Theme park · near Poringland · Norfolk

Playbarn

This is Playbarn, a theme park 300 m south of Poringland. Add Norwich Cathedral, 8.3 km away, to a visit; it leads 33 places within 15 km.

Where

300 m

south of Poringland

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Theme park near Poringland

Just outside Poringland

Playbarn is 300 m south of Poringland. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

Aim for June to September, when Poringland reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°52 mm

Feb8° / 1°45 mm

Mar10° / 3°44 mm

Apr13° / 5°37 mm

May17° / 7°45 mm

Jun20° / 10°59 mm

Jul22° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°66 mm

Nov10° / 4°67 mm

Dec7° / 2°61 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Poringland, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Poringland. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Poringland’s full climate →

About

Playbarn

Theme park.

Type: Theme park
Town: 300 m south of Poringland
Official site: theplaybarn.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

Find Playbarn in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Playbarn

Among the 7, Poringland is the biggest, home to 7,105 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · 300 m north of it

Poringland

7,105 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Shotesham

242 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 2.2 km west of it

Stoke Holy Cross

1,237 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.2 km east of it

Alpington and Yelverton

723 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Playbarn is	People	Places to visit
Poringland	300 m north of it	7,105	5
Shotesham	2.1 km southwest of it	242	1
Stoke Holy Cross	2.2 km west of it	1,237	3
Alpington and Yelverton	2.2 km east of it	723	2
Brooke	2.6 km southeast of it	849	2
Swainsthorpe	4 km west of it	392	2
Saxlingham Nethergate	4.6 km southwest of it	701	1

Make a day of it

While you are near Playbarn

Within 15 km are 33 places, among them 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.

CathedralNorwich Cathedral8.3 km away 2

CastleNorwich Castle Museum8 km away 3

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral8.4 km away 4

CastleClaxton Castle7.7 km away 5

Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre9.6 km away 6

CastleBungay Castle13 km away 7

MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum15 km away · 40K visitors a year 8

MuseumStrangers' Hall8.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Playbarn: what to know

Where is Playbarn?

Playbarn is 300 m south of Poringland, Norfolk.

What is Playbarn?

Theme park.

When is the best time to visit Playbarn?

June to September are the warmest months in Poringland, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Playbarn?

Within 15 km: Norwich Cathedral (8.3 km), Norwich Castle Museum (8 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (8.4 km) and Claxton Castle (7.7 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)

Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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