Besthorpe is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Retail in Besthorpe

There are great places to visit near Besthorpe including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

Don't miss Nottingham's cities if visiting the area around Besthorpe.

Nottingham Castle is one of Besthorpe's best, nearby castles to visit in Besthorpe.

The area close to Besthorpe boasts some of the best historic buildings including Nottingham Castle.

There are a number of villages near to Besthorpe including Gedling.

Country Parks to visit near Besthorpe include Gedling Country Park.

Victoria Centre is a great place to visit close to Besthorpe if you like shopping centres.

Besthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Besthorpe:

• Mound S of Sand Lane
• Civil War redoubt on Crankley Point
• Crococalana Roman town
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Standing cross 140m north of The Old Hall
• Gun platform 440m south east of Muskham Bridge
• Civil War fieldwork on Crankley Point
• Whimpton Moor medieval village and moated site
• Site of pit alignments
• Remains of a preceptory, fishponds and post-medieval gardens at Eagle Hall
• Standing cross on the west side of High Street
• Averham moat and enclosure
• Moated site 750m north west of Dairy Farm
• Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane
• Old Hall moat and two fishponds
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Cross in St Peter and St Paul's churchyard
• Newark town wall (Lombard Street)
• Civil War sconce 650m north west of Devon Bridge
• Newark Castle
• Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages
• Site discovered by aerial photography NNE of village
• Churchyard cross, All Saints' churchyard
• Little Carlton medieval village and part of the meadow field system
• Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way
• Iron Age settlement
• Civil War redoubt 680m north west of Dairy Farm
• Rectangular barrows at North Muskham
• Civil War redoubt 550m south east of Valley Farm
• Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree Farm
• Civil War Sconce 150m west of Muskham Bridge
• Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on Trent
• Moated site west of Church Road
• Settlement 3/4 mile (1198m) W of Cromwell Village
• Civil War defences 270m and 300m west of Vale Farm
• Roman Villa west of Hill Holt Farm
• Civil War redoubt 580m ENE of sugar refinery
• Civil War town defences within the Friary Garden
• Standing cross 300m north of Trent Farm