Kirstead is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Kirstead

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

There are a several good historic buildings in the Kirstead area like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

The area around Kirstead features a number of interesting towns including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

The area close to Kirstead boasts some of the best beaches including Heacham South Beach.

Grimes Graves is a great place to visit close to Kirstead if you like ancient sites.

Old Mines to visit near Kirstead include Grimes Graves.

Thetford Forest Park is a great place to visit close to Kirstead if you like woodlands.

There are a number of country parks near to Kirstead including Thetford Forest Park.

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

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

Kirstead History

There are some historic monuments around Kirstead:

• Butler's Cross
• Greyfriars Tower
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Roman villa in and adjacent to Denbeck Wood
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Moat at the Old Rectory
• Medieval town walls
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• Medieval settlement of Babingley
• The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
• Moated site in Hills and Holes Plantation, 30m north west of Home Farm
• Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
• Moated site and associated earthworks 200m south west of St Nicholas's Church
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Portion of town walls in Kettlewell Lane
• Tithe barn near church
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Red Mount Chapel, The Walk
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Moated site 390m south of the remains of St Mary's Church
• Cross in St Margaret's churchyard
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village
• Post-medieval defences
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Congham Roman settlement
• Moated site of Wormegay Priory, fishponds and associated enclosures
• Moated site in Crow's Wood, 700m south west of the ruined church of St James
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Town wall beside Wyatt Street
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Marham Abbey
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm
• Appleton medieval and early post-medieval settlement
• Wayside cross 190m south west of Crossgates Farm
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• St Felix's Church, Babingley
• Littleport Street Bridge