Art gallery · Norwich · Norfolk

The Sainsbury Centre

The Sainsbury Centre is an art gallery and museum at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. This one is within Norwich’s built-up area. It is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: The Sainsbury Centre, Oxyman (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Norwich

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Art gallery in Norwich

Inside Norwich

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

Grade II* 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 year in Norwich

Afternoons in Norwich peak at 19–23°C, June to September.

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

The Sainsbury Centre

7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Close by, Norwich Cathedral is 4.6 km away, one of 30 within 15 km.

Norwich’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Norwich
Official site: sainsburycentre.ac.uk

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

Entrance fees

EntryBy donation

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

The map

Mapping The Sainsbury Centre

Orange: The Sainsbury Centre.

Towns near it

Staying near The Sainsbury Centre

Of the 8, Norwich is the largest, at 200,744 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Norwich

200,744 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 600 m south of it

Cringleford

4,686 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 700 m west of it

Colney

215 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 2.3 km west of it

Little Melton

1,049 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Sainsbury Centre is	People	Places to visit
Norwich	It’s in town	200,744	20
Cringleford	600 m south of it	4,686	14
Colney	700 m west of it	215	13
Little Melton	2.3 km west of it	1,049	2
Hethersett	3.1 km southwest of it	7,018	6
Costessey	4 km north of it	2,608	7
Swardeston	4.5 km south of it	639	2
Trowse Newton	6 km east of it	883	14

Make a day of it

After The Sainsbury Centre

Among the 30 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

CathedralNorwich Cathedral4.6 km away 2

CastleNorwich Castle Museum4.2 km away 3

CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral3.5 km away 4

MuseumStrangers' Hall4 km away 5

CastleClaxton Castle15 km away 6

MuseumMuseum of Norwich at the Bridewell4.2 km away 7

MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum7.2 km away 8

Abbey or prioryWymondham Abbey10 km away

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

Questions before you go

Where is The Sainsbury Centre?

The Sainsbury Centre is in Norwich, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Sainsbury Centre?

Art gallery and museum at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit The Sainsbury Centre?

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

Is The Sainsbury Centre a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near The Sainsbury Centre?

Within 15 km: Norwich Cathedral (4.6 km), Norwich Castle Museum (4.2 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (3.5 km) and Strangers' Hall (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 (9)

The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, 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
Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
City of Norwich Aviation Museum: Chloecairns, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wymondham Abbey: Abbeygarth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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