Lavenham Guildhall
Lavenham Guildhall is a grade I listed local museum. Within the built-up area of Lavenham, it is one of the places to visit. It is in the care of the National Trust.
Museum in Lavenham
Inside Lavenham
Lavenham Guildhall is inside Lavenham’s built-up area, with 2 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; Lavenham has 196 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
In Lavenham the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Lavenham Guildhall
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Look also at Melford Hall, 5.8 km away, first of 8 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Lavenham
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/lavenham-guildhall
Its place on the map
Lavenham Guildhall sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Lavenham’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which towns are near Lavenham Guildhall
Of the 8, Long Melford is the largest, at 3,895 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
- 1Lavenham
- 2Little Waldingfield
- 3Acton
- 4Long Melford
- 5Monks Eleigh
- 6Great Waldingfield
- 7Great Green
- 8Chelsworth
Lavenham
Little Waldingfield
Acton
Long Melford
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lavenham Guildhall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lavenham | It’s in town | 1,224 | 5 |
| Little Waldingfield | 3.9 km south of it | 364 | 3 |
| Acton | 4.6 km southwest of it | 1,666 | 7 |
| Long Melford | 4.9 km southwest of it | 3,895 | 7 |
| Monks Eleigh | 4.9 km east of it | 503 | 3 |
| Great Waldingfield | 6.2 km south of it | 1,377 | 3 |
| Great Green | 6.3 km north of it | 654 | 0 |
| Chelsworth | 6.5 km east of it | 212 | 0 |
Around Lavenham Guildhall
There are 8 within 15 km, 5 museums, 2 historic houses and a castle among them.
Historic house · National TrustMelford Hall5.8 km away2
Historic houseKentwell Hall5.4 km away3MuseumMuseum · National TrustGuildhall of Corpus Christi200 m away4
CastleClare Castle15 km away5
MuseumGainsborough's House9.2 km away6
MuseumLittle Hall200 m away7MuseumMuseumSudbury Heritage Centre and Museum9.1 km away8MuseumMuseumWoolpit & District Museum14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Lavenham Guildhall: questions
Where is Lavenham Guildhall?
Lavenham Guildhall is in Lavenham, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Lavenham Guildhall?
Grade I listed local museum in Babergh, United Kingdom.
Who runs Lavenham Guildhall?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Lavenham Guildhall?
June to September are the warmest months in Lavenham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lavenham Guildhall a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Lavenham Guildhall?
Within 15 km: Melford Hall (5.8 km), Kentwell Hall (5.4 km), Guildhall of Corpus Christi (200 m) and Clare Castle (15 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 (5)
- Melford Hall: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kentwell Hall: Achilver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Castle: Evelyn Simak, https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14840, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gainsborough's House: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Little Hall: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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