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Attractions in Fordham

Near Fordham: East Anglian Railway Museum and other places to visit

This is a list led by museums or galleries, 3 of its 5. None of them is inside Fordham itself. Beyond the town, the best known is Colchester Castle, 7.7 km off.

Photo: Sergeants Orchard, Dudley Miles (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Fordham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Top of the list around Fordham

Behind East Anglian Railway Museum on the list are 2 museums, a garden and a castle.

MuseumMuseumEast Anglian Railway Museum2.8 km outside town, to the westGardenSergeants Orchard1.8 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleCastle Mound2.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumRestoration Shed2.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumHeritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 62.8 km outside town, to the west

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where things are

Head to the west for most of the 5 on the list.

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The dashed line is Fordham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What there is to see

3 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 castle0 in town · 1 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Fordham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The list in full

All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 5 places.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

26 listed buildings are on Fordham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fordham →

Big names nearby

Further afield

Start with Colchester Castle, 7.7 km off, the best known of 12.

CastleColchester Castle7.7 km southeastZooColchester Zoo6.8 km southCastleHedingham Castle16 km northwestCathedralChelmsford Cathedral31 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageSt. Botolph's Priory8 km southeastFortBalkerne Gate7.2 km southeastCathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral36 km northAbbey or priory · English HeritageSt. John's Abbey Gatehouse7.9 km southeastHistoric housePalace of Beaulieu26 km southwestHistoric houseLayer Marney Tower11 km southArt galleryFirstsite8 km southeastHistoric houseHylands House34 km southwest

Places well known beyond Fordham (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

What people ask about Fordham

What is there to see near Fordham?

No attraction is mapped inside Fordham itself. Within 5 km of it are East Anglian Railway Museum, Sergeants Orchard, Castle Mound and Restoration Shed.

Does Fordham have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Fordham: East Anglian Railway Museum, Restoration Shed and Heritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 6.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fordham?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is St. Botolph's Priory (English Heritage), 8 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Fordham?

Within 40 km: Colchester Castle (7.7 km), Colchester Zoo (6.8 km), Hedingham Castle (16 km), Chelmsford Cathedral (31 km).

Where are Fordham’s historic buildings listed?

Fordham has 26 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Fordham when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (13)

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