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Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History
Attractions in Fakenham

One to see in Fakenham: Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History

From Fakenham, the big name within reach is Sandringham House, 23 km away. We list one place to visit inside Fakenham’s built-up area and another within 5 km of its edge. There are a museum and a historic house to choose from.

Photo: Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History, Lajmmoore (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Fakenham
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
1
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

Fakenham’s best known

Along with Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History, see a historic house.

MuseumFakenham Museum of Gas and Local Historyin townHistoric houseRaynham Hall4.6 km outside town, to the southwest

Each 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

Finding your way

Out at 6.1 km is Raynham Hall, the farthest.

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The dashed line is Fakenham’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

What kind of places

It comes down to a museum and a historic house.

Museums & galleries 1 museum1 in town
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Fakenham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

The complete list

The one inside Fakenham comes first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Fakenham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

94 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Fakenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Fakenham →

Big names nearby

Day trips from Fakenham

First of the 12 big names within reach is Sandringham House, 23 km away.

Historic houseSandringham House23 km westHistoric houseHolkham Hall13 km northMuseumThursford Collection7.1 km northeast · 250K visitors a yearHistoric houseHoughton Hall13 km westCathedralNorwich Cathedral38 km southeastCastle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel11 km southeastHistoric house · National TrustBlickling Hall26 km eastAbbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory11 km northeastCastle · English HeritageCastle Rising26 km westHistoric house · National TrustOxburgh Hall34 km southwest · 106K visitors a yearCastleNorwich Castle Museum38 km southeastHistoric houseAnmer Hall19 km west

Places well known beyond Fakenham (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 Fakenham

What are the main attractions in Fakenham?

The place to visit inside Fakenham’s built-up area is Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.

Does Fakenham have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Fakenham: Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Fakenham?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is North Elmham Chapel (English Heritage), 11 km southeast.

What are the best-known days out near Fakenham?

Within 40 km: Sandringham House (23 km), Holkham Hall (13 km), Thursford Collection (7.1 km), Houghton Hall (13 km).

Where are Fakenham’s historic buildings listed?

Fakenham has 94 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 Fakenham 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)

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