Museum · Thetford · Norfolk

Charles Burrell Museum

Charles Burrell Museum is an industry museum. It is within Thetford’s built-up area. Officially, it is a Grade II listed building.

Photo: Charles Burrell Museum, Jack1956 (CC0)

Where

In Thetford

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Thetford

Inside Thetford

Charles Burrell Museum is inside Thetford’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Thetford has 176 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

The year in Thetford

Warmest in Thetford are May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°53 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar11° / 2°44 mm

Apr14° / 4°40 mm

May17° / 6°47 mm

Jun20° / 9°62 mm

Jul23° / 12°57 mm

Aug22° / 11°65 mm

Sep19° / 9°55 mm

Oct15° / 6°65 mm

Nov10° / 3°64 mm

Dec8° / 1°61 mm

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

About

Charles Burrell Museum

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Top of the 17 other places within 15 km is Thetford Priory, 200 m off.

Thetford’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Thetford
Official site: charlesburrellmuseum.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Charles Burrell Museum

The map centres on Charles Burrell Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Staying near Charles Burrell Museum

Each town here links to its own guide.

1Thetford
2Barnham

1 · It’s in town

Thetford

25,502 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km south of it

Barnham

257 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Charles Burrell Museum is	People	Places to visit
Thetford	It’s in town	25,502	9
Barnham	3.7 km south of it	257	7

Make a day of it

After Charles Burrell Museum

Choose from 17 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 castles and an abbey or priory.

1Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory200 m away 2

Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre400 m away 3

Historic houseEuston Hall5.5 km away 4

MuseumDad's Army Museum400 m away 5

Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre8.4 km away 6

Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle11 km away 7

Castle · English HeritageThetford Warren Lodge3 km away 8

MuseumAncient House Museum of Thetford Life100 m away

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

Know before you visit Charles Burrell Museum

Where is Charles Burrell Museum?

Charles Burrell Museum is in Thetford, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Charles Burrell Museum?

Museum: industry.

When is the best time to visit Charles Burrell Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Thetford, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Charles Burrell Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Charles Burrell Museum?

Within 15 km: Thetford Priory (200 m), Church of the Holy Sepulchre (400 m), Euston Hall (5.5 km) and Dad's Army Museum (400 m).

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)

Charles Burrell Museum: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dad's Army Museum: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thetford Warren Lodge: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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