Guildhall: Blakeney’s one place to visit
Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 4 of 6. Only one place to visit is inside Blakeney’s built-up area, but 5 more are within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Beyond the town, the best known is Sandringham House, 37 km off.
Start with these in Blakeney
Behind Guildhall on the list are 3 historic houses and 2 museums.
Historic houseWiveton Hall500 m outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseMorston Hall1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumThe Shell Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseBayfield Hall3.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumLangham Dome2.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach 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 Blakeney
Langham Dome marks the outer edge, 3.8 km away.
The dashed line is Blakeney’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Most are castles or historic places, 4 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Blakeney. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Guildhall).
Place by place
6 places in all: one in town and 5 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Blakeney comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
101 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Blakeney’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Blakeney →
Worth the drive
The pick of the 12 is Sandringham House, 37 km off.
Historic houseSandringham House37 km west
Historic houseHolkham Hall15 km west
MuseumThursford Collection10 km southwest · 250K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle11 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory6 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall21 km southeast
Historic houseHoughton Hall28 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall17 km east
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel22 km south
Abbey or prioryWalsingham Priory (remains)12 km southwest
Historic houseAnmer Hall32 km southwest
CastleGresham Castle15 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Blakeney (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.
Good to know in Blakeney
What are the main attractions in Blakeney?
The place to visit inside Blakeney’s built-up area is Guildhall. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 5 more within 5 km.
Does Blakeney have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Blakeney: The Shell Museum and Langham Dome.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Blakeney?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Blakeney, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Guildhall).
What are the best-known days out near Blakeney?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (37 km), Holkham Hall (15 km), Thursford Collection (10 km), Baconsthorpe Castle (11 km).
Where are Blakeney’s historic buildings listed?
Blakeney has 101 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 Blakeney 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 (16)
- Wiveton Hall: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morston Hall: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Shell Museum: David Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayfield Hall: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walsingham Priory (remains): David P Orman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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