Ashwicken is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Ashwicken postcode: PE32 1LW

Retail in Ashwicken

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

Ashwicken'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.

The area around Ashwicken boasts some of the best towns including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Places near Ashwicken feature a number of interesting beaches including Heacham South Beach.

Grimes Graves is one of Ashwicken's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Ashwicken.

Grimes Graves is a great place to visit close to Ashwicken if you like old mines.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Ashwicken's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Ashwicken.

Thetford Forest Park is a great place to visit close to Ashwicken if you like country parks.

Don't miss Norwich Airport's airports if visiting the area around Ashwicken.

St Benet's Abbey is a great place to visit close to Ashwicken if you like ruins.

Ashwicken History

There are some historic monuments around Ashwicken:

• Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
• Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
• Butler's Cross
• Congham Roman settlement
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church
• Medieval settlement of Babingley
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Remains of St Andrew's Church
• Medieval and early post-medieval settlement remains 570m west of Jubilee Farm
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
• St Felix's Church, Babingley
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm
• Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Moated site in Hillington Park
• Moated site at The Old Rectory
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
• Tithe barn near church
• Remains of medieval and early post-medieval settlement at Summer End
• Well Hall Roman settlement
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Roman villa adjoining Watery Lane
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall
• Mound in Osier Carr
• Camphill
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Hangour Hill
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Marham Abbey
• Flitcham Priory, medieval settlement and 16th century great house
• Moated site at Gayton Hall
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
• Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
• Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm
• Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Medieval settlement remains 500m west of Well Hall