Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Among the sights of Beetley is Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, a museum. Around it, within 5 km, is one more place on our list. Add North Elmham Chapel, 4.8 km away, to a visit.
Museum in Beetley
Inside Beetley
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is inside Beetley’s built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
If warmth matters, go May to September: Beetley reaches 17–23°C.
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Beetley
- Official site
- gressenhall.norfolk.gov.uk
Useful details
- EntryA fee is charged
Where Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Beetley’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
Of the 5, Dereham is the largest, at 20,788 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Beetley
Gressenhall
Dereham
Swanton Morley
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetley | It’s in town | 959 | 3 |
| Gressenhall | 600 m west of it | 920 | 4 |
| Dereham | 2.5 km south of it | 20,788 | 3 |
| Swanton Morley | 3.2 km east of it | 2,175 | 4 |
| North Elmham | 3.6 km northeast of it | 1,172 | 3 |
Close to Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 castles and a heritage railway, among 12 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel4.8 km away2
Historic houseRaynham Hall13 km away3
Historic houseElsing Hall6.6 km away4
Historic houseSennowe Hall8.6 km away5
Heritage railwayMid-Norfolk Railway12 km away6CastleCastleMileham Castle6.3 km away7
MuseumFakenham Museum of Gas and Local History13 km away8AttractionAttractionMayfields Farm11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Where is Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse?
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse is in Beetley, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse?
Museum in Gressenhall, Breckland, Norfolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse?
May to September are the warmest months in Beetley, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse?
Within 15 km: North Elmham Chapel (4.8 km), Raynham Hall (13 km), Elsing Hall (6.6 km) and Sennowe Hall (8.6 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 (6)
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsing Hall: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sennowe Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mid-Norfolk Railway: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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