Mid-Norfolk Railway leads what is near Mattishall
A day out from Mattishall leads to Norwich Cathedral, 19 km away. With nothing inside Mattishall’s built-up area, the list has 2 places within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a heritage railway and a historic house.
Around Mattishall: where to begin
Next to Mid-Norfolk Railway, the best known is a historic house.
Heritage railwayMid-Norfolk Railway2.9 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseElsing Hall4.2 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The places, mapped
The list reaches out to Elsing Hall, 5 km away.
The dashed line is Mattishall’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kind by kind
The places here are a heritage railway and a historic house.
Green: inside Mattishall. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The full list
Both is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
23 listed buildings are on Mattishall’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mattishall →
Beyond Mattishall
Day trips number 12; the best known is Norwich Cathedral, 19 km off.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral19 km east
Historic houseSandringham House40 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum19 km east
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral18 km east
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall22 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel12 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall32 km west · 106K visitors a year
Historic houseHolkham Hall36 km northwest
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre15 km east
MuseumThursford Collection24 km north · 250K visitors a year
Historic houseHoughton Hall31 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle28 km northPlaces well known beyond Mattishall (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 Mattishall: questions
What is there to see near Mattishall?
No attraction is mapped inside Mattishall itself. Within 5 km of it are Mid-Norfolk Railway and Elsing Hall.
Does Mattishall have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Mattishall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mattishall?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 22 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Mattishall?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (19 km), Sandringham House (40 km), Norwich Castle Museum (19 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (18 km).
Where are Mattishall’s historic buildings listed?
Mattishall has 23 listed buildings, 2 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 Mattishall 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 (14)
- Mid-Norfolk Railway: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsing Hall: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandringham House: John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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