Nothing mapped in Earsham itself; Bungay Castle is the nearest draw
Castles or historic places make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. Earsham itself has none of them. Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum welcomes about 40K visitors a year. The best-known trip out is to Norwich Cathedral, 22 km away.
The best known around Earsham
Next to Bungay Castle, the best known are 2 museums, a castle and a historic site.
CastleBungay Castle800 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southwest · 40K visitors a year
CastleMettingham Castle3.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBungay Museum900 m outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteButter Cross900 m 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 layout
Furthest from the centre is Mettingham Castle, 3.7 km away.
The dashed line is Earsham’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 sort of places
Castles or historic places lead the count with 3; 2 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Earsham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 5 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
15 listed buildings are on Earsham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Earsham →
Worth the drive
Leading the 12 is Norwich Cathedral, 22 km away; they include 6 castles and 2 cathedrals.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral22 km north
CastleNorwich Castle Museum21 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle26 km south
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral22 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle15 km north
CastleWingfield Castle16 km southwest
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall11 km northeast
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens19 km northeast
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre23 km northwest
CastleEye Castle23 km southwest
CastleCaister Castle29 km northeast
MuseumStrangers' Hall22 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Earsham (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.
Questions about Earsham’s attractions
What is there to see near Earsham?
No attraction is mapped inside Earsham itself. Within 5 km of it are Bungay Castle, Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Mettingham Castle and Bungay Museum.
Does Earsham have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Earsham: Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum and Bungay Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Earsham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 26 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Earsham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (22 km), Norwich Castle Museum (21 km), Framlingham Castle (26 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (22 km).
Where are Earsham’s historic buildings listed?
Earsham has 15 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 Earsham 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)
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 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
- Bungay Museum: Glen Denny, CC BY-SA 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
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Eye Castle: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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