Merchant's House
Merchant's House is a house, now a museum, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Its status is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Great Yarmouth Grey Friary, 200 m off, the first of 36 within 15 km.
Museum in Great Yarmouth
Inside Great Yarmouth
Merchant's House is inside Great Yarmouth’s built-up area, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Great Yarmouth has 225 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 by the month
Warm weather in Great Yarmouth runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Merchant's House
House, now museum, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.
In Great Yarmouth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- in Great Yarmouth
Around Merchant's House, mapped
The orange dot is Merchant's House; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Great Yarmouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Staying near Merchant's House
The most populous of the 5 is Great Yarmouth, at 28,979. Each town here links to its own guide.
Great Yarmouth
Bradwell
Gorleston-on-Sea
Burgh Castle
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Merchant's House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth | It’s in town | 28,979 | 22 |
| Bradwell | 1.5 km southwest of it | 11,632 | 19 |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 1.6 km south of it | 24,474 | 21 |
| Burgh Castle | 3.6 km southwest of it | 682 | 20 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 3.7 km north of it | 9,095 | 22 |
Also near Merchant's House
36 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 theme parks and an abbey or priory among them.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreat Yarmouth Grey Friary200 m away2MuseumMuseum · English HeritageRow 111 House100 m away3Theme parkTheme parkPleasure Beach1.3 km away4
CastleCaister Castle5.5 km away5
Theme parkJoyland900 m away6
PierBritannia Pier1 km away7
MuseumThe Tolhouse Gaol100 m away8
MuseumTime & Tide Museum400 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Merchant's House, answered
Where is Merchant's House?
Merchant's House is in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Merchant's House?
House, now museum, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Merchant's House?
June to September are the warmest months in Great Yarmouth, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Merchant's House a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Merchant's House?
Within 15 km: Great Yarmouth Grey Friary (200 m), Row 111 House (100 m), Pleasure Beach (1.3 km) and Caister Castle (5.5 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 (6)
- Great Yarmouth Grey Friary: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyland: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britannia Pier: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tolhouse Gaol: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Time & Tide Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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