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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Warham Camp
Country: England County: Norfolk Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Wells-next-the-Sea  Nearest Village: Warham
Map Ref: TF94374089  Landranger Map Number: 132
Latitude: 52.930219N  Longitude: 0.890416E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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TheCaptain visited on 10th Jun 2024 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A recommended visit from the bar lady at the Binham pub, to occupy a loose hour. Its really impressive in its scale and completeness. Lots of orchids are flowering on the banks in the sunshine.

Arjessa visited on 19th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 5 Access: 3 Lovely little village of Warham nearby. We parked the car just across from the Three Horseshoes Public House where we returned for lunch afterwards. The walk to the encampment requires about a half a mile stroll along the lane, then a further walk along public walkway. Such a huge hill-fort, took us a while to find where the entrance was! Fantastic to see.

Orcinus visited on 1st Jun 2000 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Catrinm dereklongman1 have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.67 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.67

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Antonine : 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)
The camp is a circular earthwork with double banks. Probably built by the Iceni in the second century BC and occupied until the tribe was wiped out by the Romans after Boudicca's uprising. Unfortunately, the western end which contained the original entrance was destroyed when the river course was re-routed. The other entrances are all supposedly modern. Still, it's a fine, impressive place with high banks and a deep ditches.

Warham Camp is between Warham All Saints and Wighton in Norfolk. It is not visible from the road. Take the road south out of Warham, over a narrow bridge and a few hundred yards later you come to a passing place with two gates. There is no immediately convenient parking, access is from a narrow lane by a grass track. The right hand gate is the track down to the camp. Described by James Dyer as 'The most magnificent hillfort in Norfolk'.
Page originally by Vicky with additions by Andy H.

Note: Free ebook: Archaeology for Wellbeing at Warham Camp follows the later prehistoric Norfolk Project wellbeing and artistic activities during excavations at Warham Camp in 2023, details in the comments
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Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Looking south west over where the banks (and ditches) end (Because of the river) on the western side of the fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Looking east over the (supposed modern) entrance at the NNW (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp. Looking west from the north west inner bank of the fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, looking west over the (supposed modern) entrance at the NNW of the fort (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, The inner bank on the north side looking east (Vote or comment on this photo)

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Looking west from the north east inner bank of the fort

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Looking south east from the inner bank on the north east side of the fort

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Looking west over the interior of the fort

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Looking north over the modern entrance at the inner bank on the east side of the fort

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, The inner bank on the east side looking south

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, The large ditch on the east side looking south

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, East side looking north

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, East side looking south towards Wighton

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Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Outside the north east corner of the fort looking south east

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Bladup : Warham Camp, Outside the north east corner of the fort looking west

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Arjessa : Loads of information given on attractive signboard

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Warham Camp submitted by Arjessa : Steep earthen ditch around. The size of this hill-fort is better photographed by air!

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by TheCaptain : Warham Camp is really impressive in its scale and completeness.

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by TheCaptain

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by TheCaptain

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by TheCaptain : A recommended visit from the bar lady at the Binham pub, to occupy a loose hour. Its really impressive in its scale and completeness. Lots of orchids are flowering on the banks in the sunshine.

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Antonine : 2009

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Antonine

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Antonine

Warham Camp
Warham Camp submitted by Antonine

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Re: Warham Camp by Arjessa on Wednesday, 23 April 2025
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Fascinating place to visit. One wonders what events took place there back in ancient times? I would like to see further archaeological investigations of this site.
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Free ebook:Archaeology for Wellbeing at Warham Camp:Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project by Andy B on Sunday, 20 April 2025
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The Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project (LPNP) aims to place Norfolk’s prehistoric archaeology in an international context and at the same time explore the potential of archaeological projects to contribute to their participants’ health and well-being.

In September 2022 we joined the dig at Arminghall Henge, on the outskirts of Norwich. Participants joined seminars at the University of East Anglia, excavated on the site, canoed upriver to see the site from the water, visited the Late Neolithic flint mine at Grimes Graves and went to the Cambridge Archaeological Unit base at Cambridge University to learn about post-excavation work. A book has been published recording people’s experiences, available here:

Archaeology for Wellbeing at Warham Camp:Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project
by
Brownlie, Ian, Brudenell, Matthew, Dellar, David, Durrant, Kath, France, Darren, Fairclough, Robert, Hutcheson, Andy, Knight, Mark, Quickenden, Tony, Smith, Christopher, Wells, Phil and Timms, Ellie (2024)

A record and celebration of wellbeing and artistic activities during excavations at Warham Camp 2023
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Re: Warham Camp by Anonymous on Wednesday, 04 January 2017
I flew over it today on my way into RAF Marham and noticed it below. It lookes quite impressive from the air with its double rings and almost perfect circle design. It stands out against the background so much I had to investigate what it was. After a long search I finally found this site. So little is known of this site, it seems a shame. I'll be doing some investigation with the family first sunny weekend.
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Is it a Hill Fort or an Chalk Earth Henge? by MattEU on Sunday, 28 September 2008
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In reply to the posting by "Anonymous on Friday, 01 September 2006" you have noticed something very important about most "hill forts", they dont appear to be very good forts. They might have been adapted later on by others and been fortified but originally they appear to be something else.

What where they? They are likely to be connected to the Stone Henges, circles and Tombs etc as places to concentrated or attract the natural power that flows through the earth, think of Ley Lines, Telluric currents and the Northern lights.

This forum discussion below offers further photo evidence and discussion on this topic. Even if it sounds crazy you have to read it so you can say that it is... otherwise how can you dismiss it?


http://thunderbolts.info/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=862&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
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Norfolk in the Iron Age, 8th September, Warham Camp by Andy B on Wednesday, 08 August 2007
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Explore the spectacularly well-preserved Iron Age fort at Warham Camp with archaeologist, Trevor Ashwin. Meet at the Three Horse Shoes public house, Warham, grid reference TF 944 417.

Booking essential, please tel. 01263 513543.

Saturday 08 September 2007 2 - 4pm

More at
http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?document=200.60.40.22.10
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Re: Warham Camp by Anonymous on Friday, 01 September 2006
Warham Camp is a short walk from the Three Horse Shoes pub (well worth a visit on its own!). to say it is magnificent as James Dyer apparently does is to give the wrong impression. The double bank and ditch are of a very impressive height, but its site which is not very commanding and on a sloping ground makes the word magnificent entirely the wrong word.

It really makes you think what is a hill fort - if it is not on a hill and does not command the ground round about, why build do impressive a circuit in that particularly place? It is upgainst the local river which is hardly more than a stream.

So very impressive, well worth seeing but not a Maiden Castle. by Kevin Flude
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Re: Warham Camp by Anonymous on Monday, 31 October 2005
a wonderful spot.The builders knew what they were doing.i think it is areal gem and adds to the undoubted charm of warham village john murden
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Re: Warham Camp by Anonymous on Friday, 05 November 2004
I am surprised at the lack of investigation at this site.No excavation has been made in the centre of the site the present entrances are described as "modern" It has been described as Iron Age ,Romano British but was known locally as the Danish Camp built by the Danes after their landing at Weyborne.Such a stunning site deserves some proper investigation.
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Re: Warham Camp by foxhallfool on Sunday, 16 November 2003
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I just love this place , perfect setting and still very impressive in an region not over endowed with 'in ya face' site's ! and it alway's seems to be sunny when i visit !!
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