Places to visit near Overstrand: Felbrigg Hall & more
Our list finds nothing inside Overstrand’s built-up area, but 6 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 2 museums, a historic house and a pier. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Further afield, Blickling Hall is 14 km from the centre.
The names to know near Overstrand
Felbrigg Hall aside, the next best known are 2 museums, a pier and a zoo.
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall4.8 km outside town, to the west
PierCromer Pier2.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumHenry Blogg Lifeboat Museum2.2 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooAmazona Zoo2.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumCromer Museum2.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWizard Maze & Play4.7 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
To the northwest is where most of the 6 nearby are.
The dashed line is Overstrand’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
By kind
2 zoos, theme parks or other days out and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Green: inside Overstrand. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Felbrigg Hall).
All 6 on the list
Each of the 6 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
13 listed buildings are on Overstrand’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Overstrand →
Further out, the best known
Start with Blickling Hall, 14 km off, the best known of 12.
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall14 km southwest
CathedralNorwich Cathedral32 km south
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle13 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum32 km south
Historic houseHolkham Hall36 km west
CastleGresham Castle8.6 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral32 km south
MuseumThursford Collection28 km west · 250K visitors a year
MuseumSheringham Museum at The Mo9.2 km west
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory27 km west
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel32 km southwest
Historic houseWolterton Hall12 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Overstrand (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.
Overstrand: questions and answers
What is there to see near Overstrand?
No attraction is mapped inside Overstrand itself. Within 5 km of it are Felbrigg Hall, Cromer Pier, Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum and Amazona Zoo.
Does Overstrand have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Overstrand: Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum and Cromer Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Overstrand?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Overstrand, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Felbrigg Hall).
What are the best-known days out near Overstrand?
Within 40 km: Blickling Hall (14 km), Norwich Cathedral (32 km), Baconsthorpe Castle (13 km), Norwich Castle Museum (32 km).
Where are Overstrand’s historic buildings listed?
Overstrand has 13 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 Overstrand 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 (16)
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Pier: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Blogg Lifeboat Museum: Katy Walters, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer Museum: Kolforn (Kolforn) I'd appreciate if you could mail me if you want to use, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, 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
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheringham Museum at The Mo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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