Horstead is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Horstead

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

The area around Horstead features a number of interesting historic buildings including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Towns to visit near Horstead include King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Horstead is near some unmissable beaches like Heacham South Beach,

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

Old Mines to visit near Horstead include Grimes Graves.

Horstead is near some unmissable woodlands like Thetford Forest Park,

Horstead is near some unmissable country parks like Thetford Forest Park,

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

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

Horstead History

There are some historic monuments around Horstead:

• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Cross 120m south west of Tollgate Farm
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Bolwick Hall Farm, Roman site
• Bishop Salmon's porch
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• St Faith Priory
• Market cross
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Watergate, The Close
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Site of Burgh Hall W of Hall Farm
• Cross 300m north west of Tollbar Cottages
• Bishop Bridge
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• World War II fighter pen, Cold War blast walls and associated remains at the airfield formerly known as RAF Coltishall
• Wayside cross on west side of Norwich Road, immediately north east of the Water Works
• Wroxham Bridge
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Great Hautbois old church
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Roman settlement at Brampton
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Horsford Castle
• Erpingham Gate
• Norwich Castle
• Mayton Bridge
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham