Near Hempton: Raynham Hall and other places to visit
A day out from Hempton leads to Sandringham House, 22 km away. Our list finds nothing inside Hempton’s built-up area, but 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and a museum.
Where to start near Hempton
After Raynham Hall, look out for a museum.
Historic houseRaynham Hall3.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumFakenham Museum of Gas and Local History1.2 km outside town, to the northeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
The map stretches to Raynham Hall, 3.8 km away.
The dashed line is Hempton’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
Between them they are a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Hempton. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 2 places.
Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History
Museum in Fakenham, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
The wider area
First of the 12 big names within reach is Sandringham House, 22 km away.
Historic houseSandringham House22 km west
Historic houseHolkham Hall15 km north
Historic houseHoughton Hall12 km west
MuseumThursford Collection9.3 km northeast · 250K visitors a year
CathedralNorwich Cathedral38 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel10 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall32 km southwest · 106K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising25 km west
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall27 km east
Historic houseAnmer Hall17 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum38 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory14 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Hempton (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.
Hempton: questions and answers
What is there to see near Hempton?
No attraction is mapped inside Hempton itself. Within 5 km of it are Raynham Hall and Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History.
Does Hempton have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Hempton: Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hempton?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is North Elmham Chapel (English Heritage), 10 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Hempton?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (22 km), Holkham Hall (15 km), Houghton Hall (12 km), Thursford Collection (9.3 km).
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 Hempton 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)
- Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, 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
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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