From Geldeston, 4.3 km to Mettingham Castle
Nothing is mapped inside Geldeston’s built-up area, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a castle, a historic house and a museum. One of the places on the list is maintained by English Heritage. Drive 23 km to reach Norwich Cathedral.
The best known around Geldeston
The rest of the best known are a historic house and a museum.
CastleMettingham Castle4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall4.3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBeccles and District Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeastEach 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 Geldeston
The map stretches to Raveningham Hall, 4.6 km away.
The dashed line is Geldeston’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
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Geldeston. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall).
Everything on the list
3 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Geldeston’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Geldeston →
Out of town
Of the 12 day trips, Norwich Cathedral (23 km) is the best known.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral23 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle5.7 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum23 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum9 km southwest · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle30 km south
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral23 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle13 km north
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens12 km northeast
CastleCaister Castle23 km northeast
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills16 km east
CastleWingfield Castle22 km southwest
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Geldeston (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.
Asked about places to visit in Geldeston
What is there to see near Geldeston?
No attraction is mapped inside Geldeston itself. Within 5 km of it are Mettingham Castle, Raveningham Hall and Beccles and District Museum.
Does Geldeston have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Geldeston: Beccles and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Geldeston?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Geldeston, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Geldeston?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (23 km), Bungay Castle (5.7 km), Norwich Castle Museum (23 km), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (9 km).
Where are Geldeston’s historic buildings listed?
Geldeston has 6 listed buildings. 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 Geldeston 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)
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raveningham Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beccles and District Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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