Around Martham, Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens leads the list
Look within 5 km of its edge for the 3 places to visit; none is inside Martham’s built-up area. The commonest are a zoo, an attraction and a garden. 2 of them are cared for by the National Trust. Make a day of it at Norwich Cathedral, 24 km away.
Leading the list near Martham
Along with Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, see an attraction and a garden.
Each 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
Look to the north for most of the 3 just outside.
The dashed line is Martham’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
The places here are a zoo, an attraction and a garden.
Green: inside Martham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Horsey Windpump and Butterfly Garden).
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 3.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
11 listed buildings are on Martham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Martham →
Day trips
Head 24 km out for Norwich Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral24 km west
CastleCaister Castle7.8 km southeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum24 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey7.5 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral25 km west
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall29 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle19 km southwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreat Yarmouth Grey Friary13 km southeastTheme parkTheme parkPleasure Beach14 km southeast
CastleBungay Castle31 km southwestMuseumMuseum · English HeritageRow 111 House13 km southeast
Historic houseSomerleyton Hall and Gardens21 km southPlaces well known beyond Martham (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.
Martham, answered
What is there to see near Martham?
No attraction is mapped inside Martham itself. Within 5 km of it are Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Horsey Windpump and Butterfly Garden.
Does Martham have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Martham.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Martham?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Martham, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Horsey Windpump and Butterfly Garden).
What are the best-known days out near Martham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (24 km), Caister Castle (7.8 km), Norwich Castle Museum (24 km), St Benet's Abbey (7.5 km).
Where are Martham’s historic buildings listed?
Martham has 11 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 Martham 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 (10)
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Great Yarmouth Grey Friary: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerleyton Hall and Gardens: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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