West Tofts is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

West Tofts postcode: IP26 5EW

Retail in West Tofts

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

The area around West Tofts 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.

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

Beaches to visit near West Tofts include Heacham South Beach.

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

Old Mines to visit near West Tofts include Grimes Graves.

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

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's country parks if visiting the area around West Tofts.

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

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

West Tofts History

There are some historic monuments around West Tofts:

• Two bowl barrows north-west of Waterend Farm
• Bowl barrow north of Bodney Warren
• Red Castle medieval ringwork, church and Saxon settlement remains
• Bowl barrow 580m north east of The Lodge, Brandon
• Castle Hill: motte and bailey castle, Iron Age earthwork enclosure and site of Augustinian friary
• Bowl barrow 480m north west of Rowley Farm
• Bank and ditch NE of London Road
• Roman settlement at Woodcock Hall
• Two Bowl Barrows 250m north-west of Prince of Wales Covert
• Bowl barrow 380m south west of Santon House
• Site of Saxon town: Nuns' Bridges open space
• Thetford Warren Lodge
• Sturston Hall, site of
• Pepper Hill bowl barrow, 400m north east of Mill Farm
• Bowl barrow at Mound Plantation
• Weeting Castle moated site and 12th century manor house with post-medieval ice house
• Bowl barrow on Lowster Hill
• Bowl barrow and pond barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 810m north west of Field Barn
• Roman building E of Fengate Farm
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross in Mount Ephraim Plantation
• Site of town ditch: Icknield Way allotments
• Site of St Ethelred's Church and adjoining area to south
• Bowl barrow known as Blood Hill with associated remains of a boundary bank
• An Iron Age religious site and associated enclosures on Gallows Hill, Thetford, immediately to the north of Fison Way industrial estate
• Site of Saxon town including site of St John's churchyard on playing fields
• Middle Saxon occupation on Chequer Meadow
• Bowl barrow 230m south west of Little Lodge Farm
• Ruins of St Lawrence's Church
• Bowl barrow 100m south east of Woodcock Cottage
• Bowl barrow in Mount Ephraim Plantation, 770m north west of Field Barn
• Site of Saxon town: Bury Road allotments
• Site of Saxon town: primary school grounds, Hilary Road
• West Tofts deserted village
• Two bowl barrows 560m east of Emily's Wood
• Holy Cross Church
• Santon moated site and associated medieval settlement
• Site of Saxon town: car park to N of Anchor Hotel
• Area of Saxon town N of Red Castle
• Bowl Barrow northern edge of Westmere Strip, 586m south-west of Westmere Farm
• Blackfriars
• Priory of the Canons of the Holy Sepulchre and part of Saxon town
• Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation
• Group of round barrows near Hopton House
• Bowl barrow at Slave's Hill
• Site of Saxon town: plot on E side of Mill Lane 200ft (60m) N of Nunthorpe House
• Bowl barrow at Eagletower Plantation
• Mickle Hill
• Bowl Barrow at Mill Hill
• Moated site and part of the Medieval settlement of Tottington, south-west of St Andrew's Church
• Bowl barrow at Hollow Heath
• Melford Bridge
• Site of St Helen's Church with adjacent earthworks and holy well
• Thetford Cluniac priory
• Moated site N of Reed Fen
• Barrow group at Sturston, NE of Waterloo Farm
• Caston Hall, site of