Damgate is a very small rural settlement in the district of Broadland in Norfolk, England, sitting on the fringe of the low-lying waterways and reedbeds that feed into the Norfolk Broads. The local landscape is typically flat and marshy, with an emphasis on drainage channels, wetland habitats and abundant birdlife, which gives the area a quietly scenic, almost timeless quality.
Historically the locality was shaped by fen drainage, peat cutting and water-borne trade, and that legacy remains visible in the pattern of fields and ditches. Today the economy is largely agricultural with a strong seasonal boost from boating and wildlife tourism, while social life reflects a small, close-knit rural community with traditional cottages and easy reliance on nearby market towns such as Acle and Norwich for shops and services.
Postcode districts covering Damgate
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Lowestoft 13 miles21 km
- Great Yarmouth 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Beccles 12.5 miles20.1 km
- North Walsham 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Attleborough 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Bradwell 7.3 miles11.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Acle Built-up area 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Beighton Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Upton with Fishley Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Upton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Halvergate Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Stokesby with Herringby Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Burlingham Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Lingwood and Burlingham Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Lingwood Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Marshes Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Freethorpe Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- South Walsham Built-up area 3 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Damgate
NR13 3BZ, NR13 3FH, NR13 3DH, NR13 3EF, NR13 3DJ, NR13 3DN, NR13 3DF, NR13 3DS, NR13 3DP … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Stansted Airport 75.9 miles122.1 km
- Acle Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Lingwood Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Damgate Ad
- Cleasewood Guest House 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Knights Court 3 8 miles12.9 km
- The Old Hall Hotel 7.5 miles12 km
- Furzedown Hotel 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Dragons Den 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Andover House Hotel & Restaurant - Adults Only 3 8.1 miles13 km
- Hotel Ocean 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Pier Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Hotel Wroxham 4 8 miles12.9 km
- The Prom Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
Local points of interest
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 5.7 miles9.1 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Yarmouth Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Hemsby Beach Beach 8 miles12.9 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 12 miles19.2 km
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Cart Gap Beach 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 13.2 miles21.2 km