Historic house · near Hales · Norfolk

Raveningham Hall

Raveningham Hall is a country house. Its setting is 1.6 km southeast of Hales. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Raveningham Hall, Evelyn Simak (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.6 km

southeast of Hales

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Hales

Just outside Hales

Raveningham Hall is 1.6 km southeast of Hales. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Hales has 1 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Hales reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan7° / 2°53 mm

Feb8° / 1°46 mm

Mar10° / 3°42 mm

Apr14° / 5°37 mm

May17° / 7°46 mm

Jun20° / 10°53 mm

Jul23° / 12°55 mm

Aug23° / 13°58 mm

Sep19° / 11°54 mm

Oct15° / 8°67 mm

Nov11° / 4°64 mm

Dec8° / 2°59 mm

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

About

Raveningham Hall

It is in the care of English Heritage. Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Top of the 21 other places within 15 km is Bungay Castle, 9.2 km off.

Hales’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.6 km southeast of Hales
Official site: raveningham.com

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Orange marks Raveningham Hall, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The biggest base of the 8 is Loddon (2,247 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · 1.6 km northwest of it

Hales

525 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Thurlton

1,145 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Loddon

2,247 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km east of it

Haddiscoe

350 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Raveningham Hall is	People	Places to visit
Hales	1.6 km northwest of it	525	1
Thurlton	1.8 km northeast of it	1,145	4
Loddon	3.2 km northwest of it	2,247	2
Haddiscoe	4.2 km east of it	350	4
Ellingham and Kirby Cane	4.3 km southwest of it	681	5
Geldeston	4.3 km south of it	408	3
Chedgrave	4.4 km northwest of it	1,053	2
Gillingham	4.6 km south of it	697	3

Make a day of it

What else is near Raveningham Hall

Nearby, 21 places within 15 km include 3 castles, 3 museums and a historic house.

CastleBungay Castle9.2 km away 2

CastleClaxton Castle9.7 km away 3

CastleMettingham Castle8.6 km away 4

MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum13 km away · 40K visitors a year 5

Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens9.4 km away 6

Theme parkPleasurewood Hills14 km away 7

MuseumEast Anglia Transport Museum12 km away 8

MuseumStrumpshaw Steam Museum11 km away

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

Asked about Raveningham Hall

Where is Raveningham Hall?

Raveningham Hall is 1.6 km southeast of Hales, Norfolk.

What is Raveningham Hall?

Country house in Norfolk, England, UK.

Who runs Raveningham Hall?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Raveningham Hall?

May to September are the warmest months in Hales, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Raveningham Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Raveningham Hall?

Within 15 km: Bungay Castle (9.2 km), Claxton Castle (9.7 km), Mettingham Castle (8.6 km) and Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (13 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)

Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
East Anglia Transport Museum: Spsmiler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Strumpshaw Steam Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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