Castle · Framlingham · Suffolk

Framlingham Castle

Framlingham Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum in Framlingham, Suffolk. Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. A short trip away is Helmingham Hall, 12 km off, the first of 14 within 15 km.

Photo: Framlingham Castle, Happy Bean Photography (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Framlingham

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 3%

#219 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Castle in Framlingham

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

#219 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Framlingham

Framlingham Castle is inside Framlingham’s built-up area. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Framlingham has 97 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 Framlingham

Highs of 19–23°C mark June to September in Framlingham.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar11° / 3°43 mm

Apr14° / 5°38 mm

May17° / 7°49 mm

Jun20° / 10°52 mm

Jul23° / 13°59 mm

Aug23° / 13°60 mm

Sep19° / 11°50 mm

Oct15° / 8°63 mm

Nov11° / 5°66 mm

Dec8° / 2°60 mm

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

About

Framlingham Castle

Articles on it exist in 18 languages.

Framlingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 18 languages
Town: in Framlingham
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/framlingham-castle

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

The map

Orange: Framlingham Castle.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Framlingham, with 3,831 people, is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Framlingham

3,831 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km east of it

Cransford

160 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 3 km north of it

Dennington

278 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 4.1 km northeast of it

Badingham

248 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Framlingham Castle is	People	Places to visit
Framlingham	It’s in town	3,831	3
Cransford	2.8 km east of it	160	2
Dennington	3 km north of it	278	1
Badingham	4.1 km northeast of it	248	2
Brandeston	4.6 km southwest of it	269	2
Easton	4.8 km south of it	387	3
Bedfield	7.3 km northwest of it	354	0
Wickham Market	7.9 km south of it	2,231	4

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Among the 14 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

CastleHelmingham Hall12 km away 2

CastleWingfield Castle15 km away 3

MuseumParham Airfield Museum5 km away 4

Historic houseGlemham Hall7.5 km away 5

MuseumBentwaters Cold War Museum12 km away 6

Theme parkEaston Farm Park5.6 km away 7

MuseumLaxfield Museum8.7 km away 8MuseumMuseumSaxmundham Museum9.9 km away

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

Framlingham Castle in questions

Where is Framlingham Castle?

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

What is Framlingham Castle?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, UK.

Who runs Framlingham Castle?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Framlingham Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Framlingham, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Framlingham Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Framlingham Castle?

Within 15 km: Helmingham Hall (12 km), Wingfield Castle (15 km), Parham Airfield Museum (5 km) and Glemham Hall (7.5 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 (8)

Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parham Airfield Museum: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bentwaters Cold War Museum: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Easton Farm Park: Helen Steed, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Laxfield Museum: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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