Butter Cross
Look for Butter Cross, a historic site, in Bungay. Its neighbours on our list number 4 within 5 km. Close by, Bungay Castle is 100 m away.
Historic site in Bungay
Inside Bungay
Butter Cross is inside Bungay’s built-up area, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Bungay).
Butter Cross
Historic site.
In Bungay, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- in Bungay
Where to find Butter Cross
The map centres on Butter Cross, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Bungay’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Butter Cross
The most populous of the 4 is Bungay, at 5,012. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Bungay
Ditchingham
Earsham
Ellingham and Kirby Cane
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Butter Cross is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungay | It’s in town | 5,012 | 5 |
| Ditchingham | 700 m north of it | 1,997 | 6 |
| Earsham | 900 m west of it | 937 | 5 |
| Ellingham and Kirby Cane | 4 km northeast of it | 681 | 5 |
Next door to Butter Cross
Also close at hand are 3 castles, 3 museums and a historic house, among 16 within 15 km.
CastleBungay Castle100 m away2
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum3.5 km away · 40K visitors a year3
CastleMettingham Castle2.6 km away4
CastleClaxton Castle14 km away5
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall9.2 km away6
MuseumBungay Museum100 m away7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustDarrow Wood (National Trust)7.1 km away8
MuseumBeccles and District Museum8.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Butter Cross
Where is Butter Cross?
Butter Cross is in Bungay, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Butter Cross?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Butter Cross?
May to September are the warmest months in Bungay, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Butter Cross?
Within 15 km: Bungay Castle (100 m), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (3.5 km), Mettingham Castle (2.6 km) and Claxton Castle (14 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)
- 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
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