Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall is a country house. Find it 2.9 km west of East Rudham. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building.
Historic house near East Rudham
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#525 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside East Rudham
Houghton Hall is 2.9 km west of East Rudham. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; East Rudham has 13 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Expect highs of 19–22°C in East Rudham from June to September.
Houghton Hall
It has articles in 12 Wikipedias. Close by, Sandringham House is 9.7 km away, one of 11 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 12 languages
- Town
- 2.9 km west of East Rudham
- Official site
- houghtonhall.com
Houghton Hall and what surrounds it
Orange is Houghton Hall; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Houghton Hall
Among the 8, Great Massingham is the biggest, home to 963 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
- 1East Rudham
- 2Great Bircham
- 3Bircham Newton
- 4Great Massingham
- 5Wicken Green Village
- 6West Raynham
- 7Hillington
- 8Docking
East Rudham
Great Bircham
Bircham Newton
Great Massingham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Houghton Hall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Rudham | 2.9 km east of it | 289 | 1 |
| Great Bircham | 4 km northwest of it | 213 | 3 |
| Bircham Newton | 4.6 km north of it | 274 | 2 |
| Great Massingham | 5.6 km south of it | 963 | 0 |
| Wicken Green Village | 6.1 km northeast of it | 794 | 1 |
| West Raynham | 6.7 km southeast of it | 503 | 1 |
| Hillington | 7.8 km southwest of it | 404 | 4 |
| Docking | 8.5 km north of it | 810 | 1 |
Pair Houghton Hall with these
The 11 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 2 abbeys or priories and a castle.
Historic houseSandringham House9.7 km away2
Historic houseAnmer Hall5.3 km away3
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising13 km away4
Historic houseRaynham Hall9.5 km away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory14 km away6
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCreake Abbey12 km away7
Fort · English HeritageCastle Acre Castle14 km away8
MuseumFakenham Museum of Gas and Local History13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Houghton Hall
Where is Houghton Hall?
Houghton Hall is 2.9 km west of East Rudham, Norfolk.
What is Houghton Hall?
Country house in Norfolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Houghton Hall?
June to September are the warmest months in East Rudham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Houghton Hall a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Houghton Hall?
Within 15 km: Sandringham House (9.7 km), Anmer Hall (5.3 km), Castle Rising (13 km) and Raynham Hall (9.5 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 (9)
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Rising: Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creake Abbey: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Castle: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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