Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre is a flint mine. It is 3.5 km northeast of Brandon. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument.
Museum near Brandon
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Brandon
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre is 3.5 km northeast of Brandon. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Brandon has 14 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Brandon
The warmest afternoons in Brandon run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
The site is kept up by English Heritage. 7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Weeting Castle, 3.9 km off, the first of 16 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 3.5 km northeast of Brandon
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre at a glance
The orange dot is Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
Of the 8, Thetford is the largest, at 25,502 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Brandon
Mundford
Weeting
Ickburgh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 3.5 km southwest of it | 9,218 | 5 |
| Mundford | 3.5 km north of it | 1,563 | 3 |
| Weeting | 3.8 km west of it | 1,883 | 4 |
| Ickburgh | 4.7 km north of it | 349 | 2 |
| Thetford | 8.6 km southeast of it | 25,502 | 9 |
| Hockwold cum Wilton | 8.7 km west of it | 1,303 | 2 |
| Northwold | 9.3 km northwest of it | 491 | 2 |
| Methwold | 9.7 km northwest of it | 1,044 | 1 |
Also near Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
3 historic houses, 2 castles and an abbey or priory are among the 16 within 15 km.
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle3.9 km away2
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall14 km away · 106K visitors a year3Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory8.2 km away4
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre8.4 km away5
Historic houseLynford Hall4.2 km away6
Historic houseEuston Hall14 km away7
Castle · English HeritageThetford Warren Lodge6.2 km away8
MuseumCharles Burrell Museum8.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: what to know
Where is Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre?
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre is 3.5 km northeast of Brandon, Suffolk.
What is Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre?
Flint mine in Norfolk, England, UK.
Who runs Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre?
May to September are the warmest months in Brandon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre?
Within 15 km: Weeting Castle (3.9 km), Oxburgh Hall (14 km), Thetford Priory (8.2 km) and Church of the Holy Sepulchre (8.4 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)
- 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
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynford Hall: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thetford Warren Lodge: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Burrell Museum: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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