1Norfolk Motorcycle Museum
Museum in North Walsham, Norfolk, England, UK.
Attractions in North Walsham
Around North Walsham: Norwich Cathedral and more
Only Norfolk Motorcycle Museum is on our list in North Walsham or within 5 km of its edge. Norwich Cathedral, 22 km away, is the best-known day out. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 12, 4 castles and 2 cathedrals among them.
For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
22 km
Norwich Cathedral
Close by
1
within 5 km of its edge
Close by
Closest at hand
The nearest is Norfolk Motorcycle Museum, 600 m out. Norfolk Motorcycle Museum is a museum in North Walsham, Norfolk.
The map
The lie of the land
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
North Walsham is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
What there is to see
9 are castles or historic places; museums or galleries come next with 3.
Museums & galleries 2 museums · 1 art gallery1 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 castles · 2 cathedrals · 2 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 9 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 heritage railway0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside North Walsham. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.
4 places are cared for: 2 by the National Trust and 2 by English Heritage (Blickling Hall, Baconsthorpe Castle, Felbrigg Hall and St Benet's Abbey).
Every place
All of it
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.
The Sainsbury Centre
Art gallery and museum at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, United Kingdom.
What is in or close to North Walsham 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.
93 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on North Walsham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in North Walsham →
A day out
Further out from North Walsham
Looking within 40 km, our list finds 12 places; these come first.
2CathedralNorwich Cathedral22 km south
3Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall11 km west
4CastleNorwich Castle Museum22 km south
5CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral23 km south
6Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle18 km northwest
7Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall13 km northwest
MuseumThursford Collection31 km west · 250K visitors a year
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway12 km south
CastleGresham Castle14 km northwest
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey18 km southeast
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre25 km southwest
CastleCaister Castle28 km southeastThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Norwich →
Before a day out in North Walsham
What are the main attractions in North Walsham?
The place to visit inside North Walsham’s built-up area is Norfolk Motorcycle Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town.
Does North Walsham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of North Walsham: Norfolk Motorcycle Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near North Walsham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 11 km west.
What are the best-known days out near North Walsham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (22 km), Blickling Hall (11 km), Norwich Castle Museum (22 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (23 km).
Where are North Walsham’s historic buildings listed?
North Walsham has 93 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 North Walsham 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 (7)
- Norfolk Motorcycle Museum: 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
- 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
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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