Around Loddon, start with Raveningham Hall
A day out from Loddon leads to Norwich Cathedral, 16 km away. None of our places to visit is inside Loddon’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house and a museum. Here, one place is kept up by English Heritage.
Just outside Loddon, the best known
Alongside Raveningham Hall you find a museum.
Historic house · English HeritageRaveningham Hall3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumUSAAF Station 146 Seething4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where things are
Out at 5.1 km is USAAF Station 146 Seething, the farthest.
The dashed line is Loddon’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
It comes down to a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Loddon. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall).
Everything to see
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
73 listed buildings are on Loddon’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Loddon →
Beyond the town
The pick of the 12 is Norwich Cathedral, 16 km off.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral16 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum16 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle5.8 km north
CastleBungay Castle9 km south
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral17 km northwest
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum12 km southwest · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle36 km south
CastleMettingham Castle9.8 km south
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens13 km east
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall35 km northwest
CastleCaister Castle20 km northeast
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre19 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Loddon (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.
Seeing Loddon: your questions
What is there to see near Loddon?
No attraction is mapped inside Loddon itself. Within 5 km of it are Raveningham Hall and USAAF Station 146 Seething.
Does Loddon have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Loddon: USAAF Station 146 Seething.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Loddon?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Loddon, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Raveningham Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Loddon?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (16 km), Norwich Castle Museum (16 km), Claxton Castle (5.8 km), Bungay Castle (9 km).
Where are Loddon’s historic buildings listed?
Loddon has 73 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Loddon 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)
- Raveningham Hall: 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
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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