Blickling Hall and more near Erpingham
Erpingham’s list takes in 3 historic houses, 3 museums and 2 parks or estates. None of our places to visit is inside Erpingham’s built-up area; 9 are within 5 km of its edge. Of these, 3 are looked after by the National Trust. Travel 23 km and you reach Norwich Cathedral.
Leading the list near Erpingham
Once you have seen Blickling Hall, try 2 historic houses, 2 parks or estates and an attraction.
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall3 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseWolterton Hall2.6 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseMannington Hall4.5 km outside town, to the westPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustBlickling Park3.2 km outside town, to the southwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustAbel Heath - Open Access Land4.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionAlby Crafts1.1 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.
Mapped around Erpingham
The outermost point is Abel Heath - Open Access Land, at 5 km.
The dashed line is Erpingham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
Count 3 castles or historic places and 3 museums or galleries.
Green: inside Erpingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Blickling Hall, Blickling Park and Abel Heath - Open Access Land).
All 9 on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 9 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond the town
Day trips number 12; the best known is Norwich Cathedral, 23 km off.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral23 km south
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle9.6 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum24 km south
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall7.5 km north
Historic houseHolkham Hall33 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral24 km south
CastleGresham Castle6.7 km north
MuseumThursford Collection22 km west · 250K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel23 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory23 km northwest
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre24 km south
PierCromer Pier11 km northPlaces well known beyond Erpingham (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.
Erpingham, answered
What is there to see near Erpingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Erpingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Blickling Hall, Wolterton Hall, Mannington Hall and Blickling Park.
Does Erpingham have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Erpingham: Gunton Park Sawmill, Aylsham Heritage Centre and RAF Oulton Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Erpingham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Erpingham, 3 places are cared for by the National Trust (Blickling Hall, Blickling Park and Abel Heath - Open Access Land).
What are the best-known days out near Erpingham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (23 km), Baconsthorpe Castle (9.6 km), Norwich Castle Museum (24 km), Felbrigg Hall (7.5 km).
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 Erpingham 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 (15)
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mannington Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, 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
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Pier: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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