Museum · near Kettlestone · Norfolk

Thursford Collection

Thursford Collection is a museum of traction engines, mechanical fairground rides, and fairground organs. Head 2.8 km northeast of Kettlestone to reach it. Visitors run to about 250K a year.

Photo: Thursford Collection, Evelyn Simak (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

2.8 km

northeast of Kettlestone

Visitors a year

250K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 8%

#682 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum near Kettlestone

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#682 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (2 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Kettlestone

Thursford Collection is 2.8 km northeast of Kettlestone. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

The warmest stretch in Kettlestone is June to September, at 19–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°61 mm

Feb8° / 1°47 mm

Mar10° / 3°46 mm

Apr13° / 4°41 mm

May16° / 7°51 mm

Jun19° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°70 mm

Nov10° / 4°70 mm

Dec7° / 2°65 mm

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

About

Thursford Collection

It is written up in 2 Wikipedias. Within 15 km there are 26 more places to visit, starting with Holkham Hall (13 km).

Type: Museum
Visitors: 250K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 2.8 km northeast of Kettlestone
Official site: thursford.com

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

The map

Map of Thursford Collection and nearby

Thursford Collection is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Thursford Collection

With 8,390 people, Fakenham is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Kettlestone

193 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 4.8 km northwest of it

Little Walsingham

599 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 4.8 km north of it

Binham

320 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 6 km south of it

Stibbard

356 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Thursford Collection is	People	Places to visit
Kettlestone	2.8 km southwest of it	193	2
Little Walsingham	4.8 km northwest of it	599	6
Binham	4.8 km north of it	320	5
Stibbard	6 km south of it	356	1
Melton Constable	6.7 km east of it	1,176	1
Fakenham	7.1 km southwest of it	8,390	2
Langham	7.3 km northeast of it	355	7
Great Ryburgh	7.6 km south of it	718	2

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 26 places, among them 3 abbeys or priories, 2 historic houses and 2 castles.

Historic houseHolkham Hall13 km away 2

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory5.4 km away 3

Abbey or prioryWalsingham Priory (remains)5 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle15 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel13 km away 6

Historic houseRaynham Hall13 km away 7

Abbey or priory · English HeritageCreake Abbey13 km away 8

Heritage railwayWells and Walsingham Light Railway7.6 km away

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

Thursford Collection, answered

Where is Thursford Collection?

Thursford Collection is 2.8 km northeast of Kettlestone, Norfolk.

What is Thursford Collection?

Museum of traction engines, mechanical fairground rides, and fairground organs in Thursford, Norfolk, UK.

How many people visit Thursford Collection?

About 250K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Thursford Collection?

June to September are the warmest months in Kettlestone, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Thursford Collection?

Within 15 km: Holkham Hall (13 km), Binham Priory (5.4 km), Walsingham Priory (remains) (5 km) and Baconsthorpe Castle (15 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)

Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Walsingham Priory (remains): David P Orman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Creake Abbey: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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