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 miles
- Lowestoft 19.6 miles
- Great Yarmouth 15.2 miles
- Beccles 16.8 miles
- North Walsham 10.7 miles
- Diss 22.9 miles
- Attleborough 18.5 miles
- Bradwell 14.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thorpe End Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Great and Little Plumstead Parish 1.4 miles
- Plumstead Ward 1.4 miles
- Salhouse Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Sprowston East Ward 1.8 miles
- Sprowston Parish 1.9 miles
- Little Plumstead Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Beeston St. Andrew Parish 2 miles
- Sprowston Central Ward 2.2 miles
- Crostwick Parish 2.3 miles
- Thorpe St. Andrew North West Ward 2.4 miles
- Thorpe St. Andrew Parish 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Rackheath
NR13 6SQ, NR13 6LQ, NR13 6PN, NR13 6SH, NR13 6SN, NR13 6LH, NR13 6LS, NR13 6FB, NR13 5BZ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 4 miles
- Stansted Airport 72.4 miles
- Salhouse Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Brundall Gardens Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near Rackheath Ad
- The Old Rectory Hotel 2.5 miles
- The Maids Head Hotel 4 4 miles
- The Rising Sun 4.3 miles
- The Castle 3.5 miles
- Hotel Wroxham 4 3.4 miles
- Sprowston Manor Hotel, Spa & Golf 4 1.5 miles
- Recruiting Sergeant 4.3 miles
- The Stag 1.6 miles
- Sprowston Manor Hotel, Golf & Country Club 4 1.6 miles
- The Oaklands Hotel 3 3 miles
Schools in Rackheath
- Rackheath Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Plumstead Hall Estate 2 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 4.1 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 4.2 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 4.6 miles
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.7 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 6.7 miles
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.1 miles
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 10.9 miles
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 11.1 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 11.8 miles
- Cart Gap Beach 12.6 miles
- Gunton Estate 12.8 miles