A day out from Gillingham: Mettingham Castle, 5.9 km away
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Gillingham’s built-up area. On the list: a castle, a historic house and a museum, among others. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage. Set 24 km out, Norwich Cathedral makes a day trip.
The best known around Gillingham
After Mettingham Castle, look out for a historic house and a museum.
CastleMettingham Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall4.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBeccles and District Museum1.6 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.
The places, mapped
The outermost point is Mettingham Castle, at 5.9 km.
The dashed line is Gillingham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The mix
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Gillingham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall).
Place by place
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Gillingham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gillingham →
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Norwich Cathedral, 24 km away.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral24 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle7.8 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum24 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum11 km west · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle31 km southwest
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral25 km northwest
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens10 km northeast
CastleClaxton Castle14 km northwest
CastleCaister Castle23 km northeast
Theme parkPleasurewood Hills14 km east
MuseumEast Anglia Transport Museum9.7 km east
CastleWingfield Castle24 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Gillingham (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.
Know before you go to Gillingham
What is there to see near Gillingham?
No attraction is mapped inside Gillingham itself. Within 5 km of it are Mettingham Castle, Raveningham Hall and Beccles and District Museum.
Does Gillingham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Gillingham: Beccles and District Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gillingham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Gillingham, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Gillingham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (24 km), Bungay Castle (7.8 km), Norwich Castle Museum (24 km), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (11 km).
Where are Gillingham’s historic buildings listed?
Gillingham has 3 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 Gillingham 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
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pleasurewood Hills: John Goldsmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Anglia Transport Museum: Spsmiler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wingfield Castle: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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