Near Bawdeswell: Elsing Hall and other places to visit
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Bawdeswell’s built-up area. The commonest are 2 attractions and a historic house. Drive 36 km to reach Sandringham House.
Just outside Bawdeswell, the best known
The list goes on from Elsing Hall to 2 attractions.
Historic houseElsing Hall4.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionMayfields Farm3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionWhitwell & Reepham Restored Railway Station3.8 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
On the map
Furthest from the centre is Elsing Hall, 4.7 km away.
The dashed line is Bawdeswell’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 there is to see
The biggest group is other attractions, with 2 of the 3.
Green: inside Bawdeswell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 3 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Bawdeswell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bawdeswell →
Further afield
Most famous of the 12 is Sandringham House, 36 km from the centre.
Historic houseSandringham House36 km west
CathedralNorwich Cathedral22 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel5.9 km west
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall15 km northeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum22 km southeast
Historic houseHolkham Hall28 km northwest
MuseumThursford Collection15 km northwest · 250K visitors a year
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral21 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle19 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall36 km southwest · 106K visitors a year
Historic houseHoughton Hall27 km west
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising38 km westPlaces well known beyond Bawdeswell (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.
Bawdeswell: questions and answers
What is there to see near Bawdeswell?
No attraction is mapped inside Bawdeswell itself. Within 5 km of it are Elsing Hall, Mayfields Farm and Whitwell & Reepham Restored Railway Station.
Does Bawdeswell have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bawdeswell.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bawdeswell?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is North Elmham Chapel (English Heritage), 5.9 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Bawdeswell?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (36 km), Norwich Cathedral (22 km), North Elmham Chapel (5.9 km), Blickling Hall (15 km).
Where are Bawdeswell’s historic buildings listed?
Bawdeswell has 5 listed buildings. 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 Bawdeswell 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)
- Elsing Hall: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Rising: Antony McCallum: Who is the uploader, photographer, full copyright owner and proprietor of WyrdLight.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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