Somerleyton Hall and Gardens
Grade II* listed house in Suffolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Burgh St Peter
Photo: Somerleyton Hall and Gardens, Velvet (CC BY-SA 3.0)A historic house just outside Burgh St Peter: Somerleyton Hall and Gardens
Nothing is mapped inside Burgh St Peter’s built-up area, but 5 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction. If you have a day, head to Norwich Cathedral, 28 km away.
In Burgh St Peter
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Burgh St Peter
Following Somerleyton Hall and Gardens are 2 museums, an attraction and a zoo.
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens4.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumEast Anglia Transport Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumLowestoft Museum4.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHerringfleet Windmill3.5 km outside town, to the northZooZooOulton Broad Mini Zoo4.8 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.
The map
How they lie
The list reaches out to Oulton Broad Mini Zoo, 5.2 km away.
The dashed line is Burgh St Peter’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
Kind by kind
The places here are 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Burgh St Peter. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Every place to visit
These 5 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1 listed building is on Burgh St Peter’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burgh St Peter →
Big names nearby
Names further out
Top of the 12 day trips: Norwich Cathedral, at 28 km.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral28 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum28 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle14 km west
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle35 km southwest
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills8 km east
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum17 km west · 40K visitors a year
CastleMettingham Castle12 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral29 km northwest
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall7.5 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle17 km northwest
CastleCaister Castle19 km north
MuseumMincarlo - Historic Trawler8.2 km eastPlaces well known beyond Burgh St Peter (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.
Before a day out in Burgh St Peter
What is there to see near Burgh St Peter?
No attraction is mapped inside Burgh St Peter itself. Within 5 km of it are Somerleyton Hall and Gardens, East Anglia Transport Museum, Lowestoft Museum and Herringfleet Windmill.
Does Burgh St Peter have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Burgh St Peter: East Anglia Transport Museum and Lowestoft Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burgh St Peter?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 35 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Burgh St Peter?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (28 km), Norwich Castle Museum (28 km), Bungay Castle (14 km), Framlingham Castle (35 km).
Where are Burgh St Peter’s historic buildings listed?
Burgh St Peter 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 Burgh St Peter 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 (14)
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Anglia Transport Museum: Spsmiler, Public domain, 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
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, 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
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mincarlo - Historic Trawler: stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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