Pakenham Water Mill
Pakenham Water Mill is a watermill and museum. The site is 600 m south of Ixworth. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Museum near Ixworth
Just outside Ixworth
Pakenham Water Mill is 600 m south of Ixworth. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Ixworth has 76 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
For warmth, aim for May to September (17–23°C highs in Ixworth).
Pakenham Water Mill
Add St Edmundsbury Cathedral, 9.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 20 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade II* listed building
- Town
- 600 m south of Ixworth
- Official site
- pakenhamwatermill.org.uk
The area around Pakenham Water Mill
Orange is Pakenham Water Mill; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The towns around Pakenham Water Mill
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Thurston (3,009 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Ixworth
Pakenham
Norton
Bardwell
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Pakenham Water Mill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ixworth | 600 m north of it | 2,296 | 3 |
| Pakenham | 2.1 km southwest of it | 569 | 1 |
| Norton | 3.2 km southeast of it | 278 | 3 |
| Bardwell | 3.3 km north of it | 754 | 3 |
| Great Barton | 3.4 km southwest of it | 1,848 | 9 |
| Thurston | 3.6 km southwest of it | 3,009 | 2 |
| Stanton | 4.4 km northeast of it | 2,316 | 3 |
| Badwell Ash | 4.8 km east of it | 379 | 2 |
Next door to Pakenham Water Mill
Within 15 km are 20 places, among them 2 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 attractions.
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral9.7 km away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey9.5 km away3
Historic houseEuston Hall9.9 km away4
Historic house · National TrustIckworth House15 km away5
MuseumWest Stow Anglo Saxon Village14 km away6AttractionAttraction · National TrustThe Ice House14 km away7AttractionAttractionWyken Vinyards3.6 km away8
MuseumMoyse's Hall Museum9.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Pakenham Water Mill
Where is Pakenham Water Mill?
Pakenham Water Mill is 600 m south of Ixworth, Suffolk.
What is Pakenham Water Mill?
Watermill and museum in Pakenham, Suffolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Pakenham Water Mill?
May to September are the warmest months in Ixworth, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Pakenham Water Mill a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed building.
What else is there to see near Pakenham Water Mill?
Within 15 km: St Edmundsbury Cathedral (9.7 km), Bury St Edmunds Abbey (9.5 km), Euston Hall (9.9 km) and Ickworth House (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 (7)
- Pakenham Water Mill: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ickworth House: Squeezyboy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Stow Anglo Saxon Village: https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/6337 Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moyse's Hall Museum: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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