West Winch is a Town in the county of Norfolk.

Retail in West Winch

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

Don't miss Blickling Estate, Duke's Head Hotel, and Warehouse and Training Ship Vancouver in St Margaret's Lane's historic buildings if visiting the area around West Winch.

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

The area close to West Winch boasts some of the best beaches including Heacham South Beach.

Ancient Sites to visit near West Winch include Grimes Graves.

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

The area around West Winch's best woodlands can be found at Thetford Forest Park.

West Winch is near some unmissable country parks like Thetford Forest Park,

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

St Benet's Abbey is one of West Winch's best, nearby ruins to visit in West Winch.

West Winch History

There are some historic monuments around West Winch:

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