Strumpshaw Steam Museum
Museum in Strumpshaw, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Postwick
Photo: Strumpshaw Steam Museum, Chris Allen (CC BY-SA 2.0)Around Postwick, start with Strumpshaw Steam Museum
Norwich Cathedral, 6.2 km from Postwick, is the best-known trip nearby. None of our places to visit is inside Postwick’s built-up area; 2 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a museum and an attraction.
In Postwick
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
2
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Best known
The names to know near Postwick
Strumpshaw Steam Museum aside, the next best known is an attraction.
MuseumStrumpshaw Steam Museum4.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionWhitlingham Adventure4.2 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Around Postwick, mapped
Furthest out is Strumpshaw Steam Museum, at 5.1 km.
The dashed line is Postwick’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
Grouped by kind
The list holds a museum and an attraction.
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Green: inside Postwick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Postwick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Postwick →
Big names nearby
Big names nearby
Head 6.2 km out for Norwich Cathedral, the best known of 12.
CathedralNorwich Cathedral6.2 km west
CastleNorwich Castle Museum6.5 km west
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral7.3 km west
CastleClaxton Castle5.7 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall24 km northwest
Art galleryThe Sainsbury Centre11 km west
MuseumStrangers' Hall6.8 km west
CastleBungay Castle19 km south
Abbey or priory · English HeritageSt Benet's Abbey12 km northeast
MuseumNorfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum21 km south · 40K visitors a year
CastleCaister Castle21 km east
Heritage railwayBure Valley Railway11 km northPlaces well known beyond Postwick (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.
What people ask about Postwick
What is there to see near Postwick?
No attraction is mapped inside Postwick itself. Within 5 km of it are Strumpshaw Steam Museum and Whitlingham Adventure.
Does Postwick have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Postwick: Strumpshaw Steam Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Postwick?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Blickling Hall (National Trust), 24 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Postwick?
Within 40 km: Norwich Cathedral (6.2 km), Norwich Castle Museum (6.5 km), St John the Baptist Cathedral (7.3 km), Claxton Castle (5.7 km).
Where are Postwick’s historic buildings listed?
Postwick has 2 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 Postwick 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 (13)
- Strumpshaw Steam Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Sainsbury Centre: Oxyman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Strangers' Hall: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bungay Castle: Scott Anderson from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Benet's Abbey: Wonderwoman72uk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caister Castle: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bure Valley Railway: Northmetpit 14:56, 12 January 2008 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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