West Winch is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in West Winch

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

West Winch has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Don't miss King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea's towns if visiting the area around West Winch.

Heacham South Beach is one of West Winch's best, nearby beaches to visit in West Winch.

There are a number of ancient sites near to West Winch including Grimes Graves.

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

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

There are a number of country parks near to West Winch including Thetford Forest Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around West Winch like Norwich Airport.

The area around West Winch's best ruins can be found at St Benet's Abbey.

West Winch History

There are some historic monuments around West Winch:

• Portion of town walls in Kettlewell Lane
• Red Mount Chapel, The Walk
• The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
• Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall
• Medieval settlement of Babingley
• Cross in St Margaret's churchyard
• Town wall beside Wyatt Street
• Moat at the Old Rectory
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• St Felix's Church, Babingley
• Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Medieval town walls
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
• Post-medieval defences
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Greyfriars Tower
• Littleport Street Bridge
• Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Butler's Cross