Costessey is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Costessey

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Costessey including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea are great places to visit near Costessey if you like towns.

Beaches to visit near Costessey include Heacham South Beach.

Places near Costessey feature a number of interesting ancient sites including Grimes Graves.

Don't miss Grimes Graves's old mines if visiting the area around Costessey.

The area close to Costessey boasts some of the best woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

Country Parks to visit near Costessey include Thetford Forest Park.

There are a several good airports in the area around Costessey like Norwich Airport.

The area close to Costessey boasts some of the best ruins including St Benet's Abbey.

Costessey History

There are some historic monuments around Costessey:

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