Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Norwich Cathedral and more within reach of Mundesley
Emergency Coast Battery is the only place we list in Mundesley or within 5 km of its edge. Allow a day for Norwich Cathedral, 29 km off. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 5 castles and 2 cathedrals among them.
Closest place
The closest place is Emergency Coast Battery, at 200 m.
Plotted
Numbered 1 to 7, the places follow the tiles below.
Mundesley is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What kind of places
Castles or historic places lead the count with 11 of 13.
Green: inside Mundesley. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
5 places are cared for: 3 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall, Baconsthorpe Castle and St Benet's Abbey, and 1 more).
Every place to visit
The town has one; within 40 km, the list finds 12 more.
St John the Baptist Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
Thursford Collection
Museum of traction engines, mechanical fairground rides, and fairground organs in Thursford, Norfolk, UK.
North Elmham Chapel
Grade I listed building in North Elmham, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
What is in or close to Mundesley comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Mundesley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Mundesley →
Day trips
A day out could take in any of the 12 within 40 km.
2CathedralNorwich Cathedral29 km south
3Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall15 km southwest
4CastleNorwich Castle Museum29 km south
5Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall12 km west
6Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle19 km west
7CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral30 km south
MuseumThursford Collection33 km west · 250K visitors a year
CastleGresham Castle14 km west
PierCromer Pier10 km northwest
CastleCaister Castle32 km southeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey23 km south
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel35 km southwestThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Norwich →
Visiting Mundesley: the answers
What are the main attractions in Mundesley?
The place to visit inside Mundesley’s built-up area is Emergency Coast Battery. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does Mundesley have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Mundesley.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Mundesley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 15 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Mundesley?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (29 km), Blickling Hall (15 km), Norwich Castle Museum (29 km), Felbrigg Hall (12 km).
Where are Mundesley’s historic buildings listed?
Mundesley has 5 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 Mundesley 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 (6)
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, 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
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