Places to visit around Burnham Market, from Holkham Hall
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 5 places to visit; none is inside Burnham Market’s built-up area. They include 2 attractions, a historic house and an abbey or priory. Among them, 2 are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust. A day out reaches Sandringham House, 19 km away.
Leading the list near Burnham Market
Beyond Holkham Hall, there are 2 attractions, an abbey or priory and a museum.
Historic houseHolkham Hall4.5 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCreake Abbey2.7 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustBranodunum Roman Fort4.7 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWalled Garden3.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumHolkham Stories Experience4.6 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.
Where to find them
Close by, the 5 mostly lie to the east.
The dashed line is Burnham Market’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2; 2 are other attractions.
Green: inside Burnham Market. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Creake Abbey and Branodunum Roman Fort).
Everything on the list
The list runs to 5 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
58 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Burnham Market’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burnham Market →
A little further out
The 12 days out are led by Sandringham House, 19 km away.
Historic houseSandringham House19 km southwest
Historic houseHoughton Hall14 km south
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising24 km southwest
MuseumThursford Collection16 km southeast · 250K visitors a year
Historic houseAnmer Hall16 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory15 km east
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall37 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle29 km east
Abbey or prioryWalsingham Priory (remains)11 km southeast
Historic houseRaynham Hall17 km south
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel25 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory27 km southPlaces well known beyond Burnham Market (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.
Common questions about Burnham Market
What is there to see near Burnham Market?
No attraction is mapped inside Burnham Market itself. Within 5 km of it are Holkham Hall, Creake Abbey, Branodunum Roman Fort and Walled Garden.
Does Burnham Market have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Burnham Market: Holkham Stories Experience.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burnham Market?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Burnham Market, 2 places are cared for: 1 by English Heritage and 1 by the National Trust (Creake Abbey and Branodunum Roman Fort).
What are the best-known days out near Burnham Market?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (19 km), Houghton Hall (14 km), Castle Rising (24 km), Thursford Collection (16 km).
Where are Burnham Market’s historic buildings listed?
Burnham Market has 58 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 Burnham Market 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)
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Creake Abbey: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walsingham Priory (remains): David P Orman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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