Great Massingham is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Great Massingham

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

Great Massingham has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Great Massingham has some unmissable towns nearby like King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Beaches to visit near Great Massingham include Heacham South Beach.

The area around Great Massingham's best ancient sites can be found at Grimes Graves.

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

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

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

Norwich Airport is one of Great Massingham's best, nearby airports to visit in Great Massingham.

St Benet's Abbey is a great place to visit close to Great Massingham if you like ruins.

Great Massingham History

There are some historic monuments around Great Massingham:

• Bowl barrow on West Rudham Common, 1250m east of the Grange
• Bell barrow 670m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Remains of medieval and early post-medieval settlement at Summer End
• Camphill
• Bowl barrow 300m south of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Bell barrow 450m ESE of Anmer Farm
• West Rudham long barrow
• Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills
• Bowl barrow north and west of Gravelpit Wood, 1380m south east of the Grange
• Roman villa one mile (1600m) E of village
• Two bowl barrows on Massingham Common: 900m and 930m south west of Field Barn
• Mound in Osier Carr
• Bowl barrow 540m east of Mink Patches
• Flitcham Priory, medieval settlement and 16th century great house
• Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings Farm
• Castle Acre Castle, town defences and Bailey Gate
• Bowl barrow 250m ESE of St Lawrence's Church
• Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe
• Bell barrow and moot 600m SSE of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Moated site 230m and 110m north of All Saints Church
• Bell barrow on West Rudham Common, 950m SSE of the Grange
• Group of barrows on Weasenham Lyngs
• Saucer barrow on Coxford Heath, 480m south west of Highfield House
• Two bowl barrows on West Rudham Common, 1300m east of the Grange
• Long barrow on Harpley Common, 650m ESE of Cross's Grave
• Medieval settlement around Anmer Hall
• Medieval beacon on Bircham Common
• Churchyard cross, St George's Church
• Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village
• Bowl barrow known as Hill of Peace, 290m north west of Gatehouse Farm
• Bowl barrow in Great Wood, 400m north of Lexham Hall
• Group of barrows in Weasenham Plantation
• Bowl barrow 900m north east of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow in The Belt, 1.1km north west of High House Farm
• Medieval settlement remains east of Walton Common
• Bowl barrow 1150m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• West Acre Priory, and square barrow within the precinct
• Bowl barrow 425m SSE of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Bell barrow 25m east of Finger Post Plantation: part of Great Bircham barrow group
• Bowl barrow in Wicken Covert, 100m south east of Highfield House
• Bowl barrow and moot on Anmer Minque, 590m SSE of junction of Peddars Way and the B1153
• Double moated site of Old Hall, 250m north west of Church Farm
• Bowl barrow 1200m ENE of Crow Hall: one of a group of round barrows on Harpley Common
• Bowl barrow 750m north west of Lodge Farm
• Castle Acre Priory
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1200m north east of Crow Hall
• Remains of St Andrew's Church
• Coxford Priory
• Bowl barrow on Bunker's Hill, 1070m north east of Crow Hall