Bowthorpe is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

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.

There are a number of towns near Bowthorpe including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

There are a number of beaches near to Bowthorpe including Heacham South Beach.

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

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

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Bowthorpe.

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

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

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

Bowthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Bowthorpe:

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