Heydon is a small rural parish in the district of Broadland, within Norfolk, England. Set among rolling arable fields and hedgerows typical of the county, it lies within easy reach of Norwich and the Norfolk Broads, so it attracts walkers, birdwatchers and those seeking a quiet countryside base.
The village has a strong sense of local history and community: traditional flint cottages and a village green sit alongside a medieval church and farmsteads, and agriculture and small-scale rural enterprises still shape the local economy. Social life tends to revolve around parish events, conservation projects and informal networks that keep the place feeling connected despite its tranquil, tucked-away character.
Postcode districts covering Heydon
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 12.5 miles20.1 km
- North Walsham 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Attleborough 20.9 miles33.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Oulton Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Salle Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Corpusty Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Corpusty and Saxthorpe Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Eynesford Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Wood Dalling Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cawston Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Itteringham Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Reepham Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Booton Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Thurning Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Blickling Parish 3.6 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in Heydon
NR11 6RD, NR11 6RB, NR11 6RH, NR11 6AD, NR11 6RT, NR11 6RX, NR11 6RQ, NR11 6RF, NR11 6RG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Stansted Airport 74.2 miles119.4 km
- Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holt NNR Railway Station 7.8 miles12.6 km
Hotels near Heydon Ad
- The Dial House 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Plough Inn 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Black Boys Hotel 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Pheasant Hotel, Holt, Norfolk 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Kings Head 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Feathers Holt 7.5 miles12 km
- The Maltings 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Dales Country House 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Beechwood Hotel 4 10 miles16 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
Local points of interest
- Blickling Hall Historic site 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Gunton Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 13.6 miles22 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 15 miles24.2 km
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 15.5 miles25 km