Drayton is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Drayton postcode: NR8 6AQ

Retail in Drayton

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

Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane are great places to visit near Drayton if you like historic buildings.

Drayton's best nearby towns can be found at King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Drayton is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,

There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Drayton like Grimes Graves.

The area close to Drayton boasts some of the best old mines including Grimes Graves.

The area around Drayton's best woodlands can be found at Thetford Forest Park.

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's country parks if visiting the area around Drayton.

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

St Benet's Abbey is one of Drayton's best, nearby ruins to visit in Drayton.

Drayton History

There are some historic monuments around Drayton:

• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• Drayton Lodge
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Two garden houses near the Hall
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Watergate, The Close
• City walls and towers
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Bishop Bridge
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• St Faith Priory
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall
• Bolwick Hall Farm, Roman site
• Norwich Castle
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Roman settlement at Brampton
• Cringleford Bridge
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Remains of Bowthorpe Church
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Round barrow SE of the Lodges
• Horsford Castle
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Round barrow N of Sandy Lane
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Erpingham Gate
• Bawburgh Bridge
• Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham