The Tolhouse Gaol
The Tolhouse Gaol is a grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Our list has 36 more places within 15 km; first among them is Great Yarmouth Grey Friary, at 100 m. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages.
Museum in Great Yarmouth
Inside Great Yarmouth
The Tolhouse Gaol is inside Great Yarmouth’s built-up area, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Great Yarmouth has 225 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in Great Yarmouth run June to September, at 19–22°C.
The Tolhouse Gaol
Grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.
In Great Yarmouth, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Great Yarmouth
- Official site
- museums.norfolk.gov.uk/tolhouse-gaol
Visit details
- EntryA fee is charged
The area around The Tolhouse Gaol
The map puts The Tolhouse Gaol in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Great Yarmouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count The Tolhouse Gaol
Great Yarmouth tops the 5 for size, at 28,979 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Great Yarmouth
Bradwell
Gorleston-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where The Tolhouse Gaol is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Yarmouth | It’s in town | 28,979 | 22 |
| Bradwell | 1.6 km southwest of it | 11,632 | 19 |
| Gorleston-on-Sea | 1.7 km south of it | 24,474 | 21 |
| Caister-on-Sea | 3.5 km north of it | 9,095 | 22 |
| Burgh Castle | 3.6 km southwest of it | 682 | 20 |
Combine it with these
36 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 theme parks and an abbey or priory among them.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreat Yarmouth Grey Friary100 m away2MuseumMuseum · English HeritageRow 111 House100 m away3Theme parkTheme parkPleasure Beach1.4 km away4
CastleCaister Castle5.4 km away5
Theme parkJoyland800 m away6
PierBritannia Pier900 m away7
MuseumTime & Tide Museum400 m away8
Museum · National TrustElizabethan House200 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about The Tolhouse Gaol
Where is The Tolhouse Gaol?
The Tolhouse Gaol is in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Tolhouse Gaol?
Grade I listed building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit The Tolhouse Gaol?
June to September are the warmest months in Great Yarmouth, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is The Tolhouse Gaol a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near The Tolhouse Gaol?
Within 15 km: Great Yarmouth Grey Friary (100 m), Row 111 House (100 m), Pleasure Beach (1.4 km) and Caister Castle (5.4 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 (7)
- The Tolhouse Gaol: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Yarmouth Grey Friary: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyland: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britannia Pier: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Time & Tide Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabethan House: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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