Hellesdon is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Hellesdon in Norfolk is located 3.6 km NW from Norwich.

Retail in Hellesdon

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

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

There are a number of towns near Hellesdon including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Places near Hellesdon feature a number of interesting beaches including Heacham South Beach.

Hellesdon is near some unmissable ancient sites like Grimes Graves,

There are a several good old mines in the area around Hellesdon like Grimes Graves.

There are a number of woodlands near to Hellesdon including Thetford Forest Park.

Places near Hellesdon feature a number of interesting country parks including Thetford Forest Park.

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

The area around Hellesdon's best ruins can be found at St Benet's Abbey.

Hellesdon History

There are some historic monuments around Hellesdon:

• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Horsford Castle
• Watergate, The Close
• Great Hautbois old church
• Mayton Bridge
• Site of St William's Chapel
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• City walls and towers
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Bishop Bridge
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• Cringleford Bridge
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Remains of Bixley Hall and associated garden water features
• St Faith Priory
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Wayside cross 160m north west of Stump Cross Farm
• Two round barrows near Norwich Lodge, Ketteringham Hall
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Norwich Castle
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• Remains of Bowthorpe Church
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Round barrow N of Sandy Lane
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Erpingham Gate
• Drayton Lodge
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
• Bawburgh Bridge
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• 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
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• Two garden houses near the Hall
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• St Ethelbert Gate