Swardeston is a Village in the county of Norfolk.

Swardeston in Norfolk is located 6.6 km SW from Norwich.

Retail in Swardeston

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

Swardeston has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane.

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

Beaches to visit near Swardeston include Heacham South Beach.

Don't miss Grimes Graves's ancient sites if visiting the area around Swardeston.

Swardeston is near some unmissable old mines like Grimes Graves,

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

The area close to Swardeston boasts some of the best country parks including Thetford Forest Park.

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

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

Swardeston History

There are some historic monuments around Swardeston:

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