Castle · Bungay · Suffolk

Bungay Castle

Set in Bungay is Bungay Castle. There are 4 other places to visit inside 5 km. It is a scheduled monument.

Photo: Bungay Castle, Scott Anderson from UK (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Bungay

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 9%

#755 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle in Bungay

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#755 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Bungay

Bungay Castle is inside Bungay’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Bungay has 185 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Which month to go

Warm weather in Bungay runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm

Feb8° / 1°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr15° / 5°36 mm

May18° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul23° / 12°58 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 11°55 mm

Oct15° / 8°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bungay, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bungay. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bungay’s full climate →

About

Bungay Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 10 languages. Top of the list nearby is Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, 3.4 km away.

Bungay’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 10 languages
Town: in Bungay

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Bungay Castle

Use the numbers to match each place near Bungay Castle with the list.

Towns near it

Towns that count Bungay Castle

By population, Bungay leads the 8 with 5,012. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Bungay

5,012 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 700 m north of it

Ditchingham

1,997 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 800 m southwest of it

Earsham

937 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km northeast of it

Ellingham and Kirby Cane

681 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bungay Castle is	People	Places to visit
Bungay	It’s in town	5,012	5
Ditchingham	700 m north of it	1,997	6
Earsham	800 m southwest of it	937	5
Ellingham and Kirby Cane	4.1 km northeast of it	681	5
Geldeston	5.7 km east of it	408	3
Woodton	6.1 km northwest of it	714	2
Alburgh Street	7.3 km west of it	409	3
Wortwell	7.7 km southwest of it	559	3

Make a day of it

Pair Bungay Castle with these

The 16 places within 15 km include 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum3.4 km away · 40K visitors a year 2

CastleMettingham Castle2.6 km away 3

CastleClaxton Castle14 km away 4

Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall9.2 km away 5

MuseumBungay Museum100 m away 6Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustDarrow Wood (National Trust)7 km away 7

MuseumBeccles and District Museum8.4 km away 8

MuseumHalesworth Airfield Museum13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Bungay Castle

Where is Bungay Castle?

Bungay Castle is in Bungay, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bungay Castle?

Castle in Suffolk, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Bungay Castle?

May to September are the warmest months in Bungay, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bungay Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Bungay Castle?

Within 15 km: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (3.4 km), Mettingham Castle (2.6 km), Claxton Castle (14 km) and Raveningham Hall (9.2 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 (8)

Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bungay Museum: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beccles and District Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halesworth Airfield Museum: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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