North Elmham Chapel
Grade I listed building in North Elmham, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Foulsham
Photo: North Elmham Chapel, Evelyn Simak (CC BY-SA 2.0)5.2 km from Foulsham, North Elmham Chapel leads the list
None of our places to visit is inside Foulsham’s built-up area; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. There are 2 attractions, a castle and a historic house to choose from. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage. A longer outing takes you to Sandringham House, 34 km off.
In Foulsham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
The names to know near Foulsham
Following North Elmham Chapel are 2 attractions and a historic house.
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseSennowe Hall4.4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionMayfields Farm2.1 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHindolveston Disused Railway Station4.7 km outside town, to the northEach 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 each one is
The farthest of them, Hindolveston Disused Railway Station, is 5.3 km out.
The dashed line is Foulsham’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
The types of place
Castles or historic places lead the count with 2; 2 are other attractions.
Castles & historic places 1 castle · 1 historic house0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Foulsham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (North Elmham Chapel).
Every place
Near Foulsham
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 4 places.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Foulsham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Foulsham →
Big names nearby
Within a day
Best known of the 12 within reach is Sandringham House, at 34 km.
Historic houseSandringham House34 km west
CathedralNorwich Cathedral26 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall15 km east
Historic houseHolkham Hall23 km northwest
MuseumThursford Collection11 km northwest · 250K visitors a year
CastleNorwich Castle Museum26 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle16 km northeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral25 km southeast
Historic houseHoughton Hall24 km west
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall37 km southwest · 106K visitors a year
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory16 km north
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising37 km westPlaces well known beyond Foulsham (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.
Good to know in Foulsham
What is there to see near Foulsham?
No attraction is mapped inside Foulsham itself. Within 5 km of it are North Elmham Chapel, Sennowe Hall, Mayfields Farm and Hindolveston Disused Railway Station.
Does Foulsham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Foulsham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Foulsham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Foulsham, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (North Elmham Chapel).
What are the best-known days out near Foulsham?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (34 km), Norwich Cathedral (26 km), Blickling Hall (15 km), Holkham Hall (23 km).
Where are Foulsham’s historic buildings listed?
Foulsham has 28 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 Foulsham 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)
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sennowe Hall: Nigel Jones, 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
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, 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
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, 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
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