Thetford

Thetford is a town of 24,000 people (2011) in Norfolk, England. Thetford contains the ruins of Thetford Castle and Thetford Priory, which was closed during the Reformation.

Understand
Thetford is noted for being the birthplace of Thomas Paine, where a statue of him stands on King Street. The external scenes for the British comedy TV series Dad's Army were filmed in and around the town's flint buildings.

By road
The town lies on the Norwich to Newmarket A11 road. The A134 main road connects the town to King's Lynn to the N and to Bury St Edmunds to the S. The A1066 connects the town to Diss in the E.

By bicycle

 * The town also lies Regional Cycle Route 30 (connecting to Diss and beyond to the E and Brandon (Suffolk) and beyond to the W).
 * The town also lies Regional Cycle Route 30 (connecting to Diss and beyond to the E and Brandon (Suffolk) and beyond to the W).

Get around
The town has a number of car parks, many free for a limited time. See Thetford Car Parks.

There are a number of local bus services.

The central town is small enough to see on foot.

Connect
Thetford and its approach roads have 4G from all UK carriers. As of Sep 2022, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Attleborough
 * Brandon (Suffolk)
 * Bury St Edmunds
 * Diss
 * Norwich
 * Wymondham