall beside Wyatt Street
• Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Cross in St Margaret's churchyard
• Moated site and associated earthwork enclosures 190m south east of Denver Hall
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Greyfriars Tower
• Remains of monastic grange with moated site at Grange Farm
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Site of St Mary's Abbey
• The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
• Post-medieval defences