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North Elmham Chapel
Attractions in Gressenhall

Places to visit near Gressenhall: North Elmham Chapel & more

Nothing to visit is mapped inside Gressenhall’s built-up area, but 4 places are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 castles and 2 museums. One of them is cared for by English Heritage. Sandringham House, 29 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: North Elmham Chapel, Evelyn Simak (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Gressenhall
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Gressenhall

Behind North Elmham Chapel on the list are 2 museums and a castle.

Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel4.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumGressenhall Farm and Workhouse600 m outside town, to the eastCastleCastleMileham Castle4.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumMid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room4.1 km outside town, to the southeast

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

How they lie

At the edge of the map sits North Elmham Chapel, 5.4 km out.

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The dashed line is Gressenhall’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 sort of places

Castles or historic places number 2, museums or galleries 2.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles0 in town · 2 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by English Heritage (North Elmham Chapel).

Every place

Every place to visit

These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

1 listed building is on Gressenhall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Gressenhall →

Big names nearby

Out of town

Sandringham House (29 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

Historic houseSandringham House29 km northwestCathedralNorwich Cathedral28 km eastHistoric houseHolkham Hall27 km northHistoric house · National TrustOxburgh Hall27 km southwest · 106K visitors a yearCastleNorwich Castle Museum28 km eastHistoric house · National TrustBlickling Hall25 km northeastHistoric houseHoughton Hall21 km northwestMuseumThursford Collection18 km north · 250K visitors a yearCathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral27 km eastCastle · English HeritageCastle Rising31 km westAbbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory15 km westHistoric houseRaynham Hall12 km northwest

Places well known beyond Gressenhall (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 Gressenhall

What is there to see near Gressenhall?

No attraction is mapped inside Gressenhall itself. Within 5 km of it are North Elmham Chapel, Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Mileham Castle and Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room.

Does Gressenhall have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gressenhall: Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse and Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Gressenhall, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (North Elmham Chapel).

What are the best-known days out near Gressenhall?

Within 40 km: Sandringham House (29 km), Norwich Cathedral (28 km), Holkham Hall (27 km), Oxburgh Hall (27 km).

Where are Gressenhall’s historic buildings listed?

Gressenhall has 1 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 Gressenhall 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).

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