Harpley is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Harpley postcode: PE31 6TN

Retail in Harpley

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

The area around Harpley 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.

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

There are a several good beaches in the area around Harpley like Heacham South Beach.

Grimes Graves is one of Harpley's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Harpley.

Places near Harpley feature a number of interesting old mines including Grimes Graves.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Harpley's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Harpley.

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

Harpley is near some unmissable airports like Norwich Airport,

Harpley is near some unmissable ruins like St Benet's Abbey,

Harpley History

There are some historic monuments around Harpley:

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