The one place to visit in Marham is Panavia Tornado GR1
Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 2 beyond the one inside Marham’s built-up area. The mix takes in a historic site, a museum and a castle. Further afield lies Sandringham House, at 19 km.
Leading places in Marham
Then come a museum and a castle, behind Panavia Tornado GR1.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Narborough Museum & Heritage Centre, is 4.5 km out.
The dashed line is Marham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The types of place
Most common are castles or historic places: 2 of 3.
Green: inside Marham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of it
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 2 more.
The one inside Marham comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Marham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Marham →
Beyond Marham
Day trips number 12; the best known is Sandringham House, 19 km off.
Historic houseSandringham House19 km north
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall8.8 km south · 106K visitors a year
CathedralEly Cathedral34 km southwest
Castle · English HeritageCastle Rising16 km north
Historic houseHoughton Hall20 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageCastle Acre Priory11 km northeast
Historic houseHolkham Hall37 km northeast
Historic houseAnmer Hall20 km north
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle21 km south
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre22 km southeast
MuseumThursford Collection36 km northeast · 250K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel30 km eastPlaces well known beyond Marham (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.
Common questions about Marham
What are the main attractions in Marham?
The place to visit inside Marham’s built-up area is Panavia Tornado GR1. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Marham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Marham: Narborough Museum & Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Marham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Oxburgh Hall (National Trust), 8.8 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Marham?
Within 40 km: Sandringham House (19 km), Oxburgh Hall (8.8 km), Ely Cathedral (34 km), Castle Rising (16 km).
Where are Marham’s historic buildings listed?
Marham has 9 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 Marham 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 (12)
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Cathedral: Bs0u10e01, 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
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Acre Priory: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anmer Hall: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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