Thorpeness Windmill
You can find Thorpeness Windmill, an attraction, in Thorpeness. 4 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Orford Castle, at 11 km.
Attraction in Thorpeness
Inside Thorpeness
Thorpeness Windmill is inside Thorpeness’ built-up area, with 4 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.
The climate through the year
In Thorpeness, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–22°C.
Thorpeness Windmill
Attraction.
In Thorpeness, inside the town’s built-up area.
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Locating Thorpeness Windmill
Thorpeness Windmill is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Thorpeness’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases near Thorpeness Windmill
With 5,919 people, Leiston is the largest of the 4. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Thorpeness
Aldeburgh
Leiston
Coldfair Green
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Thorpeness Windmill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpeness | It’s in town | 215 | 5 |
| Aldeburgh | 1.6 km south of it | 2,423 | 5 |
| Leiston | 2.2 km northwest of it | 5,919 | 6 |
| Coldfair Green | 2.9 km west of it | 794 | 7 |
After Thorpeness Windmill
12 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory among them.
Castle · English HeritageOrford Castle11 km away · 31K visitors a year (2017)2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLeiston Abbey4.9 km away3
Historic houseGlemham Hall12 km away4
MuseumParham Airfield Museum14 km away5Art galleryArt galleryMuseum of Beyond400 m away6
MuseumDunwich Museum11 km away7
MuseumBentwaters Cold War Museum13 km away8MuseumMuseumSaxmundham Museum8.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Thorpeness Windmill in questions
Where is Thorpeness Windmill?
Thorpeness Windmill is in Thorpeness, Suffolk, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Thorpeness Windmill?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Thorpeness Windmill?
June to September are the warmest months in Thorpeness, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Thorpeness Windmill?
Within 15 km: Orford Castle (11 km), Leiston Abbey (4.9 km), Glemham Hall (12 km) and Parham Airfield Museum (14 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)
- Orford Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston Abbey: Dave Briggs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glemham Hall: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parham Airfield Museum: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunwich Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bentwaters Cold War Museum: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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