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Strangers' Hall

Strangers' Hall is a grade I listed building in Norwich. The site is in the hands of Norfolk Museums Service. Nearby, Norwich Cathedral (600 m) heads a list of 34 within 15 km.

Photo: Strangers' Hall, Elliott Brown (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Norwich

inside the built-up area

Run by

Norfolk Museums Service

the operator on record

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Museum in Norwich

Inside Norwich

Strangers' Hall is inside Norwich’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Norwich has 1,100 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

The seasons here

Highs of 19–23°C mark June to September in Norwich.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar10° / 3°47 mm

Apr14° / 5°40 mm

May17° / 7°46 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul23° / 12°56 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep19° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°63 mm

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

About

Strangers' Hall

Articles on it exist in 5 languages.

Norwich’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Norfolk Museums Service
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: in Norwich
Official site: museums.norfolk.gov.uk/strangers-hall

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

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Strangers' Hall at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near Strangers' Hall with the list.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Strangers' Hall

Home to 200,744 people, Norwich is the largest of these 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Norwich

200,744 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 2.5 km southeast of it

Trowse Newton

883 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 4 km southwest of it

Cringleford

4,686 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 4.3 km west of it

Colney

215 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Strangers' Hall is	People	Places to visit
Norwich	It’s in town	200,744	20
Trowse Newton	2.5 km southeast of it	883	14
Cringleford	4 km southwest of it	4,686	14
Colney	4.3 km west of it	215	13
Thorpe End	5.5 km northeast of it	1,173	6
Costessey	6.3 km northwest of it	2,608	7
Horsham St Faith	6.6 km north of it	1,051	5
Spixworth	6.7 km north of it	3,418	5

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Also close at hand are 2 cathedrals, 2 castles and 2 museums, among 34 within 15 km.

CathedralNorwich Cathedral600 m away 2

CastleNorwich Castle Museum400 m away 3

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral600 m away 4

Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre4 km away 5

MuseumMuseum of Norwich at the Bridewell200 m away 6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryNorwich Zen Buddhist Priory100 m away 7

CastleClaxton Castle12 km away 8

MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum5.7 km away

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

Good to know about Strangers' Hall

Where is Strangers' Hall?

Strangers' Hall is in Norwich, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Strangers' Hall?

Grade I listed building in Norwich, England.

Who runs Strangers' Hall?

Norfolk Museums Service.

When is the best time to visit Strangers' Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Norwich, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Strangers' Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Strangers' Hall?

Within 15 km: Norwich Cathedral (600 m), Norwich Castle Museum (400 m), St John the Baptist Cathedral (600 m) and The Sainsbury Centre (4 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)

Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
City of Norwich Aviation Museum: Chloecairns, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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