Swainsthorpe is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in Swainsthorpe

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

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

There are a number of towns near Swainsthorpe including King's Lynn, Thetford, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, and Wells-next-the-Sea.

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

The area around Swainsthorpe's best ancient sites can be found at Grimes Graves.

There are a number of old mines near to Swainsthorpe including Grimes Graves.

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Swainsthorpe like Thetford Forest Park.

Thetford Forest Park is a great place to visit close to Swainsthorpe if you like country parks.

Swainsthorpe is near some unmissable airports like Norwich Airport,

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

Swainsthorpe History

There are some historic monuments around Swainsthorpe:

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