Setchey is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Setchey postcode: PE33 0BX

Retail in Setchey

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Setchey including Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

Setchey has some unmissable towns nearby like King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Don't miss Heacham South Beach's beaches if visiting the area around Setchey.

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

Don't miss Grimes Graves's old mines if visiting the area around Setchey.

Don't miss Thetford Forest Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Setchey.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Setchey's best, nearby country parks to visit in Setchey.

The area close to Setchey boasts some of the best airports including Norwich Airport.

There are a number of ruins near to Setchey including St Benet's Abbey.

Setchey History

There are some historic monuments around Setchey:

• Medieval settlement remains north of Kenwick Farm house
• Moat at the Old Rectory
• Motte castle in Keeper's Wood, 670m east of Castle Rising Castle
• Bowl barrow known as The Mound, 700m north east of Stradsett Hall
• Red Mount Chapel, The Walk
• Cross in St Margaret's churchyard
• Medieval town walls
• Bowl barrow on Roydon Common, 800m south west of Hall Farm
• Site of All Saints' Church
• Greyfriars Tower
• Remains of St James' Church and surrounding Saxon and medieval settlement
• Bowl barrow and adjacent section of boundary bank and ditch 700m south of Mill House
• Remains of Pentney Priory at Abbey Farm
• 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
• Remains of monastic grange with moated site at Grange Farm
• Castle Rising castle and 11th century church
• Post-medieval defences
• Moated site of Crancourt Manor, 430m south east of Manor Farm
• The Former South Gate and Southgates Bridge
• Middleton Mount motte and bailey castle
• Shouldham Priory with associated water management features, a section of a Roman road and a Bronze Age urnfield
• Bowl barrow and associated mound in Old Fen, 450m south east of Mill House
• Old gatehouse at Bexwell Hall
• Portion of town walls in Kettlewell Lane
• Town wall beside Wyatt Street
• Whitefriars Gateway, South Lynn
• Medieval settlement remains immediately west of All Saints' Church
• Littleport Street Bridge
• Bowl barrow on Leziate Heath, 300m west of Leziate Drove
• Village cross, 30m south of Cross Hill Farm
• Standing cross on the green, 70m west of St Lawrence's Church
• Moated site and manorial earthworks at Middleton Towers
• Remains of Blackborough Priory
• Moated site 140m north east of Crimplesham Hall
• Two bowl barrows on Roydon Common, 700m south west of Hall Farm
• Motte and bailey castle in Wormegay village