Briggate is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Briggate

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

Don't miss Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane's historic buildings if visiting the area around Briggate.

King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea are some of Briggate best towns to visit near Briggate.

Beaches to visit near Briggate include Heacham South Beach.

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

Briggate is near some unmissable old mines like Grimes Graves,

Places near Briggate feature a number of interesting woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

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

The area around Briggate's best airports can be found at Norwich Airport.

Don't miss St Benet's Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Briggate.

Briggate History

There are some historic monuments around Briggate:

• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Mayton Bridge
• Wroxham Bridge
• Wayside cross known as Stump Cross
• The Great Barn
• Market cross
• Cross 300m north west of Tollbar Cottages
• Bromholm Priory
• Cross 120m south west of Tollgate Farm
• Medieval tower and wall at Dilham Hall
• RAF Neatishead Type 84 radar modulator building and four radar plinths
• Wayside cross on west side of Norwich Road, immediately north east of the Water Works
• World War II fighter pen, Cold War blast walls and associated remains at the airfield formerly known as RAF Coltishall
• Great Hautbois old church