The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
Independent museum in the East of England.
Attractions in Burston
Photo: The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Deben Dave (Public domain)Places to visit near Burston: The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum & more
The best-known day out from Burston is Norwich Cathedral, 27 km away. With nothing inside Burston’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge.
In Burston
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Leading the list near Burston
Behind The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum on the list is a museum.
MuseumThe 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumDiss Museum3.4 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.
The map
Where they are
The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum marks the outer edge, 5 km away.
The dashed line is Burston’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
A breakdown by kind
Both are museums or galleries.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Burston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Burston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Burston →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Worth the drive, Norwich Cathedral (27 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral27 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle24 km southeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum27 km north
CastleEye Castle9.5 km south
CastleWingfield Castle10 km southeast
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral34 km southwest
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral27 km north
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum17 km east · 40K visitors a year
CastleBungay Castle21 km eastZooZooBanham Zoo9.2 km northwestMuseumMuseumNorfolk Tank Museum10 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey34 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Burston (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.
Seeing Burston: questions
What is there to see near Burston?
No attraction is mapped inside Burston itself. Within 5 km of it are The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum and Diss Museum.
Does Burston have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Burston: The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum and Diss Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Burston?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 24 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Burston?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (27 km), Framlingham Castle (24 km), Norwich Castle Museum (27 km), Eye Castle (9.5 km).
Where are Burston’s historic buildings listed?
Burston has 8 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 Burston 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 (11)
- The 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum: Deben Dave, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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