Blickling Hall
Blickling Hall is a country house. It is 1.6 km northwest of Aylsham. Its status is a Grade I listed building.
Historic house near Aylsham
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#410 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Aylsham
Blickling Hall is 1.6 km northwest of Aylsham. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Aylsham has 148 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Warm weather in Aylsham runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Blickling Hall
The site is kept up by the National Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages. Our list has 37 more places within 15 km; first among them is Baconsthorpe Castle, at 11 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- 1.6 km northwest of Aylsham
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling-estate
Finding Blickling Hall
The map puts Blickling Hall in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Aylsham is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (7,183 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Aylsham
Erpingham
Marsham
Aldborough
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Blickling Hall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylsham | 1.6 km southeast of it | 7,183 | 7 |
| Erpingham | 3 km northeast of it | 412 | 9 |
| Marsham | 4.3 km south of it | 588 | 5 |
| Aldborough | 5.6 km north of it | 608 | 7 |
| Cawston | 6.5 km southwest of it | 1,114 | 3 |
| Corpusty | 6.8 km west of it | 516 | 3 |
| Hevingham | 7.8 km south of it | 1,039 | 0 |
| Buxton | 8 km southeast of it | 976 | 0 |
After Blickling Hall
37 more lie within 15 km, 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 parks or estates among them.
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle11 km away2
Historic houseWolterton Hall3.5 km away3
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall11 km away4
CastleGresham Castle9.5 km away5
Historic houseMannington Hall4.8 km away6Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustBlickling Park900 m away7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustAbel Heath - Open Access Land1.5 km away8
PierCromer Pier14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Blickling Hall
Where is Blickling Hall?
Blickling Hall is 1.6 km northwest of Aylsham, Norfolk.
What is Blickling Hall?
Country house in Norfolk, England, UK.
Who runs Blickling Hall?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Blickling Hall?
June to September are the warmest months in Aylsham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Blickling Hall a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Blickling Hall?
Within 15 km: Baconsthorpe Castle (11 km), Wolterton Hall (3.5 km), Felbrigg Hall (11 km) and Gresham Castle (9.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mannington Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Pier: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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