5.3 km from Acle, St Benet's Abbey leads the list
A day out from Acle leads to Norwich Cathedral, 17 km away. There is no place to visit inside Acle’s built-up area; there are 2 within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are an abbey or priory and a garden. Among them, one is cared for by English Heritage.
Just outside Acle, the best known
After St Benet's Abbey, look out for a garden.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey4.8 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenFairhaven Woodland and Water Garden4 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
At the edge of the map sits St Benet's Abbey, 5.3 km out.
The dashed line is Acle’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
The list holds an abbey or priory and a garden.
Green: inside Acle. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Benet's Abbey).
Each place in turn
These 2 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Acle’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Acle →
Bigger names, a drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Norwich Cathedral, at 17 km.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral17 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum17 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral18 km west
CastleCaister Castle10 km east
CastleClaxton Castle9.7 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall29 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle22 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreat Yarmouth Grey Friary13 km east
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens16 km southeast
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum25 km southwest · 40K visitors a yearTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Beach14 km southeast
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre22 km westPlaces well known beyond Acle (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.
Asked about places to visit in Acle
What is there to see near Acle?
No attraction is mapped inside Acle itself. Within 5 km of it are St Benet's Abbey and Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden.
Does Acle have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Acle.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Acle?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Acle, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Benet's Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Acle?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (17 km), Norwich Castle Museum (17 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (18 km), Caister Castle (10 km).
Where are Acle’s historic buildings listed?
Acle has 11 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 Acle 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 (12)
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Yarmouth Grey Friary: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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