Waxham Great Barn
Look for Waxham Great Barn, a museum, 800 m southeast of Sea Palling. Around it, within 15 km, lie 14 more places, St Benet's Abbey (12 km) first on our list.
Museum near Sea Palling
Just outside Sea Palling
Waxham Great Barn is 800 m southeast of Sea Palling. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Aim for June to September, when Sea Palling reaches 18–21°C.
Waxham Great Barn
Museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- 800 m southeast of Sea Palling
- Official site
- nhbt.org.uk/our-properties/waxham-great-barn-grade-i
Finding Waxham Great Barn
Waxham Great Barn is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Waxham Great Barn, by distance
The biggest base of the 3 is Hickling (603 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Sea Palling
Hickling
Eccles on Sea
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Waxham Great Barn is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Palling | 800 m northwest of it | 389 | 2 |
| Hickling | 3 km southwest of it | 603 | 6 |
| Eccles on Sea | 3.3 km northwest of it | 279 | 3 |
Nearby, too
Of the 14 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 gardens and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey12 km away2
MuseumMuseum of the Broads6.7 km away3
GardenEast Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens7.7 km away4AttractionAttraction · National TrustHorsey Windpump4.4 km away5
MuseumRAF Air Defence Radar Museum12 km away6
MuseumBlitz and Pieces12 km away7GardenGarden · National TrustButterfly Garden4.3 km away8Theme parkTheme parkBeWilderwood Norwich13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Waxham Great Barn
Where is Waxham Great Barn?
Waxham Great Barn is 800 m southeast of Sea Palling, Norfolk.
What is Waxham Great Barn?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit Waxham Great Barn?
June to September are the warmest months in Sea Palling, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Waxham Great Barn?
Within 15 km: St Benet's Abbey (12 km), Museum of the Broads (6.7 km), East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens (7.7 km) and Horsey Windpump (4.4 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 (5)
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of the Broads: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Air Defence Radar Museum: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blitz and Pieces: Jack1956, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
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