Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room, the place to visit in Dereham
Mapped inside Dereham’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 2. Look for 2 museums and a historic house. Make a day of it at Sandringham House, 34 km away.
The first to see in Dereham
After Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room, look out for a museum and a historic house.
Historic houseElsing Hall3.8 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The outermost point is Elsing Hall, at 5.9 km.
The dashed line is Dereham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
2 of the 3 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Dereham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Dereham
One in town leads, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after it.
The one inside Dereham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
105 listed buildings are on Dereham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dereham →
Big names nearby
The standout of the 12 is Sandringham House, 34 km from town.
Historic houseSandringham House34 km northwest
CathedralNorwich Cathedral25 km east
CastleNorwich Castle Museum25 km east
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel8.8 km north
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall27 km southwest · 106K visitors a year
Historic houseHolkham Hall32 km north
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall25 km northeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral24 km east
Historic houseHoughton Hall25 km northwest
MuseumThursford Collection22 km north · 250K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising34 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory18 km westPlaces well known beyond Dereham (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.
Know before you go to Dereham
What are the main attractions in Dereham?
The place to visit inside Dereham’s built-up area is Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Dereham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dereham: Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room and Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Dereham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is North Elmham Chapel (English Heritage), 8.8 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Dereham?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (34 km), Norwich Cathedral (25 km), Norwich Castle Museum (25 km), North Elmham Chapel (8.8 km).
Where are Dereham’s historic buildings listed?
Dereham has 105 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 Dereham 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 (13)
- Elsing Hall: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, 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
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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