Baconsthorpe Castle, 4.3 km from Gresham
Visitors to Gresham can choose from 3 museums, 3 attractions and 2 castles. There is no place to visit inside Gresham’s built-up area; there are 11 within 5 km of its edge. Among them, 3 are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage. A drive of 9.8 km brings you to Blickling Hall.
Top of the list around Gresham
Behind Baconsthorpe Castle on the list are 2 museums, a historic house and a castle.
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle3.7 km outside town, to the west
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall2.6 km outside town, to the east
CastleGresham Castle100 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSheringham Museum at The Mo4.7 km outside town, to the northPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustSheringham Park3.9 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumFishermen's Lifeboat Museum4.7 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.
Where to find them
Out at 5.2 km is Fishermen's Lifeboat Museum, the farthest.
The dashed line is Gresham’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
Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Gresham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Baconsthorpe Castle, Felbrigg Hall and Sheringham Park).
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 11.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Gresham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gresham →
The wider area
Most famous of the 12 is Blickling Hall, 9.8 km from the centre.
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall9.8 km south
CathedralNorwich Cathedral30 km south
Historic houseHolkham Hall28 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum31 km south
MuseumThursford Collection19 km west · 250K visitors a year
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral30 km south
Historic houseWolterton Hall6.5 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory18 km west
PierCromer Pier7 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel24 km southwest
Historic houseHoughton Hall38 km west
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre31 km southPlaces well known beyond Gresham (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.
Planning a visit to Gresham
What is there to see near Gresham?
No attraction is mapped inside Gresham itself. Within 5 km of it are Baconsthorpe Castle, Felbrigg Hall, Gresham Castle and Sheringham Museum at The Mo.
Does Gresham have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gresham: Sheringham Museum at The Mo, Fishermen's Lifeboat Museum and Peter Coke Shell Gallery.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Gresham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Gresham, 3 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 1 by English Heritage (Baconsthorpe Castle, Felbrigg Hall and Sheringham Park).
What are the best-known days out near Gresham?
Within 40 km: Blickling Hall (9.8 km), Norwich Cathedral (30 km), Holkham Hall (28 km), Norwich Castle Museum (31 km).
Where are Gresham’s historic buildings listed?
Gresham has 2 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 Gresham 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 (17)
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheringham Museum at The Mo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishermen's Lifeboat Museum: Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me if you want to use, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Pier: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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