Trips from Blackborough End, starting with Middleton Towers
Nothing on our list is inside Blackborough End’s built-up area; the 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles, a museum and a wildlife park. If you have a day, head to Sandringham House, 14 km away.
Leading the list near Blackborough End
Close behind Middleton Towers are a museum, a castle and a wildlife park.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
The outermost point is Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, at 4.7 km.
The dashed line is Blackborough End’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
It comes down to 2 castles, a museum and a wildlife park.
Green: inside Blackborough End. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Blackborough End’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blackborough End →
Names further out
Start with Sandringham House, 14 km off, the best known of 12.
Historic houseSandringham House14 km north
CathedralEly Cathedral37 km south
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising9.9 km north
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall15 km southeast · 106K visitors a year
Historic houseHoughton Hall19 km northeast
Historic houseAnmer Hall16 km northeast
Historic houseHolkham Hall36 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory15 km east
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle28 km south
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre29 km southeast
MuseumThursford Collection37 km northeast · 250K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel33 km eastPlaces well known beyond Blackborough End (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 Blackborough End
What is there to see near Blackborough End?
No attraction is mapped inside Blackborough End itself. Within 5 km of it are Middleton Towers, North Runcton Art Gallery Museum, Pentney Abbey Gatehouse and Watatunga Wildlife Reserve.
Does Blackborough End have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Blackborough End: North Runcton Art Gallery Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blackborough End?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Castle Rising (English Heritage), 9.9 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Blackborough End?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (14 km), Ely Cathedral (37 km), Castle Rising (9.9 km), Oxburgh Hall (15 km).
Where are Blackborough End’s historic buildings listed?
Blackborough End has 1 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 Blackborough End 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)
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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