Wymondham Abbey heads the list around Ashwellthorpe
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Ashwellthorpe, 5 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Ashwellthorpe itself. Beyond the town, the best known is Norwich Cathedral, 15 km off.
Around Ashwellthorpe: where to begin
After Wymondham Abbey come 4 museums and an art gallery.
Abbey or prioryWymondham Abbey4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumNorfolk Tank Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWymondham Bridewell4.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumForncett Steam Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumWymondham Heritage Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryWymondham Arts Centre4.6 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.
Mapped around Ashwellthorpe
To the northwest is where most of the 6 nearby are.
The dashed line is Ashwellthorpe’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
Most common are museums or galleries: 5 of 6.
Green: inside Ashwellthorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
All 6 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
14 listed buildings are on Ashwellthorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ashwellthorpe →
Names further out
The 12 days out are led by Norwich Cathedral, 15 km away.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral15 km northeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum14 km northeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral14 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle37 km south
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre11 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall31 km north
CastleBungay Castle21 km southeast
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum20 km southeast · 40K visitors a year
CastleClaxton Castle20 km east
MuseumStrangers' Hall14 km northeast
CastleWingfield Castle22 km south
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Ashwellthorpe (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.
Ashwellthorpe, answered
What is there to see near Ashwellthorpe?
No attraction is mapped inside Ashwellthorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Wymondham Abbey, Norfolk Tank Museum, Wymondham Bridewell and Forncett Steam Museum.
Does Ashwellthorpe have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Ashwellthorpe: Norfolk Tank Museum, Wymondham Bridewell, Forncett Steam Museum and Wymondham Heritage Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ashwellthorpe?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 37 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Ashwellthorpe?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (15 km), Norwich Castle Museum (14 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (14 km), Framlingham Castle (37 km).
Where are Ashwellthorpe’s historic buildings listed?
Ashwellthorpe has 14 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 Ashwellthorpe 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)
- Wymondham Abbey: Abbeygarth, 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
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, 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
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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