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Elizabethan House

Elizabethan House is a grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is in the care of the National Trust. 35 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Great Yarmouth Grey Friary (100 m).

Photo: Elizabethan House, Paul Shreeve (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Great Yarmouth

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 44%

#3,733 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Great Yarmouth

Inside Great Yarmouth

Elizabethan House is inside Great Yarmouth’s built-up area, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. 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; Great Yarmouth has 225 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

Weather through the year

Afternoons in Great Yarmouth reach 19–22°C from June to September.

Jan8° / 2°50 mm

Feb8° / 2°41 mm

Mar10° / 3°38 mm

Apr13° / 5°31 mm

May16° / 7°39 mm

Jun19° / 10°47 mm

Jul22° / 13°49 mm

Aug22° / 13°55 mm

Sep19° / 11°52 mm

Oct15° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°60 mm

Dec8° / 3°54 mm

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

About

Elizabethan House

Grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.

It is run by National Trust.

In Great Yarmouth, inside the town’s built-up area.

Great Yarmouth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Town: in Great Yarmouth
Official site: museums.norfolk.gov.uk/elizabethan-house

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

The map

Elizabethan House on the map

Find Elizabethan House in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Elizabethan House

Largest of the 5 is Great Yarmouth, home to 28,979. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Great Yarmouth

28,979 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Bradwell

11,632 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km south of it

Gorleston-on-Sea

24,474 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km north of it

Caister-on-Sea

9,095 people · 22 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Elizabethan House is	People	Places to visit
Great Yarmouth	It’s in town	28,979	22
Bradwell	1.6 km southwest of it	11,632	19
Gorleston-on-Sea	1.8 km south of it	24,474	21
Caister-on-Sea	3.4 km north of it	9,095	22
Burgh Castle	3.6 km southwest of it	682	20

Make a day of it

Around Elizabethan House

There are 35 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 theme parks and an abbey or priory among them.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreat Yarmouth Grey Friary100 m away 2MuseumMuseum · English HeritageRow 111 House200 m away 3Theme parkTheme parkPleasure Beach1.5 km away 4

CastleCaister Castle5.3 km away 5

Theme parkJoyland900 m away 6

PierBritannia Pier1 km away 7

MuseumThe Tolhouse Gaol200 m away 8

MuseumTime & Tide Museum600 m away

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

Quick answers on Elizabethan House

Where is Elizabethan House?

Elizabethan House is in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Elizabethan House?

Grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.

Who runs Elizabethan House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Elizabethan House?

June to September are the warmest months in Great Yarmouth, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Elizabethan House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Elizabethan House?

Within 15 km: Great Yarmouth Grey Friary (100 m), Row 111 House (200 m), Pleasure Beach (1.5 km) and Caister Castle (5.3 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)

Elizabethan House: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Great Yarmouth Grey Friary: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joyland: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Britannia Pier: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Tolhouse Gaol: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Time & Tide Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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