Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill
Look for Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill 2 km south of Ludham. A short trip away is St Benet's Abbey, 300 m off, the first of 22 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory near Ludham
Just outside Ludham
Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill is 2 km south of Ludham. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Warmest in Ludham are June to September, at 19–22°C.
Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill
Abbey or priory.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Town
- 2 km south of Ludham
The area around Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill
The biggest base of the 5 is Ludham (988 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Ludham
South Walsham
Horning
Upton
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludham | 2 km north of it | 988 | 6 |
| South Walsham | 2.5 km southwest of it | 409 | 4 |
| Horning | 3.3 km northwest of it | 753 | 10 |
| Upton | 3.3 km southeast of it | 684 | 3 |
| Potter Heigham | 4.5 km northeast of it | 821 | 6 |
Worth adding to a visit
There are 22 within 15 km, 2 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory among them.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey300 m away2
CastleCaister Castle13 km away3
CastleClaxton Castle13 km away4
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway8.2 km away5
MuseumRAF Air Defence Radar Museum4.4 km away6Theme parkTheme parkBeWilderwood Norwich5.4 km away7
Historic houseHoveton Hall7.7 km away8
MuseumMuseum of the Broads8.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill
Where is Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill?
Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill is 2 km south of Ludham, Norfolk.
What is Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill?
Abbey or priory.
When is the best time to visit Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill?
June to September are the warmest months in Ludham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Saint Benet's Abbey Drainage Mill?
Within 15 km: St Benet's Abbey (300 m), Caister Castle (13 km), Claxton Castle (13 km) and Bure Valley Railway (8.2 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)
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bure Valley Railway: Northmetpit 14:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Air Defence Radar Museum: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoveton Hall: GaryReggae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the Broads: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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