Near Horning: St Benet's Abbey and other places to visit
Visitors to Horning can choose from 3 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a heritage railway. Nothing on our list is inside Horning’s built-up area; the 10 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. Set 14 km out, Norwich Cathedral makes a day trip.
Top of the list around Horning
After St Benet's Abbey, look out for a heritage railway, a museum and a theme park.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumRAF Air Defence Radar Museum600 m outside town, to the northTheme parkTheme parkBeWilderwood Norwich400 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseHoveton Hall2.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric shipHistoric shipWherry Hathor2.9 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 they are
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden marks the outer edge, 4.4 km away.
The dashed line is Horning’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
Most are castles or historic places, 4 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (3).
Green: inside Horning. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Benet's Abbey).
Each place in turn
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 10.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Horning’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Horning →
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: Norwich Cathedral, at 14 km.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral14 km southwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum14 km southwest
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral15 km southwest
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall20 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle14 km south
CastleCaister Castle17 km east
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre18 km southwest
CastleBungay Castle28 km south
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle30 km northwest
MuseumStrangers' Hall14 km southwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum30 km south · 40K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall27 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Horning (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.
What visitors ask about Horning
What is there to see near Horning?
No attraction is mapped inside Horning itself. Within 5 km of it are St Benet's Abbey, Bure Valley Railway, RAF Air Defence Radar Museum and BeWilderwood Norwich.
Does Horning have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Horning: RAF Air Defence Radar Museum, Barton House Railway and Woodbastwick Forge.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Horning?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Horning, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (St Benet's Abbey).
What are the best-known days out near Horning?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (14 km), Norwich Castle Museum (14 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (15 km), Blickling Hall (20 km).
Where are Horning’s historic buildings listed?
Horning has 4 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 Horning 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 (16)
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bure Valley Railway: Northmetpit 14:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RAF Air Defence Radar Museum: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hoveton Hall: GaryReggae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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