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City of Norwich Aviation Museum
Attractions in Horsford

Near Horsford: City of Norwich Aviation Museum and other places to visit

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Horsford, 4 are castles or historic places. All of them lie outside Horsford. Allow a day for Norwich Cathedral, 8.8 km off.

Photo: City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Chloecairns (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Horsford
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Horsford

Close behind City of Norwich Aviation Museum are 4 historic sites.

MuseumCity of Norwich Aviation Museum1.9 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan (XM612)1.9 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteFokker F27-600P (G-BHMY)1.8 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteHandley Page Herald (G-ASKK)1.8 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteHawker Siddeley Nimrod MRA.2 (XV255)1.8 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

Places on the map

The 5 outside town cluster to the southeast.

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The dashed line is Horsford’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 is on offer

Most common are castles or historic places: 4 of 5.

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic sites0 in town · 4 nearby

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

Every place

Everything to see

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.

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

7 listed buildings are on Horsford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Horsford →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Norwich Cathedral, at 8.8 km, heads the 12.

CathedralNorwich Cathedral8.8 km southeastCastleNorwich Castle Museum9 km southeastCathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral8.6 km southHistoric house · National TrustBlickling Hall12 km northArt galleryThe Sainsbury Centre9.1 km southMuseumStrangers' Hall8.7 km southeastCastle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle23 km northCastleClaxton Castle19 km southeastCastle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel21 km westMuseumThursford Collection28 km northwest · 250K visitors a yearHeritage railwayBure Valley Railway12 km eastCastleBungay Castle30 km southeast

Places well known beyond Horsford (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.

Questions before you go to Horsford

What is there to see near Horsford?

No attraction is mapped inside Horsford itself. Within 5 km of it are City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Avro Vulcan (XM612), Fokker F27-600P (G-BHMY) and Handley Page Herald (G-ASKK).

Does Horsford have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Horsford: City of Norwich Aviation Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 12 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Horsford?

Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (8.8 km), Norwich Castle Museum (9 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (8.6 km), Blickling Hall (12 km).

Where are Horsford’s historic buildings listed?

Horsford has 7 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 Horsford 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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