A theme park just outside Poringland: Playbarn
Nothing to visit is mapped inside Poringland’s built-up area, but 5 places are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 attractions, a theme park and a museum. Norwich Cathedral lies 7.3 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The first to see around Poringland
Beyond Playbarn, there are 2 attractions, 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.
Where each one is
Dragon Hall, 6.6 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Poringland’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Between them they are 2 attractions, a theme park and a museum.
Green: inside Poringland. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place to visit
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
12 listed buildings are on Poringland’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Poringland →
Further away
Best known of the 12 within reach is Norwich Cathedral, at 7.3 km.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral7.3 km northwest
CastleNorwich Castle Museum7.1 km northwest
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral7.5 km northwest
CastleClaxton Castle7 km east
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre9.1 km northwest
CastleBungay Castle14 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageFramlingham Castle39 km south
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum16 km south · 40K visitors a year
MuseumStrangers' Hall7.4 km northwest
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall28 km north
CastleMettingham Castle17 km southeast
CastleCaister Castle26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Poringland (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.
Practical questions about Poringland
What is there to see near Poringland?
No attraction is mapped inside Poringland itself. Within 5 km of it are Playbarn, Whitlingham Adventure, Dragon Hall and Keswick Hall.
Does Poringland have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Poringland: Dragon Hall.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Poringland?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Framlingham Castle (English Heritage), 39 km south.
What are the best-known days out near Poringland?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (7.3 km), Norwich Castle Museum (7.1 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (7.5 km), Claxton Castle (7 km).
Where are Poringland’s historic buildings listed?
Poringland has 12 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 Poringland 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 (12)
- 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
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claxton Castle: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Framlingham Castle: Happy Bean Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mettingham Castle: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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