Bowthorpe is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Bowthorpe in Norfolk is located 5.1 km W from Norwich.

Bowthorpe postcode: NR5 9AB

Retail in Bowthorpe

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

The area around Bowthorpe 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.

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

The area close to Bowthorpe boasts some of the best beaches including Heacham South Beach.

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

Grimes Graves is one of Bowthorpe's best, nearby old mines to visit in Bowthorpe.

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Bowthorpe like Thetford Forest Park.

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

The area close to Bowthorpe boasts some of the best airports including Norwich Airport.

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

Bowthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bowthorpe:

• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• St Faith Priory
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Bishop's Palace gate
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Round barrow SE of the Lodges
• Norwich Castle
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall
• Watergate, The Close
• Erpingham Gate
• Two garden houses near the Hall
• Moot Hill
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Remains of Bowthorpe Church
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Tumulus in the Warren
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Round barrow N of Sandy Lane
• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• Cringleford Bridge
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Drayton Lodge
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• City walls and towers
• Bawburgh Bridge
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Bishop Bridge
• Horsford Castle