Rackheath is a small village and civil parish in the district of Broadland, in rural Norfolk, England, sitting on the flat, low-lying landscape typical of the county a few miles north-east of Norwich and within easy reach of the Broads. The setting is a mix of arable farmland, pockets of marsh and heath, and the remnants of wartime open space, giving it a distinctly rural and spacious feel despite the proximity of the city.
Historically the village is best known for RAF Rackheath, a Second World War airfield whose footprint has shaped later uses - from light industry and warehousing to proposals for housing and an eco-town that stirred local debate. Today the economy is a mix of agriculture, small businesses and commuters to Norwich, while community life centres on the village hall, parish activities and local events that reflect a small but active rural population.
Postcode districts covering Rackheath
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Lowestoft 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Great Yarmouth 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Beccles 16.8 miles27.1 km
- North Walsham 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Diss 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Attleborough 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Bradwell 14.8 miles23.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Thorpe End Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Great and Little Plumstead Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Plumstead Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Salhouse Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sprowston East Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Sprowston Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Little Plumstead Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Beeston St. Andrew Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Sprowston Central Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Crostwick Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Thorpe St. Andrew North West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Thorpe St. Andrew Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Rackheath
NR13 6SS, NR13 6SR, NR13 6NG, NR13 6GQ, NR13 6FS, NR13 5DA, NR13 6PR, NR13 6PX, NR13 6SU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 4 miles6.4 km
- Stansted Airport 72.4 miles116.5 km
- Salhouse Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Brundall Gardens Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near Rackheath Ad
- The Assembly House 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Hotel Wroxham 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Kings Head Wroxham by Greene King Inns 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Maids Head Hotel 4 4 miles6.5 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich City 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Old Rectory Hotel, Crostwick 3 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Best Western Annesley House Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- George Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- St Giles House Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich North 4 4.3 miles6.9 km
Schools in Rackheath
- Rackheath Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Plumstead Hall Estate 2 miles3.2 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 10.9 miles17.6 km
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Cart Gap Beach 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Gunton Estate 12.8 miles20.7 km