Around Old Buckenham, start with Banham Zoo
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Old Buckenham’s built-up area. They include a zoo, a museum and a historic site. Norwich Cathedral, 25 km away, is the best-known day out.
Just outside Old Buckenham, the best known
Following Banham Zoo are a museum and a historic site.
Each 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 map stretches to Banham Zoo, 3.9 km away.
The dashed line is Old Buckenham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Between them they are a zoo, a museum and a historic site.
Green: inside Old Buckenham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Near Old Buckenham
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.
16 listed buildings are on Old Buckenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Old Buckenham →
Day trips
Start with Norwich Cathedral, 25 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral25 km northeast
CastleNorwich Castle Museum24 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle35 km southeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral24 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustOxburgh Hall34 km west · 106K visitors a year
CathedralSt Edmundsbury Cathedral34 km southwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageThetford Priory21 km west
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall39 km north
Museum · English HeritageGrimes Grave's Visitor Centre25 km west
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum25 km east · 40K visitors a year
Castle · English HeritageWeeting Castle29 km west
CastleBungay Castle27 km eastPlaces well known beyond Old Buckenham (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.
Quick answers on Old Buckenham
What is there to see near Old Buckenham?
No attraction is mapped inside Old Buckenham itself. Within 5 km of it are Banham Zoo, 453rd Bomb Group Museum and Market Cross.
Does Old Buckenham have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Old Buckenham: 453rd Bomb Group Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Old Buckenham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 35 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Old Buckenham?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (25 km), Norwich Castle Museum (24 km), Framlingham Castle (35 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (24 km).
Where are Old Buckenham’s historic buildings listed?
Old Buckenham has 16 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 Old Buckenham 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 (11)
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, 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
- Oxburgh Hall: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grimes Grave's Visitor Centre: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Weeting Castle: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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