The Hold
The Hold is a history museum. Its place is inside Ipswich’s built-up area. It is managed by Suffolk Archives, University of Suffolk, Suffolk County Council.
Museum in Ipswich
Inside Ipswich
The Hold is inside Ipswich’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
In Ipswich, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 17–23°C.
The Hold
Add Christchurch Mansion, 900 m away, to a visit; it leads 30 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- Suffolk Archives, University of Suffolk, Suffolk County Council
- Town
- in Ipswich
- Official site
- suffolkarchives.co.uk/the_hold
Where to find The Hold
The orange dot is The Hold; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ipswich’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns
Ipswich is the biggest of the 7 bases nearby (151,566 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Ipswich
Westerfield
Rushmere St Andrew
Kesgrave
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where The Hold is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich | It’s in town | 151,566 | 13 |
| Westerfield | 2.9 km north of it | 483 | 10 |
| Rushmere St Andrew | 3.1 km northeast of it | 675 | 11 |
| Kesgrave | 3.3 km east of it | 14,947 | 13 |
| Sproughton | 4.1 km west of it | 803 | 10 |
| Tuddenham St Martin | 4.3 km northeast of it | 355 | 9 |
| Bramford | 4.7 km northwest of it | 2,335 | 8 |
What else is near The Hold
Within 15 km you can add 6 museums, a castle and a pier.
MuseumChristchurch Mansion900 m away2
MuseumIpswich Museum1.2 km away3MuseumMuseumClifford Road Tunnels900 m away4
MuseumIpswich Transport Museum2.7 km away5
CastleHelmingham Hall14 km away6
MuseumWoodbridge Tide Mill12 km away7
MuseumLightvessel 1814 km away8PierPierShotley Pier13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about The Hold
Where is The Hold?
The Hold is in Ipswich, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Hold?
Museum: history.
Who runs The Hold?
Suffolk Archives, University of Suffolk, Suffolk County Council.
When is the best time to visit The Hold?
May to September are the warmest months in Ipswich, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Hold?
Within 15 km: Christchurch Mansion (900 m), Ipswich Museum (1.2 km), Clifford Road Tunnels (900 m) and Ipswich Transport Museum (2.7 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 (6)
- Christchurch Mansion: Rowland Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Museum: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich Transport Museum: Nowell87, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helmingham Hall: Chris Holifield, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodbridge Tide Mill: Circuitsight at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lightvessel 18: Matt Harrop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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