Rackheath is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Rackheath

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Rackheath include Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

The area around Rackheath boasts some of the best towns including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

There are a number of beaches near to Rackheath including Heacham South Beach.

Ancient Sites to visit near Rackheath include Grimes Graves.

Grimes Graves is one of Rackheath's best, nearby old mines to visit in Rackheath.

Places near Rackheath feature a number of interesting woodlands including Thetford Forest Park.

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

There are a number of airports near to Rackheath including Norwich Airport.

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

Rackheath History

There are some historic monuments around Rackheath:

• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Wroxham Bridge
• St Faith Priory
• Erpingham Gate
• Watergate, The Close
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Remains of Bixley Hall and associated garden water features
• Norwich Castle
• RAF Neatishead Type 84 radar modulator building and four radar plinths
• Roman settlement at Brampton
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• St Ethelbert Gate
• City walls and towers
• Bishop Bridge
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Claxton Castle
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• Great Hautbois old church
• Mayton Bridge
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• World War II fighter pen, Cold War blast walls and associated remains at the airfield formerly known as RAF Coltishall
• Bishop Salmon's porch