Sprowston is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Sprowston

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

The area around Sprowston 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.

There are a several good towns in the Sprowston area like King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

The area around Sprowston's best beaches can be found at Heacham South Beach.

Sprowston is near some unmissable ancient sites like Grimes Graves,

The area around Sprowston's best old mines can be found at Grimes Graves.

Thetford Forest Park is one of Sprowston's best, nearby woodlands to visit in Sprowston.

There are a several good country parks in the area around Sprowston like Thetford Forest Park.

Don't miss Norwich Airport's airports if visiting the area around Sprowston.

Places near Sprowston feature a number of interesting ruins including St Benet's Abbey.

Sprowston History

There are some historic monuments around Sprowston:

• Wroxham Bridge
• Watergate, The Close
• The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains
• City walls and towers
• Remains of Bixley Hall and associated garden water features
• Horsford Castle
• Bishop's Palace gate
• Remains of medieval settlement 380m south of Park Farm
• Mayton Bridge
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery SW of Markshall Farm
• Great Hautbois old church
• Two tumuli, Eaton Heath
• Two round barrows on Horsford Heath
• Remains of St Leonard's Priory
• Carrow Priory (ruined portions)
• Curat's House, Haymarket
• Site of St William's Chapel
• Two tumuli in Big Wood
• Blockhouse known as the Cow Tower
• Arminghall, sites discovered by air photographs
• Old Charnel House, The Close
• Erpingham Gate
• Sites discovered by air photography at Markshall
• St Lawrence's Well, Lower Westick Street
• Village cross 160m south of St Margaret's Church
• World War II fighter pen, Cold War blast walls and associated remains at the airfield formerly known as RAF Coltishall
• Drayton Lodge
• Roman camp and settlement site W of Horstead
• Roman sites outside town walls
• Norwich Castle
• Gate of Bridewell, part of No 6 St Andrew's Hill
• Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall
• Former Norwich Second World War IN-Station
• St Bartholomew's Church, Heigham
• St Faith Priory
• 19-21 Bedford Street, medieval undercroft
• Norman House, St Martin-at-Palace Plain
• Cringleford Bridge
• Remains of medieval settlement 400m east of Church Farm, Arminghall
• St Ethelbert Gate
• Cross in St Mary's churchyard
• Venta Icenorum: Roman town and associated prehistoric, Anglo-Saxon and medieval remains
• 'Woodhenge', Arminghall
• Bishop Bridge
• Wayside cross at the junction of Boundary Road and Drayton High Road
• Old Assembly Rooms and the remains of St Mary's College
• Bishop Salmon's porch