Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre
Flint mine in Norfolk, England, UK.
Attractions in Ickburgh
Photo: Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre, Ashley Dace (CC BY-SA 2.0)Nothing mapped in Ickburgh itself; Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre is the nearest draw
For a trip from Ickburgh, Oxburgh Hall is 9.3 km away. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and a historic house. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by English Heritage.
In Ickburgh
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known
Around Ickburgh: where to begin
Second to Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre is a historic house.
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre4.7 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseLynford Hall900 m outside town, to the southeastEach 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
Map of the places
Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre, 5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Ickburgh’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
The mix
Between them they are a museum and a historic house.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Ickburgh. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre).
Every place
Every entry
These 2 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
6 listed buildings are on Ickburgh’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ickburgh →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Worth the drive, Oxburgh Hall (9.3 km) is first of the 12.
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall9.3 km northwest · 106K visitors a year
CathedralEly Cathedral31 km southwest
Historic houseSandringham House36 km north
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle6.6 km southwest
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral31 km southAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory13 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising33 km northwest
Church · English HeritageChurch of the Holy Sepulchre13 km south
Historic houseEuston Hall18 km southeast
Historic houseHoughton Hall34 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory20 km north
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBury St Edmunds Abbey31 km southPlaces well known beyond Ickburgh (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.
Ickburgh: questions and answers
What is there to see near Ickburgh?
No attraction is mapped inside Ickburgh itself. Within 5 km of it are Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre and Lynford Hall.
Does Ickburgh have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Ickburgh: Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Ickburgh?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Ickburgh, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre).
What are the best-known days out near Ickburgh?
Within 40 km: Oxburgh Hall (9.3 km), Ely Cathedral (31 km), Sandringham House (36 km), Weeting Castle (6.6 km).
Where are Ickburgh’s historic buildings listed?
Ickburgh has 6 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 Ickburgh 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 (13)
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynford Hall: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Euston Hall: Morris ?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bury St Edmunds Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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